Trinity Bridge is the eleventh bridge overall and the seventh bridge over the River Cam's middle stream in Cambridge. The bridge is part of the Avenue, which connects the main buildings of Trinity College with the Trinity College Fellows' Garden, across Queen's Road.[1] It is a Grade I listed building.[2]
Trinity Bridge | |
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.jpg) Trinity Bridge in Cambridge, England | |
| Coordinates | 52°12′23.92″N 0°06′49.87″E / 52.2066444°N 0.1138528°E |
| Crosses | River Cam |
| Locale | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Preceded by | Garret Hostel Bridge |
| Followed by | Kitchen Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | triple-arch bridge |
| Material | Portland and Ketton stone |
| History | |
| Designer | James Essex |
| Construction end | 1765 |
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The triple-arch road bridge was built of Portland and Ketton stone in 1764-5 to the designs of James Essex. The material for the bridge's construction was partially sourced from the old bridge of 1651-2. The old bridge itself replaced an earlier one, destroyed by the Parliamentarian forces in the English Civil War.[1]
The cost for the bridge's construction was defrayed from a bequest from Dr. Francis Hooper (1694-1763), a Senior Fellow at Trinity College. Consequently, the bridge bears the triple-turreted coat of arms of the Hooper family, as well as that of Trinity College.[1][3]
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editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Trinity College". An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in the City of Cambridge. Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. 1959. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Historic England. "TRINITY COLLEGE, TRINITY BRIDGE (1331804)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ "Francis Hooper". Trinity College Chapel. Archived from the original on 2021-11-26. Retrieved 2024-07-13.
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