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Cambridge Corpus Christi College New Court

Corpus Christi College is commonly referred to as "Corpus" by Cambridge students. Its full name is "The College of Corpus Christi and the Blessed Virgin Mary".

Located in the heart of Cambridge on Trumpington Street, Corpus Christi is just down the road from King’s College Chapel.

In the 1740s, Archbishop Thomas Herring left £1,000 to rebuild the college, which led to several failed attempts to start work. In 1770, Matthias Mawson, the former Bishop and Dean of Ely, bequeathed £3,000 to cover the cost of demolishing and rebuilding the college, but this was not enough. It was not until 1822, when £55,000 had been accumulated in the rebuilding fund, that work began. William Wilkins, who had just completed major works at Downing, King's and Trinity Colleges, was appointed architect, and New Court was completed in 1827 in a neo-Gothic style. This involved the demolition of several buildings, including Elizabeth Chapel. The chapel that currently stands in New Court was part of the 19th-century building. The new, larger courtyard was built to accommodate more students, increasing student numbers from 48 to 100.

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Old Court

Go through the archway on the left and you will find the Old Courtyard, which was built in the 1350s. The Old Courtyard is said to be the oldest courtyard in Cambridge and the oldest continuously inhabited courtyard in the UK, and is said to be haunted by many ghosts.