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| name = Peterhouse
| name = Peterhouse
| university = [[University of Cambridge]]
| university = [[University of Cambridge]]
| abbreviation = PET<ref>{{cite journal |author=University of Cambridge |date=6 March 2019 |title=Notice by the Editor |url=https://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2018-19/special/05/section1.shtml |journal=[[Cambridge University Reporter]] |volume=149 |issue=Special No 5 |pages=1 |access-date=20 March 2019 |author-link=University of Cambridge }}</ref>
| abbreviation = PET<ref>{{cite journal |author=University of Cambridge |date=6 March 2019 |title=Notice by the Editor |url=https://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/reporter/2018-19/special/05/section1.shtml |journal=[[Cambridge University Reporter]] |volume=149 |issue=Special No 5 |pages=1 |access-date=20 March 2019 |author-link=University of Cambridge }}</ref>
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| shield_caption = Arms of Peterhouse
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| blazon = ''Four pales gules a border gules charged with golden crowns''
| blazon = ''Or four pallets Gules within a border of the last charged with eight ducal coronets of the first''
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| full_name =The Master (or Keeper) and Fellows of Peterhouse in the University of Cambridge<ref>{{cite web | url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/4046611 | title=THE MASTER (OR KEEPER) AND FELLOWS OF PETERHOUSE IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE - Charity 1137457 }}</ref>
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| founder = [[Hugo de Balsham]], [[Bishop of Ely]]
| founder = [[Hugh de Balsham]], [[Bishop of Ely]]
| named_for = [[Saint Peter|Peter]] the Apostle
| named_after = [[Saint Peter|Peter]] the Apostle
| established = 1284
| established = {{start date and age|1284}}
| previous_names = {{ubl|The Scholars of the Bishop of Ely|St Peter's College}}
| previous_names = {{ubl|The Scholars of the Bishop of Ely|St Peter's College}}{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
| location = [[Trumpington Street]] ([https://map.cam.ac.uk/Peterhouse map])
| location = [[Trumpington Street]] ([https://map.cam.ac.uk/Peterhouse map])
| head_label = Master
| head_label = Master
| head = [[Bridget Kendall]]
| head = [[Andy Parker (physicist)|Professor Andy Parker]]
| undergraduates = 260
| undergraduates = 290 (2022–23)
| graduates = 110
| graduates = 187 (2022–23)
| sister_colleges = [[Merton College, Oxford]]<br>[[St Hilda's College, Oxford]]
| sister_colleges = [[Merton College, Oxford]]
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| homepage = {{URL|http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/}}
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| endowment = [[Pound sterling|£]]15M {{small|(as of 30 June 2018)}}<ref name="Peterhouse Financial Statement 16/17">{{cite web | url = https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/sites/www.pet.cam.ac.uk/files/peterhouse_accounts_30_june_2017.pdf | title= Peterhouse for the year ended 30 June 2017 | accessdate = 3 August 2018 | publisher = Peterhouse, Cambridge}}</ref>
| endowment = [[Pound sterling|£]]235.1 million (2022)<ref>https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/sites/default/files/inline-files/2022%20Peterhouse_3006FSS_Client%20signed%2815467985_1%29_0.PDF {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref>
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'''Peterhouse''' is a [[Colleges of the University of Cambridge|constituent college]] of the [[University of Cambridge]]. It is the oldest college of the university, having been founded in 1284 by [[Hugo de Balsham]], [[Bishop of Ely]], and granted its charter by [[King Edward I]]. Today, Peterhouse has 254 undergraduates, 116 full-time graduate students and 54 [[Oxford fellow|fellows]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prao.admin.cam.ac.uk/data-analysis-planning/facts-figures/facts-and-figures-2017|title=Facts and Figures 2017|work=University of Cambridge|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/fellows-seniority|title=Fellows by Seniority|work=Peterhouse, Cambridge|accessdate=9 November 2017}}</ref> The official name of Peterhouse does not include "college", although "Peterhouse College" is often seen in public.
'''Peterhouse''' is the oldest [[Colleges of the University of Cambridge|constituent college]] of the [[University of Cambridge]] in England, founded in 1284 by [[Hugh de Balsham]], [[Bishop of Ely]]. Peterhouse has around 300 undergraduate and 175 graduate students, and 54 [[Oxford fellow|fellows]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/fellows-seniority|title=Fellows by Seniority|work=Peterhouse, Cambridge|access-date=9 November 2017|archive-date=2 December 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161202052643/https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/fellows-seniority|url-status=dead}}</ref>


Peterhouse alumni are notably eminent within the natural sciences, including scientists [[William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin|Lord Kelvin]], [[Henry Cavendish]], [[Charles Babbage]], [[James Clerk Maxwell]], [[James Dewar]], [[Frank Whittle]], and five [[Nobel prize winners]] in science: [[Sir John Kendrew]], [[Sir Aaron Klug]], [[Archer Martin]], [[Max Perutz]], and [[Michael Levitt (biophysicist)|Michael Levitt]].<ref name="PetWebsite">{{cite web|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/welcome-peterhouse/about-college|title=About the College|work=Peterhouse Website|access-date=24 January 2011|archive-date=25 January 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100125020618/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/welcome-peterhouse/about-college|url-status=dead}}</ref> Peterhouse alumni also include the Archbishop of Canterbury [[John Whitgift]], Lord Chancellors, Lord Chief Justices, important poets such as [[Thomas Gray]], the first British [[Fields Medal|Fields Medallist]] [[Klaus Roth]], [[Oscars|Oscar]]-winning film director [[Sam Mendes]] and comedian [[David Mitchell (comedian)|David Mitchell]]. British Prime Minister [[Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton]], and [[Elijah Mudenda]], second prime minister of [[Zambia]], also studied at the college.
Peterhouse is one of the wealthiest colleges in Cambridge, with assets exceeding £320 million.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oxford and Cambridge university colleges hold £21bn in riches|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/may/28/oxford-and-cambridge-university-colleges-hold-21bn-in-riches}}</ref> It is considered one of the most traditional Cambridge colleges and is one of the few colleges that still seeks to insist that its members attend communal dinners, known as "Hall". Hall takes place in two sittings, with the second known as "Formal Hall", which consists of a three-course candlelit meal and which must be attended wearing gowns. At Formal Hall, the students rise as the fellows proceed in, a gong is rung, and two Latin graces are read. Peterhouse also hosts a biennial white-tie ball as part of May Week celebrations.


Peterhouse is one of the wealthiest colleges in Cambridge,<ref>{{cite web|title=Oxford and Cambridge university colleges hold £21bn in riches|website=[[TheGuardian.com]] |date=28 May 2018|url=https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/may/28/oxford-and-cambridge-university-colleges-hold-21bn-in-riches}}</ref> with assets exceeding £350 million.<ref name="pet-accounts">{{Cite web |title=Annual Report and Accounts 2023 |url=https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/sites/default/files/inline-files/Year%20Ended%20June%202023.pdf |access-date=June 17, 2024 |website=Peterhouse College, Cambridge}}</ref> It is currently third in terms of net assets per student. Members of Peterhouse are encouraged to attend communal dinners, known as "Hall". Hall takes place in two sittings, with the second known as "Formal Hall", which consists of a three-course candlelit meal and which must be attended wearing suits and gowns. At Formal Hall, the students rise as the fellows proceed in, a gong is rung, and two Latin graces are read. Peterhouse also hosts a biennial white-tie ball as part of May Week celebrations.
Academic performance tends to vary from year to year due to its very small student population; for example, Peterhouse came 25th in the [[Tompkins Table]] in 2007 but since 2015 has sat in the top 10 of the 29 colleges, most recently at 4th, in 2018.


