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1881.** An evangelical Anglican foundation named after the Reformation martyr Bishop Nicholas Ridley, it opened its doors in 1881 under its first Principal, Handley Moule, later Bishop of Durham, with its earliest buildings begun in 1879.\n\nVictorian Tudor-style ranges in red brick with stone dressings face Ridley Hall Road, beginning with Charles Luck's entrance range and tower of 1879–81 and extended by the north block and chapel of 1891–92. The Hall sits in a leafy corner of Newnham beside Newnham College and the Sidgwick Site.\n\nNearby on foot · West **Find Ridley Hall and the closest colleges.**\n\nExplore around Ridley Hall\n\n The map will load when you reach it.\n\n52.2002°N, 0.1110°W [Get directions]()\n\nOn the same walk\n\n### Closest to\n*this one.*\n\n[2 min walk **Darwin College** West]()[3 min walk **Newnham College** West]()[4 min walk **Queens' College** Central]()[5 min walk **Selwyn College** West]()\n\nOn a visit\n\n### Don’t *miss.*\n\n1. 01 Entrance range and tower on Ridley Hall Road\n2. 02 Tudor-style red brick with stone dressings\n3. 03 The chapel block of 1891–92 seen from the road\n4. 04 Leafy setting beside Newnham College\n5. 05 Short walk to the Backs via Sidgwick Avenue\n\nConnected to\n\n### Notable\n*names.*\n\n- Nicholas Ridley, the Reformation martyr it commemorates\n- Handley Moule, first Principal and later Bishop of Durham\n- John Stott, who trained here for ordination\n- David Sheppard, England cricket captain and Bishop of Liverpool\n- Member house of the Cambridge Theological Federation\n\nBefore you go\n\n#### Visiting Ridley Hall\n\nRidley Hall is a private working theological college with no general visitor admission. Its reception keeps weekday morning hours in term, and anyone coming on college business outside term is asked to telephone ahead.\n\nOpening hours, admission and access change often — check the [official site]() before you travel.\n\nFounded\n\n1881\n\nArea\n\nWest — Ridley Hall Road\n\nType\n\nTheological college\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 ridley.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]()" }