Trinity Hall, Cambridge

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Trinity Hall
Cambridge University
TrinityHallCambridge.jpg
Trinity Hall Crest.png
Sable, a crescent ermine a bordure (engrailed) of the last[1]
Location Trinity Lane (map)
Full name The Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College or Hall of the Holy Trinity in the University of Cambridge
Founder William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich
Established 1350 (1350)
Named for The Holy Trinity
Sister colleges All Souls College, Oxford;
University College, Oxford
Master The Revd Jeremy Morris
Undergraduates 386[2]
Postgraduates 209[2]
Endowment £60.7m (as of 30 June 2017)[3]
Website www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk
JCR www.jcr.trinhall.cam.ac.uk
MCR www.mcr.trinhall.cam.ac.uk
Boat club www.trinhall.cam.ac.uk/boatclub

Trinity Hall is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England. It is the fifth-oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1350 by William Bateman, Bishop of Norwich.

Historically, Trinity Hall was known for teaching Law; today, it teaches the sciences, arts and humanities. Notable alumni include theoretical physicists Stephen Hawking and Nobel Prize winner David Thouless, Australian Prime Minister Stanley Bruce, Canadian Governor General David Johnston, philosopher Marshall McLuhan, and Charles Howard, 1st Earl of Nottingham.

History[edit]

The devastation caused by the Black Death plague of the 1340s caused the loss of nearly half of the English population; Bishop Bateman himself lost nearly 700 of his parish priests, and so his decision to found a college was probably centred on a need to rebuild the priesthood. Thus in the foundation of 1350, Bateman stated that the college's aim was "the promotion of divine worship and of canon and civil science and direction of the commonwealth and especially of our church and diocese of Norwich." This led the college to be particularly strong in legal studies, a tradition that has continued over the centuries.[4]

At first all colleges in Cambridge were known as Halls or Houses (e.g., Pembroke College was called Pembroke Hall) and then later changed their names from Hall to College. However, when Henry VIII founded Trinity College, Cambridge next door, it became clear that Trinity Hall would continue being known as a Hall. This is also why it is incorrect to call it Trinity Hall College, although Trinity Hall college (lower case) is, strictly speaking, accurate. A similar situation existed once before in the history of the University, when Henry VI founded King's College (in 1441) despite the existence of King's Hall (founded in 1317). King's Hall was later incorporated in the foundation of Trinity College in 1546.

Buildings[edit]

Front court
The Jerwood Library in Latham Court backs on to the River Cam next to Garret Hostel Bridge

The college site on the River Cam was originally obtained from the purchase of a house from John de Crauden to house the monks during their study, and the main court was built in the college's first few decades.

The chapel was licensed in 1352 and built in 1366, in the year that Pope Urban V granted the Master and Fellows permission to celebrate Mass in the college. In 1729, Sir Nathaniel Lloyd redecorated the chapel in what, despite subsequent enlargements, remains an intimate style, forming the smallest of the University's chapels. The painting in the chapel is Maso da San Friano's Salutation or Visitation, depicting Mary's visit to Elizabeth, mother of John the Baptist.

Like the chapel, the Hall of the college was rebuilt by Sir Nathaniel Lloyd and enlarged in the 19th century. It also remains one of the smallest and most intimate halls in the University.

The college library was built in the late sixteenth century, probably during the mastership of Thomas Preston and is now principally used for the storage of manuscripts and rare books. The new Jerwood Library overlooking the river was opened by Lord Howe in 1999.

The college also owns properties in the centre of Cambridge, on Bateman Street and Thompson's Lane, and on its Wychfield Site next to Fitzwilliam College.

Gallery[edit]

A panoramic view of Latham Lawn and the adjacent buildings

  • Trinity Hall, Cambridge University

  • Trinity Hall in 1690

  • Trinity Hall's boathouse on the River Cam

  • Cambridge University, Trinity Hall

  • Cambridge University, Trinity Hall Master's Garden

  • Cambridge University, Trinity Hall Chapel

  • Cambridge University, Trinity Hall Library

  • Cambridge University, Trinity Hall Demolished

  • The Elizabethan Library

  • Interior wall showing Coat of Arms

  • View of the library

  • College cricket ground

  • Wychfield site

People associated with Trinity Hall[edit]

Masters[edit]

Main article: List of Masters of Trinity Hall, Cambridge

The current Master is the Revd Jeremy Morris.[5] He took up the role on 1 October 2014 after Martin Daunton stepped down after ten years in post.[6]

Fellows[edit]

Further information: Category:Fellows of Trinity Hall, Cambridge

Notable alumni[edit]

See also: Category:Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Arms of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, being the arms of Bateman, as used by William Bateman (d.1355), Bishop of Norwich 1344-55, founder of Trinity Hall: as seen (with bordure engrailed) at Trinity Hall, Cambridge (over B staircase), impaled by the arms of the See of Norwich.
  2. ^ a b "Student numbers" (PDF). University of Cambridge website. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 20, 2015. Retrieved 2009-10-11. 
  3. ^ "Accounts for the year ended 30 June 2017" (PDF). Trinity Hall, Cambridge. Retrieved 3 August 2018. 
  4. ^ "Trinity Hall -". cam.ac.uk. 
  5. ^ "Trinity Hall - Master". Trinity Hall Cambridge. Retrieved 18 April 2014. 
  6. ^ Martin Daunton Archived 2004-12-06 at the Wayback Machine.

Bibliography[edit]

  • The Hidden Hall: Portrait of a Cambridge College, Peter Pagnamenta, ISBN 1-903942-31-4
  • Trinity Hall: The History of a Cambridge College, 1350-1975, Charles Crawley, ISBN 0-9505122-0-6
  • Warren's Book (Ed. 1911 by A.W.W.Dale)
  • Trinity Hall or, The college of scholars of the Holy Trinity of Norwich, in the University of Cambridge, Henry Elliot Malden. (1902). London: F.E. Robinson.

External links[edit]

Coordinates: 52°12′21″N 0°06′56″E / 52.2057°N 0.1155°E / 52.2057; 0.1155

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