In recent years, Peterhouse has been ranked as one of the highest achieving colleges in Cambridge, although academic performance tends to vary year to year due to its small population. In the past five years, it has sat in the top ten of the 29 colleges within the [[Tompkins Table]]. Peterhouse sat at fourth in 2018 and 2019.
The college alumni include two Prime Ministers: [[Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton]], a British Prime Minister, and [[Elijah Mudenda]] the second Prime Minister of Zambia, five [[Nobel prize winners]]: [[Sir John Kendrew]], [[Sir Aaron Klug]], [[Archer Martin]], [[Max Perutz]], and [[Michael Levitt]],<ref name="PetWebsite">{{cite web|title=About the College|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/welcome-peterhouse/about-college|work=Peterhouse Website|accessdate=24 January 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prize}}</ref> Archbishops of Canterbury, Lord Chancellors, Lord Chief Justices, the inventor of the jet engine [[Frank Whittle]], scientists [[Lord Kelvin]] and [[Henry Cavendish]], as well as film director [[Sam Mendes]], comedian [[David Mitchell (comedian)|David Mitchell]], and bass-guitarist [[Colin Greenwood]].


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:Church of St Mary The Less, Cambridge.jpg|thumb|[[Little St Mary's, Cambridge|Church of St Mary the Less]]]]
[[File:Church of St Mary The Less, Cambridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|[[Little St Mary's, Cambridge|Church of St Mary the Less]]]]
[[File:Coe Fen, Cambridge.jpg|thumb|Peterhouse, view from Coe Fen]]
[[File:Coe Fen, Cambridge.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Peterhouse, view from [[Coe Fen]]]]


===Foundation===
===Foundation===
The foundation of Peterhouse dates to 1280, when [[letters patent]] from [[Edward I]] dated [[Burgh, Suffolk]], 24 December 1280 allowed Hugo de Balsham to keep a number of scholars in the [[St John's College, Cambridge|Hospital of St John]],<ref name="cooper">{{cite book |last=Cooper |first=Charles Henry |title=Memorials of Cambridge |publisher=William Metcalfe |year=1860 |location=Cambridge}}</ref> where they were to live according to the rules of the scholars of [[Merton College, Oxford|Merton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66643|title='The colleges and halls: Peterhouse', A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3: The City and University of Cambridge (1959), pp. 334–340|accessdate=1 July 2008}}</ref> After disagreement between the scholars and the Brethren of the Hospital, both requested a separation.<ref name="walker">{{cite book |last=Walker|first=Thomas Alfred|title=Peterhouse|year=1935|publisher=W. Heffer and Sons Ltd|location=Cambridge}}</ref> As a result, in 1284 Balsham transferred the scholars to the present site with the purchase of two houses just outside the then Trumpington Gate to accommodate a Master and fourteen "worthy but impoverished Fellows". The [[Little St Mary's, Cambridge|Church of St Peter without Trumpington Gate]] was to be used by the scholars.<ref name="walker" /> Bishop Hugo de Balsham died in 1286, bequeathing 300 marks that were used to buy further land to the south of St Peter's Church, on which the college's Hall was built.
The foundation of Peterhouse dates to 1280, when [[letters patent]] from [[Edward I]] dated [[Burgh, Suffolk]], 24 December 1280 allowed [[Hugh de Balsham]], to keep a number of scholars in the [[St John's College, Cambridge|Hospital of St John]],<ref name="cooper">{{cite book |last=Cooper |first=Charles Henry |title=Memorials of Cambridge |url=https://archive.org/details/memorialscambri01coopgoog |publisher=William Metcalfe |year=1860 |location=Cambridge}}</ref> where they were to live according to the rules of the scholars of [[Merton College, Oxford|Merton]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=66643|title='The colleges and halls: Peterhouse', A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely: Volume 3: The City and University of Cambridge (1959), pp. 334–340|access-date=1 July 2008}}</ref> After disagreement between the scholars and the Brethren of the Hospital, both requested a separation.<ref name="walker">{{cite book |last=Walker|first=Thomas Alfred|title=Peterhouse|year=1935|publisher=W. Heffer and Sons Ltd|location=Cambridge}}</ref> As a result, in 1284 Balsham transferred the scholars to the present site with the purchase of two houses just outside the then Trumpington Gate to accommodate a Master and fourteen "worthy but impoverished Fellows". The [[Little St Mary's, Cambridge|Church of St Peter without Trumpington Gate]] was to be used by the scholars.<ref name="walker" /> Bishop Hugo de Balsham died in 1286, bequeathing 300 marks that were used to buy further land to the south of St Peter's Church, on which the college's Hall was built.


The earliest surviving set of statutes for the college was given to it by the then Bishop of Ely, [[Simon Montacute]], in 1344. Although based on those of Merton College, these statutes clearly display the lack of resources then available to the college. They were used in 1345 to defeat an attempt by [[Edward III]] to appoint a candidate of his own as scholar. In 1354–55, [[William Moschett]] set up a trust that resulted in nearly {{convert|70|acre|m2}} of land at [[Fen Ditton]] being transferred to the College by 1391–92. The College's relative poverty was relieved in 1401 when it acquired the advowson and rectory of [[Cherry Hinton|Hinton]] through the efforts of Bishop [[John Fordham]] and John Newton. During the reign of [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]], the college also acquired the area formerly known as Volney's Croft, which today is the area of St Peter's Terrace, the William Stone Building and the Scholars' Garden.
The earliest surviving set of statutes for the college was given to it by the then Bishop of Ely, [[Simon Montacute]], in 1344. Although based on those of Merton College, these statutes clearly display the lack of resources then available to the college. They were used in 1345 to defeat an attempt by [[Edward III]] to appoint a candidate of his own as scholar. In 1354–55, William Moschett set up a trust that resulted in nearly {{convert|70|acre|m2}} of land at [[Fen Ditton]] being transferred to the College by 1391–92. The College's relative poverty was relieved in 1401 when it acquired the [[advowson]] and rectory of [[Cherry Hinton|Hinton]] through the efforts of Bishop [[John Fordham (bishop)|John Fordham]] and John Newton. During the reign of [[Elizabeth I of England|Elizabeth I]], the college also acquired the area formerly known as Volney's Croft, which today is the area of St Peter's Terrace, the William Stone Building and the Scholars' Garden.


