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than by crown, church or wealthy patron.\n\nOld Court, built in the 1350s, survives as the oldest continuously inhabited medieval court in Cambridge, reached past William Wilkins's Gothic revival New Court and street front of the 1820s; on the Bene't Street corner, the gold-plated Corpus Clock and its time-devouring Chronophage have stopped passers-by since 2008.\n\nNearby on foot · Central **Find Corpus Christi College and the closest colleges.**\n\nExplore around Corpus Christi College\n\n The map will load when you reach it.\n\n52.2029°N, 0.1182°W [Get directions]()\n\nOn the same walk\n\n### Closest to\n*this one.*\n\n[1 min walk **St Catharine's College** Central]()[2 min walk **Pembroke College** Central]()[2 min walk **King's College** Central]()[3 min walk **Peterhouse** Central]()\n\nOn a visit\n\n### Don’t *miss.*\n\n1. 01 The Corpus Clock and Chronophage\n2. 02 Old Court of the 1350s\n3. 03 Parker Library exhibitions\n4. 04 Wilkins's New Court\n5. 05 St Bene't's Church beside the college\n\nConnected to\n\n### Notable\n*names.*\n\n- Christopher Marlowe, undergraduate\n- John Fletcher, undergraduate\n- Matthew Parker, Master and Archbishop of Canterbury\n- John C. Taylor, alumnus and creator of the Corpus Clock\n- Oliver Rackham, ecologist and Master\n\nBefore you go\n\n#### Visiting Corpus Christi College\n\nIn the summer months the college is open to visitors between 10.30 and 16.30, with admission of £5 for adults and all visitors reporting first to the Porters' Lodge; access outside those hours or in term time cannot be assumed, and the Parker Library is visited via booked tours and exhibitions.\n\nOpening hours, admission and access change often — check the [official site]() before you travel.\n\nFounded\n\n1352\n\nArea\n\nCentral — Trumpington Street\n\nType\n\nCollege\n\nBefore you visit\n\n### Check hours, tickets and access.\n\nCheck opening hours, admission prices and access with the venue before setting off.\n\nUpdated\n\nDate unavailable\n\nBy\n\n[Above Guide Editorial Team]()\n\nUseful links\n\n- [Official site corpus.cam.ac.uk ↗]()\n- [Reference identity en.wikipedia.org ↗]()\n\n[Report a correction]()\n\nKeep exploring\n\n### Where to\n*next.*\n\n[All colleges]()[Neighbourhoods]()[Things to Do]()" }