Pembroke College, Cambridge - The Buildings and Gardens

Pembroke College, Cambridge is an illustrated survey of Cambridge University's third-oldest college, with chapters written by 16 notable alumni, and beautiful photography of its buildings and gardens, including architecture by Christopher Wren and the recently developed Mill Lane site.

List of contents

Introduction
An Architectural Tour of Pembroke
Acquiring Mill Lane
Ray Dolby at Cambridge
The History of the Mill Lane Site
The Gardens of Mill Lane
The Environmental Sustainability of the Mill Lane Site
The Gardens of Pembroke
The Old Library
Ridley's Walk
Pembroke's Library
The Cloisters
Room N8B
The Art of Pembroke 
The Pembroke Smoking Concert
Pembroke Today: The Buildings We Made Our Own

About the author

Chris Smith has been the Master of Pembroke since 2015. He is a former Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport and Chairman of the Environment Agency.

Summary

Pembroke College, Cambridge is an illustrated survey of Cambridge University's third-oldest college, with chapters written by 16 notable alumni, and beautiful photography of its buildings and gardens, including architecture by Christopher Wren and the recently developed Mill Lane site.

Product details

• Assisted by: Lord Smith of Finsbury (Editor), Chris Smith (Editor), Lord Smith of Finsbury (Editor), Lord Smith of Finsbury (Editor) (Editor)
• Publisher: Pan macmillan Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 13.03.2025
• EAN: 9781785515330
• ISBN: 978-1-78551-533-0
• No. of pages: 160
• Weight: 543 g
• Illustrations: 100+ illustrations
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides, TRAVEL / Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, ART / Museum Studies, ARCHITECTURE / History / General, TRAVEL / Europe / Great Britain, History of Architecture, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Travel guides: museums, historic sites, galleries etc, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher