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Peterhouse is the oldest of the Cambridge colleges (founded 1284) and over the past seven centuries our community has made a contribution to the wellbeing of society quite disproportionate to our size. The continued outstanding achievements of our members comes from the warm and supportive nature of the college. About the College.
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Peterhouse, Cambridge. Peterhouse is the oldest constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England, founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely. Peterhouse has around 300 undergraduate and 175 graduate students, and 54 fellows. [4]
Welcome to Peterhouse. Peterhouse is the oldest of the constituent colleges in the University of Cambridge. It was founded in 1284 by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely, on its current site close to the centre of the City. As a charitable institution, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, religion, learning and research, Peterhouse ...
May 10, 2024 · At Peterhouse, Cambridge, a desire to honour the college’s legacy of 18th-century material, in an organ required to accompany the liturgy, has led to a novel outcome. The original organ case by John Snetzler (1765) (photo: Chris Bragg) It is the nature of 21st-century organ discourse that those debates which, 100 years ago, played themselves ...
History of Peterhouse. Peterhouse was founded by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely, in 1284. It was the first College founded in Cambridge. However, early colleges were very different to colleges today – they were only for the fellows to live within. Students, who were as young as 14, had to find their accommodation in the city.
Peterhouse is the oldest of the Cambridge colleges, founded by Hugo de Balsham, Bishop of Ely in 1284 and granted its charter by King Edward I. It remains the smallest college in terms of number of Fellows and students, but as the late Noel Annan put it in his 1999 survey of the universities and society, The Dons, this small College has always ...
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See here for information on events for schools, outreach opportunities and information for teachers, parents and carers. Meet the Admissions Team. Telephone: 01223 338223 or 01223 768877. Email: admissions@pet.cam.ac.uk. Address: The Admissions Office, Peterhouse, Cambridge, CB2 1RD, United Kingdom.