===16th century onwards===
===16th century onwards===
In 1553, [[Andrew Perne]] was appointed Master. His religious views were pragmatic enough to be favoured by both [[Mary I of England|Mary I]], who gave him the [[Deanery of Ely]], and Elizabeth I. A contemporary joke was that the letters on the weathervane of [[St Peter's Church, Cambridge|St Peter's Church]] could represent "Andrew Perne, Papist" or "Andrew Perne, Protestant" according to which way the wind was blowing.<ref name="walker" /> Having previously been close to the reformist Regius Chair of Divinity, [[Martin Bucer]], later as vice-chancellor of the university Perne would have Bucer's bones exhumed and burnt in Market Square. [[John Foxe]] in his [[Foxe's Book of Martyrs|''Actes and Monuments'']] singled this out as "shameful railing". There is a hole burnt in the middle of the relevant page in Perne's own copy of Foxe.<ref>[[Patrick Collinson]], ‘Perne, Andrew (1519?–1589)’, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press (2004).</ref> Perne died in 1589, leaving a legacy to the college that funded a number of fellowships and scholarships, as well bequeathing an extensive collection of books. This collection and rare volumes since added to it is now known as the Perne Library.
In 1553, [[Andrew Perne]] was appointed Master. His religious views were pragmatic enough to be favoured by both [[Mary I of England|Mary I]], who gave him the [[Deanery of Ely]], and Elizabeth I. A contemporary joke was that the letters on the weathervane of [[St Peter's Church, Cambridge|St Peter's Church]] could represent "Andrew Perne, Papist" or "Andrew Perne, Protestant" according to which way the wind was blowing.<ref name="walker" /> Having previously been close to the reformist Regius Chair of Divinity, [[Martin Bucer]], later as vice-chancellor of the university Perne would have Bucer's bones exhumed and burnt in Market Square. [[John Foxe]] in his [[Foxe's Book of Martyrs|''Actes and Monuments'']] singled this out as "shameful railing". There is a hole burnt in the middle of the relevant page in Perne's own copy of Foxe.<ref>[[Patrick Collinson]], ‘Perne, Andrew (1519?–1589)’, ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press (2004).</ref> Perne died in 1589, leaving a legacy to the college that funded a number of fellowships and scholarships, as well bequeathing an extensive collection of books. This collection and rare volumes since added to it is now known as the Perne Library.


[[File:St. Peter's College Cambridge 3.jpg|thumb|St Peter's College, view from Trumpington Street, 1815]]
[[File:St. Peter's College Cambridge 3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|St Peter's College, view from Trumpington Street, 1815]]
Between 1626 and 1634, the Master was [[Matthew Wren]]. Wren had previously accompanied [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] on his journey to Spain to attempt to negotiate the [[Spanish Match]]. Wren was a firm supporter of Archbishop [[William Laud]], and under Wren the college became known as a centre of [[Arminianism in the Church of England|Arminianism]]. This continued under the Mastership of [[John Cosin]], who succeeded Wren in 1634. Under Cosin significant changes were made to the college's Chapel to bring it into line with Laud's idea of the "beauty of holiness".<ref name="walker" /> On 13 March 1643, in the early stages of the [[English Civil War]], Cosin was expelled from his position by a [[Parliament of England|Parliamentary]] ordinance from the [[Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester|Earl of Manchester]]. The Earl stated that he was deposed "for his opposing the proceedings of Parliament, and other scandalous acts in the University".<ref>{{cite book|last=Walker|first=John|authorlink=John Walker (clerical historian)|title=The sufferings of the clergy of the Church of England during the great rebellion|year=1863|location=London|page=169|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yuoCAAAAQAAJ&pg=PR169#v=onepage&q&f=false|editor=Robert Whittaker|accessdate=26 January 2011}}</ref> On 21 December of the same year, statues and decorations in the Chapel were pulled down by a committee led by the Puritan zealot [[William Dowsing]].<ref name="walker" /><ref>{{cite journal|title=Richard Crashaw|journal=The Living Age|date=28 April 1883|volume=157|page=198|url=http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=livn;cc=livn;rgn=full%20text;idno=livn0157-4;didno=livn0157-4;view=image;seq=00206;node=livn0157-4%3A1|accessdate=26 January 2011}}</ref>
Between 1626 and 1634, the Master was [[Matthew Wren]]. Wren had previously accompanied [[Charles I of England|Charles I]] on his journey to Spain to attempt to negotiate the [[Spanish Match]]. Wren was a firm supporter of Archbishop [[William Laud]], and under Wren the college became known as a centre of [[Arminianism in the Church of England|Arminianism]]. This continued under the Mastership of [[John Cosin]], who succeeded Wren in 1634. Under Cosin significant changes were made to the college's Chapel to bring it into line with Laud's idea of the "beauty of holiness".<ref name="walker" /> On 13 March 1643, in the early stages of the [[English Civil War]], Cosin was expelled from his position by a [[Parliament of England|Parliamentary]] ordinance from the [[Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester|Earl of Manchester]]. The Earl stated that he was deposed "for his opposing the proceedings of Parliament, and other scandalous acts in the University".<ref>{{cite book|last=Walker|first=John|author-link=John Walker (clerical historian)|title=The sufferings of the clergy of the Church of England during the great rebellion|year=1863|location=London|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_yuoCAAAAQAAJ/page/n401 169]|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_yuoCAAAAQAAJ|editor=Robert Whittaker|access-date=26 January 2011}}</ref> On 21 December of the same year, statues and decorations in the Chapel were pulled down by a committee led by the Puritan zealot [[William Dowsing]].<ref name="walker" /><ref>{{cite journal|title=Richard Crashaw|journal=The Living Age|date=28 April 1883|volume=157|page=198|url=http://digital.library.cornell.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=livn;cc=livn;rgn=full%20text;idno=livn0157-4;didno=livn0157-4;view=image;seq=00206;node=livn0157-4%3A1|access-date=26 January 2011}}</ref>


The college was the first in the University to have electric lighting installed, when [[William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin|Lord Kelvin]] provided it for the Hall and Combination Room to celebrate the College's six-hundredth anniversary in 1883–1884. It was the second building in the country to get electric lighting, after the [[Palace of Westminster]].<ref name="PetWebsite" />
The college was the first in the University to have electric lighting installed, when [[William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin|Lord Kelvin]] provided it for the Hall and Combination Room to celebrate the College's six-hundredth anniversary in 1883–1884. It was the second building in the country to get electric lighting, after the [[Palace of Westminster]].<ref name="PetWebsite" />


The college developed a strong reputation for the teaching of history from the time of [[Harold Temperley]]<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=f9UTDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA180 |title=History, Historians, and Conservatism in Britain and America: From the Great War to Thatcher and Reagan |first=Reba N. |last=Soffer |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-19920-811-1 |page=180}}</ref> and during World War II its fellowship simultaneously included four professors in the university's faculty for that subject - [[Herbert Butterfield]], [[David Knowles (scholar)|David Knowles]], [[Michael Postan]] and [[Denis Brogan]].<ref>{{cite book |chapter=W. A. Cole |first=A. J. H. |last=Latham |page=147 |chapter-url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=0w-UAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA147 |title=Reflections on the Cliometrics Revolution: Conversations with Economic Historians |editor1-first=John S. |editor1-last=Lyons |editor2-first=Louis P. |editor2-last=Cain |editor3-first=Samuel H. |editor3-last=Williamson |publisher=Routledge |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-13599-360-3}}</ref>
The college developed a strong reputation for the teaching of history from the time of [[Harold Temperley]],<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=f9UTDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA180 |title=History, Historians, and Conservatism in Britain and America: From the Great War to Thatcher and Reagan |first=Reba N. |last=Soffer |author-link=Reba Soffer |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-19920-811-1 |page=180}}</ref> and during World War II its fellowship simultaneously included four professors in the university's faculty for that subject [[Herbert Butterfield]], [[David Knowles (scholar)|David Knowles]], [[Michael Postan]] and [[Denis Brogan]].<ref>{{cite book |chapter=W. A. Cole |first=A. J. H. |last=Latham |page=147 |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0w-UAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA147 |title=Reflections on the Cliometrics Revolution: Conversations with Economic Historians |editor1-first=John S. |editor1-last=Lyons |editor2-first=Louis P. |editor2-last=Cain |editor3-first=Samuel H. |editor3-last=Williamson |publisher=Routledge |year=2007 |isbn=978-1-13599-360-3}}</ref>


