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West · Founded 1977
Robinson College
Cambridge's newest full undergraduate college and its most distinctive piece of late 20th-century architecture, funded by a single benefactor's gift.
The college
A closer
look.
West — Grange Road
Founded 1977. Founded in 1977 through a gift from the businessman Sir David Robinson and formally opened by the Queen in 1981, making it the newest full undergraduate college in Cambridge.
Fortress-like red brick by Gillespie, Kidd & Coia, built 1977–81 and entered by a ramped, gatehouse-like portal on Grange Road; the chapel holds two stained-glass windows by John Piper and a Frobenius organ, and the buildings back onto mature Victorian and Edwardian gardens crossed by the Bin Brook.
On the same walk
Closest to
this one.
On a visit
Don’t miss.
- 01The red-brick gatehouse and entrance ramp
- 02The chapel's John Piper windows
- 03The Frobenius organ
- 04The gardens and Bin Brook
- 05Front Court and Long Court
Connected to
Notable
names.
- Sir David Robinson, founder
- Nick Clegg
- Robert Webb
- Konnie Huq
Before you go
Visiting Robinson College
Visitors are welcome free of charge, Monday to Saturday 10am–6pm and Sundays 2pm–6pm, with Front Court, Long Court and the gardens open and chapel services open to all. Public access is restricted just before and during the exam season and during the college shutdown, so check with the Porters' Lodge.
Opening hours, admission and access change often — check the official site before you travel.
- Founded
- 1977
- Area
- West — Grange Road
- Type
- College
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