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West · Founded 1960
Churchill College
Britain's national memorial to Winston Churchill and Cambridge's boldest post-war college, whose Archives Centre holds the papers of both Churchill and Margaret Thatcher.
The college
A closer
look.
West — Storey's Way
Founded 1960. Founded in 1960 by royal charter as the national and Commonwealth memorial to Sir Winston Churchill, with a deliberate founding emphasis on science, engineering and technology.
A set-piece of post-war modernism by Richard Sheppard of Sheppard Robson, built through the 1960s as brick-and-concrete courts spread across the largest grounds of any Cambridge college, dotted with modern sculpture including work by Barbara Hepworth.
On a visit
Don’t miss.
- 01The sculpture trail, including Barbara Hepworth's Four-Square (Walk Through)
- 02Sheppard's brick-and-concrete courts
- 03Churchill Archives Centre
- 04The free-standing chapel at the edge of the grounds
- 05The open playing fields along Storey's Way
Connected to
Notable
names.
- Sir Winston Churchill, founder and namesake
- Sir John Cockcroft, first Master and Nobel laureate
- Antony Hewish, Fellow and Nobel laureate
- George Steiner, founding Fellow
- Papers of Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher, Churchill Archives Centre
Before you go
Visiting Churchill College
Informal visits are welcome on most days between 09:00 and 17:00, and the college asks visitors to telephone the Porters' Lodge before planning a trip; no admission charge is stated. It closes to visitors from Easter until mid-June during the examination season.
Opening hours, admission and access change often — check the official site before you travel.
- Founded
- 1960
- Area
- West — Storey's Way
- Type
- College
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