===Modern day===
===Modern day===
In the 1980s Peterhouse acquired an association with [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]], [[Thatcherite]] politics. [[Maurice Cowling]] and [[Roger Scruton]] were both influential fellows of the College and are sometimes described as key figures in the so-called [[Peterhouse school of history|"Peterhouse right"]] – an intellectual movement linked to [[Margaret Thatcher]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1999/sep/10/features11.g27|title=Peterhouse blues|date=10 September 1999|accessdate=15 June 2009 | work=The Guardian | location=London}}</ref> The Conservative politicians [[Michael Portillo]] and [[Michael Howard]] both studied at Peterhouse. During this period, which coincided with the mastership of [[Hugh Trevor-Roper]], the college endured a period of significant conflict amongst the fellowship, particularly between Trevor-Roper and Cowling.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article558995.ece|title=Maurice Cowling Obituary|newspaper=The Times|accessdate=8 September 2008 | location=London | date=26 August 2005}}</ref>
In the 1980s Peterhouse acquired an association with [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative]] politics. [[Maurice Cowling]] and [[Roger Scruton]] were both influential fellows of the College and are sometimes described as key figures in the so-called [[Peterhouse school of history|"Peterhouse right"]] – an intellectual movement linked to [[conservativism|philosophical conservativism]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/1999/sep/10/features11.g27|title=Peterhouse blues|date=10 September 1999|access-date=15 June 2009 | newspaper=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref> While often associated with [[Thatcherite]] politics (notably, the Conservative politicians [[Michael Portillo]] and [[Michael Howard]] both studied at Peterhouse), the extent to which [[Margaret Thatcher]]'s economic liberalism was admired within the movement was limited. During this period, which coincided with the mastership of [[Hugh Trevor-Roper]], the college endured a period of significant conflict among the fellowship, particularly between Trevor-Roper and Cowling.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article558995.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110513234955/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article558995.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=13 May 2011|title=Maurice Cowling Obituary|newspaper=The Times|access-date=8 September 2008 | location=London | date=26 August 2005}}</ref>

Trevor-Roper feuded constantly with Cowling and his allies, while launching a series of administrative reforms. Women were admitted in 1983 at his urging. The British journalist [[Neal Ascherson]] summarised the quarrel between Cowling and Trevor-Roper as:<blockquote>Lord Dacre, far from being a romantic Tory ultra, turned out to be an anti-clerical Whig with a preference for free speech over superstition. He did not find it normal that fellows should wear mourning on the anniversary of General Franco's death, attend parties in SS uniform or insult black and Jewish guests at high table. For the next seven years, Trevor-Roper battled to suppress the insurgency of the Cowling clique ("a strong mind trapped in its own glutinous frustrations"), and to bring the college back to a condition in which students might actually want to go there. Neither side won this struggle, which soon became a campaign to drive Trevor-Roper out of the college by grotesque rudeness and insubordination.<ref name="Ascherson">{{cite magazine
| last = Ascherson
| first = Neal
| title = The Liquidator
| magazine = London Review of Books
| date= 19 August 2010 | url = http://www.lrb.co.uk/v32/n16/neal-ascherson/liquidator
| access-date = 5 January 2016}}</ref></blockquote> In a review of Adam Sisman's 2010 biography of Trevor-Roper, the ''Economist'' wrote that picture of Peterhouse in the 1980s was "startling", stating the college had become under Cowling's influence a sort of right-wing "lunatic asylum", who were determined to sabotage Trevor-Roper's reforms.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Not so ropey
| newspaper = The Economist
| date= 22 July 2010 | url = http://www.economist.com/node/16636401
| access-date = 5 January 2016}}</ref> In 1987 Trevor-Roper retired complaining of "seven wasted years."<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gZBpjG9HXJsC |title=An Honourable Englishman: The Life of Hugh Trevor-Roper |first=Adam |last=Sisman |publisher=Random House |year=2011 |isbn=9780679604730 |page=562}}</ref>

Peterhouse may have been one of the sources of inspiration for [[Tom Sharpe]]'s ''[[Porterhouse Blue]]''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sharpe|first=Tom|url=https://www.amazon.com/Porterhouse-Blue-Sharpe-January-2002/dp/B00I61HKG2|title=[Porterhouse Blue]|date=2002-01-01|publisher=Arrow Books/Random House}}</ref>

In the 21st century Peterhouse has established a more modern and welcoming reputation.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}

==Available course list==
They are the available course list of Peterhouse.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/listing/course-listing | title=Course Listing &#124; Peterhouse }}</ref>

* Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic
* Archaeology
* Architecture
* Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
* Chemical Engineering
* Classics
* Computer Science
* Design
* Economics
* Engineering
* English
* History
* History and Modern Languages
* History and Politics
* History of Art
* Human, Social and Political Sciences
* Law
* Linguistics
* Mathematics
* Medicine
* Modern and Medieval Languages
* Music
* Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
* Philosophy
* Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion

There are several courses offered by Cambridge but not being available at Peterhouse. They are: Education; Geography; Land Economy; Psychological and Behavioural Sciences; and Veterinary Medicine.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/subjects | title=Subjects &#124; Peterhouse }}</ref>


== Buildings and grounds ==
== Buildings and grounds ==
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===First Court===
===First Court===
The area closest to Trumpington Street is referred to as First Court. It is bounded to the north by the Burrough's Building (added in the 18th century), to the east by the street, to the south by the Porters' lodge and to the west by the chapel. Above the Porters' lodge is the Perne Library, named in honour of [[Andrew Perne]], a former Master, and originally built in 1590 to house the collection that he donated to the college. It was extended towards the road in 1633 and features interior woodwork that was added in 1641–48 by William Ashley, who was also responsible for similar woodwork in the chapel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/cambridgeshire/az/cambridge/peterhouse.htm|title=Peterhouse, Cambridge |publisher=Britain Express|accessdate=8 September 2008}}</ref> Electric lighting was added to the library in 1937.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/032.html|work=Peterhouse Architectural Tour|title=The Perne Library|accessdate=8 September 2008|publisher=Peterhouse, Cambridge |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529121940/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/032.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate=29 May 2008}}</ref> The area above the Perne Library was used as the Ward Library (the college's general purpose library) from 1952 to 1984, but that has now been moved to its own building in the north-west corner of the college site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/067.html|work=Peterhouse Architectural Tour|title=Over the Perne Library|accessdate=8 September 2008 |publisher=Peterhouse, Cambridge |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529023636/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/067.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate=29 May 2008}}</ref>
The area closest to Trumpington Street is referred to as First Court. It is bounded to the north by the Burrough's Building (added in the 18th century), to the east by the street, to the south by the Porters' lodge and to the west by the chapel. Above the Porters' lodge is the Perne Library, named in honour of [[Andrew Perne]], a former Master, and originally built in 1590 to house the collection that he donated to the college. It was extended towards the road in 1633 and features interior woodwork that was added in 1641–48 by William Ashley, who was also responsible for similar woodwork in the chapel.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britainexpress.com/counties/cambridgeshire/az/cambridge/peterhouse.htm|title=Peterhouse, Cambridge |publisher=Britain Express|access-date=8 September 2008}}</ref> Electric lighting was added to the library in 1937.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/032.html|work=Peterhouse Architectural Tour|title=The Perne Library|access-date=8 September 2008|publisher=Peterhouse, Cambridge |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529121940/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/032.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=29 May 2008}}</ref> The area above the Perne Library was used as the Ward Library (the college's general purpose library) from 1952 to 1984, but that has now been moved to its own building in the north-west corner of the college site.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/067.html|work=Peterhouse Architectural Tour|title=Over the Perne Library|access-date=8 September 2008 |publisher=Peterhouse, Cambridge |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529023636/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/067.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date=29 May 2008}}</ref>


