People have been living in Cambridge for over 2000 years
– the Romans were there in 43 AD. In the 1280’s scholars founded the
University. Today there are 31 colleges that make up Cambridge University. Cambridge
is a lovely medieval city located on the River Tam. I was most impressed with
the fabulous University buildings especially the beautiful King’s College.
MH as keen to visit Cambridge to follow up more on his ancestor Thomas Bilney who attended Trinity Hall at Cambridge in the early 1500’s where he studied Canonical Law. MH was aware that there was a memorial stained glass window in St Edward King & Martyr Church. He was also aware of an ancient annotated Bible that was once Thomas Bilney’s. We visited Trinity Hall thinking that the Bible was there, but after some assistance from the librarian we discovered that it was in the Parker Library at Corpus Christi College. The librarian at Corpus Christi kindly located the Bible and we were able to see Bilney’s annotations in the Bible. Various sources investigated indicated that Cambridge University was the place where the British Protestant Reformation commenced. Thomas Bilney motivated other Reformer greats such as Latimer, Barnes and Tyndale to challenge the powerful Catholic Church. Their cause was then taken up by Henry VIII and Elizabeth I who turned England into a Protestant state, destroying most of the Catholic Churches into the bargain.
We decided to visit another National Trust property and what a huge surprise it was! It is one of the best NT places I have been to – Anglesey Abbey and Gardens & Lode Mill. This is a huge property that once belonged to Lord Fairhaven who bought the property sight-unseen because he wanted to create a beautiful home and somewhere to house all his collections. The garden included pathways that meandered through all the various gardens. The property is planted out with a huge variety of trees, shrubs and flowers. There were large carpets of beautiful flowering wild cyclamens – just gorgeous. One pathway took you to Lode Mill a working mill that produces large quantities flour that is sold at the NT shop and other shops. The Abbey was the home of Lord Fairhaven and is beautifully restored including a Jacobean sitting room and a large library. There is a large collection of antique clocks and many wonderful paintings.
It is early autumn here and the trees are just starting to turn – a really
nice time to visit this ancient city.
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| King's College |
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| The Cam River - punting anyone? |
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| The Round Church in the city centre. |
MH as keen to visit Cambridge to follow up more on his ancestor Thomas Bilney who attended Trinity Hall at Cambridge in the early 1500’s where he studied Canonical Law. MH was aware that there was a memorial stained glass window in St Edward King & Martyr Church. He was also aware of an ancient annotated Bible that was once Thomas Bilney’s. We visited Trinity Hall thinking that the Bible was there, but after some assistance from the librarian we discovered that it was in the Parker Library at Corpus Christi College. The librarian at Corpus Christi kindly located the Bible and we were able to see Bilney’s annotations in the Bible. Various sources investigated indicated that Cambridge University was the place where the British Protestant Reformation commenced. Thomas Bilney motivated other Reformer greats such as Latimer, Barnes and Tyndale to challenge the powerful Catholic Church. Their cause was then taken up by Henry VIII and Elizabeth I who turned England into a Protestant state, destroying most of the Catholic Churches into the bargain.
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| MH at the Thomas Bilney memorial stained glass window. |
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| MH viewing the annotated Bilney Bible. |
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| MH in the fabulous 'Parker Library' - Cambridge University. |
We decided to visit another National Trust property and what a huge surprise it was! It is one of the best NT places I have been to – Anglesey Abbey and Gardens & Lode Mill. This is a huge property that once belonged to Lord Fairhaven who bought the property sight-unseen because he wanted to create a beautiful home and somewhere to house all his collections. The garden included pathways that meandered through all the various gardens. The property is planted out with a huge variety of trees, shrubs and flowers. There were large carpets of beautiful flowering wild cyclamens – just gorgeous. One pathway took you to Lode Mill a working mill that produces large quantities flour that is sold at the NT shop and other shops. The Abbey was the home of Lord Fairhaven and is beautifully restored including a Jacobean sitting room and a large library. There is a large collection of antique clocks and many wonderful paintings.
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| The carpets of wild cyclamens. |
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| The 'Lode Mill' and the mill stream. |
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| The Abbey library. |
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| The Jacobean sitting room. |
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