Another Saturday, another trip to Cambridge.
For many years this glorious piece of architecture on Trinity Street was hidden behind hoardings as it underwent a makeover before being unveiled towards the end of 2012. The Divinity School is owned by St John's College (housed in more stunning buildings directly opposite this one) and has been revamped for use by the college's students as well as being available for conference hire. That's a relief as there was talk of turning this into a bar at one point. Heaven forbid what next? King's becomes a soft play centre or Emmanuel College a lido?
My own university experience was steeped in its own history, if you can count 1960s holiday camp style on the edge of Warrington as historic. Clearly not even on the same scale as this. Although I wouldn't swap the experiences I had or the friends I made at North Cheshire College for the pomp and circumstance of Cambridge. Not a chance. "We are Padgate, very merry Padgate!" Happy days.
Well, maybe a few of the friends. And a handful of the experiences. It is Cambridge after all.
Simply divine.
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