====Burrough's Building====
====Burrough's Building====
The Burrough's Building is situated at the front of the college, parallel to the Chapel. It is named after its architect, Sir James Burrough, the Master of [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge|Caius]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridge2000.com/cambridge2000/html/architect_builder/James_Burrough.html |title=James Burrough |publisher=Cambridge 2000 |date= |accessdate=20 December 2012}}</ref> and was built in 1736. It is one of several Cambridge neo-[[Palladian]] buildings designed by Burrough. Others include the remodelling of the Hall and Old Court at [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge|Trinity Hall]] and the chapel at [[Clare College, Cambridge|Clare College]]. The building is occupied by fellows and college offices.
The Burrough's Building is situated at the front of the college, parallel to the Chapel. It is named after its architect, Sir James Burrough, the Master of [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge|Caius]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridge2000.com/cambridge2000/html/architect_builder/James_Burrough.html |title=James Burrough |publisher=Cambridge 2000 |access-date=20 December 2012}}</ref> and was built in 1736. It is one of several Cambridge neo-[[Palladian]] buildings designed by Burrough. Others include the remodelling of the Hall and Old Court at [[Trinity Hall, Cambridge|Trinity Hall]] and the chapel at [[Clare College, Cambridge|Clare College]]. The building is occupied by fellows and college offices.



===Old Court===
===Old Court===
[[File:Peterhouse-Hall.JPG|thumb|Peterhouse's [[Formal (university)|Dining Hall]]]]
[[File:Peterhouse-Hall.JPG|thumb|upright=1.3|Peterhouse's [[Formal (university)|Dining Hall]]]]
Old Court lies beyond the Chapel cloisters. To the south of the court is the dining hall, the only College building that survives from the 13th century. Between 1866 and 1870, the hall was restored by the architect [[George Gilbert Scott, Jr.]]. Under Scott, the timber roof was repaired and two old parlours merged to form a new Combination Room. The stained glass windows were also replaced with [[Pre-Raphaelite]] pieces by [[William Morris]], [[Ford Madox Brown]] and [[Edward Burne-Jones]].<ref name="walker" /> The fireplace (originally built in 1618) was restored with tiles by Morris, including depictions of St Peter and Hugo de Balsham.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/006.html |work=Peterhouse Architectural Tour |title=Hall Chimneypiece |accessdate=8 September 2008 |publisher=Peterhouse, Cambridge |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009062613/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/006.html |archivedate=9 October 2006 }}</ref> The hall was extensively renovated in 2006-7.
Old Court lies beyond the Chapel cloisters. To the south of the court is the dining hall, the only College building that survives from the 13th century. Between 1866 and 1870, the hall was restored by the architect [[George Gilbert Scott, Jr.]] Under Scott, the timber roof was repaired and two old parlours merged to form a new Combination Room. The stained glass windows were also replaced with [[Pre-Raphaelite]] pieces by [[William Morris]], [[Ford Madox Brown]] and [[Edward Burne-Jones]].<ref name="walker" /> The fireplace (originally built in 1618) was restored with tiles by Morris, including depictions of St Peter and Hugo de Balsham.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/006.html |work=Peterhouse Architectural Tour |title=Hall Chimneypiece |access-date=8 September 2008 |publisher=Peterhouse, Cambridge |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061009062613/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/006.html |archive-date=9 October 2006 }}</ref> The hall was extensively renovated in 2006-7.


The north and west sides of Old Court were added in the 15th century, and classicised in the 18th century.<ref name="walker" /> The chapel makes up the fourth, east side to the court. Rooms in Old Court are occupied by a mixture of fellows and undergraduates. The north side of the court also house Peterhouse's [[Middle Common Room|MCR]] (Middle Combination Room).
The north and west sides of Old Court were added in the 15th century, and classicised in the 18th century.<ref name="walker" /> The chapel makes up the fourth, east side to the court. Rooms in Old Court are occupied by a mixture of fellows and undergraduates. The north side of the court also house Peterhouse's [[Middle Common Room|MCR]] (Middle Combination Room).
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[[File:Cambridge Peterhouse Chapel.JPG|thumb|left|Interior of the Chapel]]
[[File:Cambridge Peterhouse Chapel.JPG|thumb|left|Interior of the Chapel]]


