6218 x 5088 px | 52,6 x 43,1 cm | 20,7 x 17 inches | 300dpi
Date de la prise de vue:
1809
Lieu:
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Informations supplémentaires:
The School of Pythagoras is the oldest secular building in Cambridge, and one of only a small number of such houses surviving in England. The East Wing dates from about 1200 and consists of a raised hall over a vaulted undercroft, whilst the North Wing was built in the 16th century. Initially it was in private ownership, and amongst its owners we know of Eustace Dunning and his son Richard Dunning who sold it in 1271 to Merton College, Oxford – hence its alternative name Merton Hall. The name ‘School of Pythagoras’ was a 16th-century antiquarian conceit. It remained in the ownership of Merton College until 1959, when it was sold to St John’s College. It is now fully within the grounds of St John’s College. The view shows the East Wing in the foreground, with the North Wing just visible to the rear. The picture was drawn by R B Harraden, Jnr, and engraved by Joseph Skelton.
