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Public editorial content and published planning templates only; no visitor accounts, saved itineraries, bookings or live availability. ## Page content Photo: [Cmglee]() · [CC BY-SA 3.0]() Central-S · Founded 1584 ## Emmanuel College The Puritan foundation that educated John Harvard, whose bequest founded Harvard University, and a city-centre college with a Wren chapel and unusually generous gardens. [Official site]() Founded 1584 Where Central-S Access Check before visiting Type College The college ### A closer *look.* Central-s — St Andrew's Street **Founded 1584.** Founded in 1584 by Sir Walter Mildmay, Elizabeth I's Chancellor of the Exchequer, on the site of a thirteenth-century Dominican friary, as a Protestant college to train clergy — an ethos that drew Puritan families and, in time, emigrants to New England. Christopher Wren's chapel of 1677, with its arcaded gallery, closes Front Court in confident English Baroque, while the eighteenth-century Classical facade on St Andrew's Street conceals gardens, a duck pond in the Paddock and ranges from the college's Elizabethan beginnings. Nearby on foot · Central-S **Find Emmanuel College and the closest colleges.** Explore around Emmanuel College The map will load when you reach it. 52.2036°N, 0.1237°W [Get directions]() On the same walk ### Closest to *this one.* [3 min walk **Christ's College** Central]()[4 min walk **Downing College** Central-S]()[5 min walk **Pembroke College** Central]()[5 min walk **Corpus Christi College** Central]() On a visit ### Don’t *miss.* 1. 01 Wren's chapel of 1677 and its arcaded gallery 2. 02 Front Court and the Westmorland Building 3. 03 The duck pond in the Paddock 4. 04 The John Harvard commemorative window in the chapel 5. 05 The Fellows' Garden plane tree Connected to ### Notable *names.* - John Harvard (benefactor of Harvard University) - William Sancroft (Archbishop of Canterbury) - Thomas Young (polymath and physicist) - Graham Chapman (Monty Python) - Sebastian Faulks (novelist) - Griff Rhys Jones (comedian and writer) Before you go #### Visiting Emmanuel College The grounds and chapel are open to the public daily between 9am and 6pm with no charge for entry, via the Porters' Lodge on St Andrew's Street; any temporary closures are notified on the college website. Opening hours, admission and access change often — check the [official site]() before you travel. Founded 1584 Area Central-s — St Andrew's Street Type College Before you visit ### Check hours, tickets and access. Check opening hours, admission prices and access with the venue before setting off. Updated Date unavailable By [Above Guide Editorial Team]() Useful links - [Official site emma.cam.ac.uk ↗]() - [Reference identity en.wikipedia.org ↗]() [Report a correction]() Keep exploring ### Where to *next.* [All colleges]()[Neighbourhoods]()[Things to Do]() ## College visitor information | Detail | Information | | --- | --- | | Name | Emmanuel College | | Type | college | | Founded | 1584 | | Area | Central-S | | Location | central-s — St Andrew's Street | | Image Rights | freely-depictable-exterior: the eighteenth-century Classical frontage on St Andrew's Street is a public streetscape | | Url | [https://www.emma.cam.ac.uk]() | ### Dont Miss - the duck pond in the Paddock - the Fellows' Garden plane tree ### Notable - Thomas Young (polymath and physicist) - Graham Chapman (Monty Python) - Sebastian Faulks (novelist) - Griff Rhys Jones (comedian and writer) ## Detailed data The linked page JSON retains map geometry, transport network data, image assets, identifiers and schema alongside all public facts. ## Guide and hub links - [Cambridge Visitor Guide: Colleges & River | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/index.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge) - [Cambridge: 31 Colleges & 4 Theological Houses | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/explore.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/explore) ### Related pages linked from this page - [Christ's College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/christs.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/christs) - [Downing College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/downing.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/downing) - [Pembroke College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/pembroke.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/pembroke) - [Corpus Christi College: Visitor Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/corpus-christi.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/colleges/corpus-christi) - [About Above Guide Cambridge | Editorial Trust](https://above.guide/cambridge/about.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/about) - [Corrections Policy | Above Guide Cambridge](https://above.guide/cambridge/corrections.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/corrections) - [Cambridge Neighbourhoods & Areas Guide | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/neighbourhoods.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/neighbourhoods) - [Things to Do in Cambridge | Above Guide](https://above.guide/cambridge/things-to-do.md): [Web page](https://above.guide/cambridge/things-to-do) ## Related machine-readable resources - [All Above Guide destinations](https://above.guide/llms.txt) - [Guide index](https://above.guide/cambridge/llms.txt) - [Complete guide bundle](https://above.guide/cambridge/llms-full.txt) - [Manifest](https://above.guide/cambridge/ai/manifest.json)