Viewed from the main entrance to Peterhouse on Trumpington Street, the altar end of the Chapel is the most immediately visible building. The Chapel was built in 1628 when the [[Master (college)|Master]] of the time [[Matthew Wren]] ([[Christopher Wren]]'s uncle) demolished the college's original hostels. Previously the college had employed the adjacent [[Little St Mary's, Cambridge|Church of St Mary the Less]] as its chapel. The Chapel was consecrated on 17 March 1632 by Dr [[Francis White (Bishop)|Francis White]], Bishop of Ely.<ref name="cooper" /> The building's style reflects the contemporary religious trend towards [[Arminianism]]. The [[Laudian]] [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] style of the Chapel mixes [[Renaissance]] details but incorporated them into a traditional [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] building. The Chapel's [[Renaissance]] architecture contains a [[Pietà]] altarpiece and a striking ceiling of golden suns. Its placement in the centre of one side of a court, between open colonnades is unusual, being copied for a single other college ([[Emmanuel College, Cambridge|Emmanuel]]) by [[Christopher Wren]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/061.html|work=Peterhouse Architectural Tour|title=Old Court, Looking East|accessdate=8 September 2008|publisher=Peterhouse, Cambridge |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080529023626/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/061.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 29 May 2008}}</ref> The original stained glass was destroyed by [[roundhead|Parliamentarians]] in 1643, with only the east window's crucifixion scene (based on [[Peter Paul Rubens|Rubens]]'s ''Le Coup de Lance'') surviving.{{refn|group=nb|"We went to Peter-house, 1643, December 21, with officers and soldiers, and in the presence of Mr. Hanscott, Mr. Wilson, the President Mr. Francis, Mr. Maxey, and other Fellows... We pulled down two mighty great angells, with wings, and divers other angells, and the 4 Evangelists, and Peter, with his keies on the chappell door and about a hundred chirubims and angells, and divers superstitious letters in gold."<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cooper|first1=Trevor|title=The Journal of William Dowsing: Iconoclasm in East Anglia during the English Civil War|date=26 April 2001|publisher=Boydell & Brewer|isbn=978-0851158334}}</ref>}} The current side windows are by [[Max Emanuel Ainmiller|Max Ainmiller]], and were added in 1855. The cloisters on each side of the Chapel date from the 17th century. Their design was classicised in 1709, while an ornamental porch was removed in 1755. The Peterhouse Partbooks, music manuscripts from the early years of the Chapel, survive, and are one of the most important collections of Tudor and Jacobean church music. The Chapel Choir, one of the smallest in Cambridge, has recently attracted wider interest for its regular performances of this material, some of which has not been heard since the 16th century. The restoration of the 1763 [[John Snetzler]] organ in the Chapel was by [[Mander Organs|Noel Mander]].
Viewed from the main entrance to Peterhouse on Trumpington Street, the altar end of the Chapel is the most immediately visible building. The Chapel was built in 1628 when the [[Master (college)|Master]] of the time [[Matthew Wren]] ([[Christopher Wren]]'s uncle) demolished the college's original hostels. Previously the college had employed the adjacent [[Little St Mary's, Cambridge|Church of St Mary the Less]] as its chapel. The Chapel was consecrated on 17 March 1632 by [[Francis White (Bishop)|Francis White]], Bishop of Ely.<ref name="cooper" /> The building's style reflects the contemporary religious trend towards [[Arminianism]]. The [[Laudian]] [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] style of the Chapel mixes [[Renaissance]] details but incorporated them into a traditional [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]] building. The Chapel's [[Renaissance]] architecture contains a [[Pietà]] altarpiece and a striking ceiling of golden suns. Its placement in the centre of one side of a court, between open colonnades is unusual, being copied for a single other college ([[Emmanuel College, Cambridge|Emmanuel]]) by [[Christopher Wren]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/061.html|work=Peterhouse Architectural Tour|title=Old Court, Looking East|access-date=8 September 2008|publisher=Peterhouse, Cambridge |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080529023626/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/061.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 29 May 2008}}</ref> The original stained glass was destroyed by [[roundhead|Parliamentarians]] in 1643, with only the east window's crucifixion scene (based on [[Peter Paul Rubens|Rubens]]'s ''Le Coup de Lance'') surviving.{{refn|group=nb|"We went to Peter-house, 1643, December 21, with officers and soldiers, and in the presence of Mr. Hanscott, Mr. Wilson, the President Mr. Francis, Mr. Maxey, and other Fellows... We pulled down two mighty great angells, with wings, and divers other angells, and the 4 Evangelists, and Peter, with his keies on the chappell door and about a hundred chirubims and angells, and divers superstitious letters in gold."<ref>{{cite book|last1=Cooper|first1=Trevor|title=The Journal of William Dowsing: Iconoclasm in East Anglia during the English Civil War|date=26 April 2001|publisher=Boydell & Brewer|isbn=978-0851158334}}</ref>}} The current side windows are by [[Max Emanuel Ainmiller|Max Ainmiller]], and were added in 1855. The cloisters on each side of the Chapel date from the 17th century. Their design was classicised in 1709, while an ornamental porch was removed in 1755. The Peterhouse Partbooks, music manuscripts from the early years of the Chapel, survive, and are one of the most important collections of Tudor and Jacobean church music. The Chapel Choir, one of the smallest in Cambridge, has recently attracted wider interest for its regular performances of this material, some of which has not been heard since the 16th century. The Organ in the Chapel was installed in 1765 [[John Snetzler]]. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the Organ was expanded and renovated by [[William Hill & Son|Hill & Son]] (1893-94) and [[Noel Mander]] (1963). In 2023, the Organ underwent a substantial restoration and renovation project by [[Flentrop]] and [[Klais Orgelbau|Klais]]. This restoration uniquely provides two mechanical-action consoles: one 'historic' console intended to recreate the experience of playing Snetzler's original instrument; the other a contemporary console, to allow for the performance of a wider range of repertoire.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Organ {{!}} Peterhouse |url=https://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/organ |access-date=2024-10-28 |website=www.pet.cam.ac.uk}}</ref>


The first person buried in the Chapel was Samuel Horne, a fellow of the college.<ref name="cooper" /> Horne was probably chaplain.
The first person buried in the Chapel was Samuel Horne, a fellow of the college.<ref name="cooper" /> Horne was probably chaplain.
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===Gisborne Court===
===Gisborne Court===
Gisborne Court is accessible through an archway leading from the west side of Old Court. It was built in 1825-6.<ref name="walker" /> Its cost was met with part of a benefaction of 1817 from the Rev. Francis Gisborne, a former fellow. The court is built in white brick with stone dressings in a simple [[Gothic revival]] style from the designs of [[William McIntosh Brookes]]. Only three sides to the court were built, with the fourth side being a screen wall. The wall was demolished in 1939, leaving only its footing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/066.html|work=Peterhouse Architectural Tour|title=Gisborne Court|accessdate=8 September 2008|publisher=Peterhouse, Cambridge |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080529020457/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/066.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 29 May 2008}}</ref> Rooms in Gisborne Court are mainly occupied by undergraduates. Many previously housed distinguished alumni, including Lord Kelvin in I staircase.
Gisborne Court is accessible through an archway leading from the west side of Old Court. It was built in 1825-6.<ref name="walker" /> Its cost was met with part of a benefaction of 1817 from the Rev. Francis Gisborne, a former fellow. The court is built in white brick with stone dressings in a simple [[Gothic revival]] style from the designs of [[William McIntosh Brookes]]. Only three sides to the court were built, with the fourth side being a screen wall. The wall was demolished in 1939, leaving only its footing.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/066.html|work=Peterhouse Architectural Tour|title=Gisborne Court|access-date=8 September 2008|publisher=Peterhouse, Cambridge |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080529020457/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/066.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 29 May 2008}}</ref> Rooms in Gisborne Court are mainly occupied by undergraduates. Many previously housed distinguished alumni, including Lord Kelvin in I staircase.


[[File:Whittle Building.jpg|thumb|left|Whittle Building in Gisborne Court, Peterhouse.]]
[[File:Whittle Building.jpg|thumb|left|Whittle Building in Gisborne Court, Peterhouse.]]


====Whittle Building====
====Whittle Building====
The Whittle Building, named after Petrean [[Frank Whittle]], opened on the western side of Gisborne Court in early 2015. Designed in neo-gothic style by [[John Simpson (architect)|John Simpson Architects]], it contains en-suite undergraduate accommodation, the student bar and common room, a function room and a gym. Its design recalls that of the original screen-wall that once stood in its place.<ref>{{cite web|title=Whittle Building|url=http://www.johnsimpsonarchitects.com/pa/Peterhouse.html|website=John Simpson Architects|accessdate=26 July 2016}}</ref>
The Whittle Building, named after Petrean [[Frank Whittle]], opened on the western side of Gisborne Court in early 2015. Designed in neo-gothic style by [[John Simpson (architect)|John Simpson Architects]], it contains en-suite undergraduate accommodation, the student bar and common room, a function room and a gym. Its design recalls that of the original screen-wall that once stood in its place.<ref>{{cite web|title=Whittle Building|url=http://www.johnsimpsonarchitects.com/pa/Peterhouse.html|website=John Simpson Architects|access-date=26 July 2016}}</ref> In 2015 the building was shortlisted for the [[Carbuncle Cup]], given annually by the magazine ''[[Building Design]]'' to "the ugliest building in the United Kingdom completed in the last 12 months".<ref name=bd2010>{{cite web |url=http://www.bdonline.co.uk/news/six-in-race-for-carbuncle-cup/5003099.article |title=Six in race for Carbuncle Cup |date=22 July 2010 |author=Watson, Anna |publisher=bdonline.co.uk |accessdate=2010-07-27}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Carbuncle Cup: Whittle Building, Peterhouse, University of Cambridge|url=https://www.bdonline.co.uk/buildings/carbuncle-cup-whittle-building-peterhouse-university-of-cambridge/5076766.article|website=BD Online|access-date=23 June 2023}}</ref>


