Trinity Flashcards
Trinity - undistinguishable hole in the wall
While the front of this college does well in covering the beauty which lies within, individuals are able to step into one of the university’s most attractive colleges through an undistinguished hole in the wall. In fact, the true extent of the grounds cannot be seen by visitors, but the bulk lies in the distance beyond the chapel.
Trinity - iron gates on Parks Road
Thomas Pope acquired the land during the Dissolution of the Monasteries.
Being on the inside, he was able to buy up a lot of former monastic sites at low costs. Pope was a Catholic who had no surviving children, and he hoped that by founding a college he would be remembered in the prayers of its students.
It is, in fact, quite difficult to forget him, as his remains are still encased beside the chapel altar.
Trinity College was founded in 1555, on the site of Durham College. It is said that the large wrought iron gates on Parks Road will never be opened until a Stuart monarch returns to the British throne.
The joke being here that the gates are in fact railings, and can never be opened. Beyond the entrance, Trinity opens out, thanks to the wide expanse of lawn in the front quarter.
Trintiy - american vistors
American visitors to Oxford often find special interest in Trinity, because among its former students include William Pitt the Elder, who as Prime Minister undertook the expansion of the American colonies, and Lord North, who was Prime Minister during the War of Independence and the man credited with losing the colony of America.
Trinity - favourite tale
There are lots of tales associated with the various colleges. My favourite one for Trinity College was of an undergraduate fresher who loved the Trinity College chapel so much that she booked it for her wedding seven years in advance. When she was asked who she would be marrying, she said she didn’t know yet.
