West · Founded 1882
Selwyn College
A Victorian foundation beside the Sidgwick Site that shows what Cambridge built when it expanded west of the river in the 1880s, set around unusually spacious gardens.
The college
A closer
look.
West — Grange Road
Founded 1882. Founded in 1882 by public subscription in memory of George Augustus Selwyn, first Bishop of New Zealand and later Bishop of Lichfield.
Victorian red-brick Gothic: Old Court and the chapel, designed by Sir Arthur Blomfield in the 1880s and 1890s, consciously echo the Tudor colleges, while the classical Ann's Court of the 2000s extends the site behind Grange Road.
On a visit
Don’t miss.
- 01Old Court's red-brick ranges
- 02Blomfield's chapel
- 03The gate tower on Grange Road
- 04The gardens
- 05Ann's Court
Connected to
Notable
names.
- Hugh Laurie
- Clive Anderson
- John Sentamu, Archbishop of York
- Owen Chadwick, historian and long-serving Master
- Malcolm Muggeridge
Before you go
Visiting Selwyn College
Visitors are welcome free of charge: report to the Porters' Lodge at the main entrance on Grange Road, from where you can walk around the outdoor parts of the college unaccompanied in small groups.
Opening hours, admission and access change often — check the official site before you travel.
- Founded
- 1882
- Area
- West — Grange Road
- Type
- College
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