===Fen Court===
===Fen Court===
Beyond Gisborne Court is Fen Court, a 20th-century building partially on stilts. Fen Court was built between 1939 and 1941 from designs by H. C. Hughes and his partner Peter Bicknell.<ref name="autogenerated1">Peterhouse Annual Record 2002/2003</ref> It was amongst the earliest buildings in Cambridge designed in the style of the Modern Movement pioneered by [[Walter Gropius]] at the [[Bauhaus]]. The carved panel by Anthony Foster over the entrance doorway evokes the mood in Britain as the building was completed. It bears the inscription DE PROFUNDIS CLAMAVI MCMXL — "out of the depths have I cried out 1940". These are the first words of [[Psalms|Psalm]] 130, one of the [[Penitential Psalms]]. Alongside the inscription is a depiction of [[St Peter]] being saved from the sea.
Beyond Gisborne Court is Fen Court, a 20th-century building partially on stilts. Fen Court was built between 1939 and 1941 from designs by [[Henry Castree Hughes|H. C. Hughes]] and his partner [[Peter Bicknell]].<ref name="autogenerated1">Peterhouse Annual Record 2002/2003</ref> It was amongst the earliest buildings in Cambridge designed in the style of the Modern Movement pioneered by [[Walter Gropius]] at the [[Bauhaus]]. The carved panel by Anthony Foster over the entrance doorway evokes the mood in Britain as the building was completed. It bears the inscription DE PROFUNDIS CLAMAVI MCMXL — "out of the depths have I cried out 1940". These are the first words of [[Psalms|Psalm]] 130, one of the [[Penitential Psalms]]. Alongside the inscription is a depiction of [[St Peter]] being saved from the sea.


An adjacent bath-house, known as the Birdwood Building, used to make up the western side of Gisborne Court. This was also designed by Hughes and Bicknell, and was built between 1932 and 1934.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> It was demolished in 2013 to make way for the new Whittle Building.
An adjacent bath-house, known as the Birdwood Building, used to make up the western side of Gisborne Court. This was also designed by Hughes and Bicknell, and was built between 1932 and 1934.<ref name="autogenerated1" /> It was demolished in 2013 to make way for the new Whittle Building.


====Ward Library====
====Ward Library====
[[File:Hidden Cambridge, A University Library - panoramio.jpg|thumb|left|Ward library entrance]]
The north-west corner of the main site is occupied by former Victorian warehouses containing the Ward Library, as well as a theatre and function room. The building it is housed in was originally the University's [[Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge|Museum of Classical Archaeology]] and was designed by [[Basil Champneys]] in 1883. It was adapted to its modern purpose by [[Robert Potter (architect)|Robert Potter]] in 1982 and opened in its current form as a library two years later. In recent years, the final gallery of the old museum building has been converted into a reading room, named the Gunn Gallery, after Dr Chan Gunn.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Peterhouse Libraries|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/libraries/history-peterhouse-libraries|work=Peterhouse Website|accessdate=24 January 2011}}</ref>

The north-west corner of the main site is occupied by former Victorian warehouses containing the Ward Library, as well as a theatre and function room. The building it is housed in was originally the University's [[Museum of Classical Archaeology, Cambridge|Museum of Classical Archaeology]] and was designed by [[Basil Champneys]] in 1883. It was adapted to its modern purpose by [[Robert Potter (architect)|Robert Potter]] in 1982 and opened in its current form as a library two years later. In recent years, the final gallery of the old museum building has been converted into a reading room, named the Gunn Gallery, after Chan Gunn.<ref>{{cite web|title=History of Peterhouse Libraries|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/libraries/history-peterhouse-libraries|work=Peterhouse Website|access-date=24 January 2011|archive-date=11 April 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110411101700/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/libraries/history-peterhouse-libraries|url-status=dead}}</ref>


====Gardens====
====Gardens====
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While officially being named the Grove, the grounds to the south of Gisborne Court have been known as the Deer Park since deer were brought there in the 19th century. During that period it achieved fame as the smallest deer park in England. After the First World War the deer sickened and passed their illness onto stock that had been imported from the [[Duke of Portland]]'s estate at [[Welbeck Abbey]] in an attempt to improve the situation. There are no longer any deer.
While officially being named the Grove, the grounds to the south of Gisborne Court have been known as the Deer Park since deer were brought there in the 19th century. During that period it achieved fame as the smallest deer park in England. After the First World War the deer sickened and passed their illness onto stock that had been imported from the [[Duke of Portland]]'s estate at [[Welbeck Abbey]] in an attempt to improve the situation. There are no longer any deer.

[[File:Peterhouse_Deer_Park_in_Spring.png|thumb|left|Peterhouse Deer Park in Spring]]


The remainder of the college's gardens divide into areas known as the Fellows' Garden, just to the south of Old Court, and the Scholars' Garden, at the south end of the site, surrounding the William Stone Building.
The remainder of the college's gardens divide into areas known as the Fellows' Garden, just to the south of Old Court, and the Scholars' Garden, at the south end of the site, surrounding the William Stone Building.
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====William Stone Building====
====William Stone Building====
[[File:William Stone Building, Cambridge (2).jpg|thumb|left|William Stone Building, Scholars' Garden]]
[[File:William Stone Building, Cambridge (2).jpg|thumb|left|William Stone Building, Scholars' Garden]]
The [[William Stone Building]] stands in the Scholars' Garden and was funded by a £100,000 bequest from William Stone (1857–1958), a former scholar of the college. Erected in 1963-4, to a design by Sir [[Leslie Martin]] and Sir [[Colin St John Wilson]], it is an eight-storey brick tower<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/073.html|work=Peterhouse Architectural Tour|title=William Stone Building|accessdate=8 September 2008|publisher=Peterhouse, Cambridge |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20080529122015/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/073.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 29 May 2008}}</ref> housing eight fellows and 24 undergraduates. It has been refurbished, converting the rooms to en-suite.
The [[William Stone Building]] stands in the Scholars' Garden and was funded by a £100,000 bequest from William Stone (1857–1958), a former scholar of the college. Erected in 1963-4, to a design by Sir [[Leslie Martin]] and Sir [[Colin St John Wilson]], it is an eight-storey brick tower<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/073.html|work=Peterhouse Architectural Tour|title=William Stone Building|access-date=8 September 2008|publisher=Peterhouse, Cambridge |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080529122015/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/virtualtour/arch_tour/073.html <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 29 May 2008}}</ref> housing eight fellows and 24 undergraduates. It has been refurbished, converting the rooms to en-suite.


