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West · Founded 1881 · Theological college
Ridley Hall
It is a working evangelical Anglican training college rather than a visitor attraction, pairing a handsome Victorian court with a formative role in worldwide Anglican evangelicalism through alumni such as John Stott.
The college
A closer
look.
West — Ridley Hall Road
Founded 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.
Victorian 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.
On a visit
Don’t miss.
- 01Entrance range and tower on Ridley Hall Road
- 02Tudor-style red brick with stone dressings
- 03The chapel block of 1891–92 seen from the road
- 04Leafy setting beside Newnham College
- 05Short walk to the Backs via Sidgwick Avenue
Connected to
Notable
names.
- Nicholas Ridley, the Reformation martyr it commemorates
- Handley Moule, first Principal and later Bishop of Durham
- John Stott, who trained here for ordination
- David Sheppard, England cricket captain and Bishop of Liverpool
- Member house of the Cambridge Theological Federation
Before you go
Visiting Ridley Hall
Ridley 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.
Opening hours, admission and access change often — check the official site before you travel.
- Founded
- 1881
- Area
- West — Ridley Hall Road
- Type
- Theological college
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