===Trumpington Street===
===Trumpington Street===
The college also occupies a number of buildings on Trumpington Street.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/welcome-peterhouse/map-college|title=Map of the College – Peterhouse Cambridge|publisher=}}</ref>
The college also occupies a number of buildings on Trumpington Street.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/welcome-peterhouse/map-college|title=Map of the College – Peterhouse Cambridge}}</ref>


====Master's Lodge====
====Master's Lodge====
[[File:Master's Lodge of Peterhouse, Cambridge (West Face).jpg|thumb|right|Master's Lodge]]
The Master's Lodge is situated across Trumpington Street from the College, and was bequeathed to the College in 1727 by a fellow, Dr Charles Beaumont, son of the 30th Master of the college, Joseph Beaumont. It is built in red brick in the [[Queen Anne Style architecture|Queen Anne]] style.<ref name="PetWebsite" />

The Master's Lodge is situated across Trumpington Street from the College, and was bequeathed to the College in 1727 by a fellow, Charles Beaumont, son of the 30th Master of the college, Joseph Beaumont. It is built in red brick in the [[Queen Anne Style architecture|Queen Anne]] style.<ref name="PetWebsite" />


====The Hostel====
====The Hostel====
The Hostel is situated next to the Master's Lodge. It was built in a neo-Georgian style in 1926 from designs by Thomas Henry Lyon. The Hostel was intended to be part of a larger complex but only one wing was built. It currently houses undergraduates and some fellows. During World War II the [[London School of Economics]] was housed in The Hostel and nearby buildings, at the invitation of the Master and Fellows.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/images/display.html?image=album/hostel/hostel_03.jpg|title=Peterhouse Images|publisher=Peterhouse, Cambridge|accessdate=8 September 2008|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529001601/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/images/display.html?image=album%2Fhostel%2Fhostel_03.jpg|archivedate=29 May 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The Hostel is situated next to the Master's Lodge. It was built in a neo-Georgian style in 1926 from designs by Thomas Henry Lyon. The Hostel was intended to be part of a larger complex but only one wing was built. It currently houses undergraduates and some fellows. During World War II the [[London School of Economics]] was housed in The Hostel and nearby buildings, at the invitation of the Master and Fellows.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/images/display.html?image=album/hostel/hostel_03.jpg|title=Peterhouse Images|publisher=Peterhouse, Cambridge|access-date=8 September 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080529001601/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/images/display.html?image=album%2Fhostel%2Fhostel_03.jpg|archive-date=29 May 2008|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>


====Cosin Court====
====Cosin Court====
Behind the Hostel lies Cosin Court, which provides accommodation for fellows, mature, postgraduate and married students. The court is named for [[John Cosin]] (1594–1672) who was successively Master of Peterhouse, [[List of Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge|Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University]] and [[Bishop of Durham|Prince-Bishop of Durham]].
Behind the Hostel lies Cosin Court, which provides accommodation for fellows and mature, postgraduate, and married students. The court is named for [[John Cosin]] (1594–1672) who was successively Master of Peterhouse, [[List of Vice-Chancellors of the University of Cambridge|Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University]] and [[Bishop of Durham|Prince-Bishop of Durham]].


====St Peter's Terrace====
====St Peter's Terrace====
[[File:St Peter's Terrace, Trumpington Street, Cambridge.jpg|thumb|right|St Peter's Terrace]]
This row of Georgian townhouses houses first-year undergraduates, fellows, and some graduate students in basement flats. It is directly in front of the William Stone Building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridge2000.com/cambridge2000/html/0004/P4060471.html|title=Cambridge 2000: Peterhouse: Trumpington Street: St Peter's Terrace|publisher=}}</ref>

This row of Georgian townhouses houses first-year undergraduates, fellows, and some graduate students in basement flats. It is directly in front of the William Stone Building.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridge2000.com/cambridge2000/html/0004/P4060471.html|title=Cambridge 2000: Peterhouse: Trumpington Street: St Peter's Terrace}}</ref>


== Arms ==
== Arms ==
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Deus est caritas, et qui manet in caritate in Deo manet, et Deus in eo: sit Deus in nobis, et nos maneamus in ipso. Amen.}}
Deus est caritas, et qui manet in caritate in Deo manet, et Deus in eo: sit Deus in nobis, et nos maneamus in ipso. Amen.}}
|''Bless us, O Lord, and thy gifts, which of thy bounty we are about to receive, and grant that, fed wholesomely upon them, we may be able to offer due service unto thee, through Christ our Lord, Amen.''
|''Bless us, O Lord, and Thy gifts, which of Thy bounty we are about to receive, and grant that, fed wholesomely upon them, we may be able to offer due service unto Thee, through Christ our Lord, Amen.''


''God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him. Amen.''
''God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him: let God be in us, and let us remain in the same. Amen.''
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== People associated with Peterhouse ==
== People associated with Peterhouse ==
{{See also|List of members of Peterhouse, Cambridge|Category:Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge|Category:Fellows of Peterhouse, Cambridge|Category:Masters of Peterhouse, Cambridge|List of Honorary Fellows of Peterhouse, Cambridge}}
{{See also|List of Masters of Peterhouse, Cambridge|List of members of Peterhouse, Cambridge|Category:Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge|Category:Fellows of Peterhouse, Cambridge|Category:Masters of Peterhouse, Cambridge|List of Honorary Fellows of Peterhouse, Cambridge}}


Members of Peterhouse — as masters, fellows (including honorary fellows) or students — are known as ''Petreans.''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.petreans.net/petreans/eminent-petreans |title=Eminent |publisher=Petreans |accessdate=20 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301035742/http://www.petreans.net/petreans/eminent-petreans |archivedate=1 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Members of Peterhouse — as masters, fellows (including honorary fellows) or students — are known as ''Petreans.''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.petreans.net/petreans/eminent-petreans |title=Eminent |publisher=Petreans |access-date=20 December 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120301035742/http://www.petreans.net/petreans/eminent-petreans |archive-date=1 March 2012 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


<gallery align="center">
<gallery align="center">
File:John Whitgift from NPG.jpg|[[John Whitgift]]<br /> Archbishop of Canterbury
File:CharlesBabbage.jpg|[[Charles Babbage]] <br>Inventor of the [[difference engine]], "Father of the computer"<ref>{{cite book|author = Halacy, Daniel Stephen|title = Charles Babbage, Father of the Computer|year = 1970|publisher = Crowell-Collier Press|isbn = 0-02-741370-5 }}</ref>
File:Grafton3.JPG|[[Augustus Henry FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton|The Duke of Grafton]]<br />Prime Minister of Great Britain
File:Cavendish Henry signature.jpg|[[Henry Cavendish]]<br>Scientist, discoverer of [[hydrogen]]
File:PortraitThomasGrayByJohnGilesEccart1747to1748.jpg|[[Thomas Gray]]<br />Poet, known for the [[Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard]]
File:James Dewar.jpg|[[James Dewar|Sir James Dewar]]<br>Chemist, physicist, inventor of the [[Dewar flask]]
File:Lord-ellenborough.jpg|[[Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough]]<br />Lord Chief Justice
File:Lord Kelvin photograph.jpg|[[Lord Kelvin]]<br>Inventor and pioneer in [[thermodynamics]], [[electricity]] and [[telegraphy]]
File:CharlesBabbage.jpg|[[Charles Babbage]] <br />Inventor of the [[difference engine]], "Father of the computer"<ref>{{cite book|author = Halacy, Daniel Stephen|title = Charles Babbage, Father of the Computer|url = https://archive.org/details/charlesbabbagefa00hala|url-access = registration|year = 1970|publisher = Crowell-Collier Press|isbn = 0-02-741370-5 }}</ref>
File:James Clerk Maxwell.png|[[James Clerk Maxwell]]<br>Formulator of classical [[electromagnetic theory]]
File:Frank Whittle CH 011867.jpg|[[Frank Whittle|Sir Frank Whittle]]<br>Inventor of the [[jet engine]]
File:Cavendish Henry signature.jpg|[[Henry Cavendish]]<br />Scientist, discoverer of [[hydrogen]]
File:Elijah Hatukali Kaiba Mudenda.jpg|[[Elijah Mudenda]]<br/>Prime Minister of Zambia
File:James Dewar.jpg|[[James Dewar|Sir James Dewar]]<br />Chemist, physicist, inventor of the [[Dewar flask]]
File:Baron Kelvin 1906.jpg|[[Lord Kelvin]]<br />Inventor and pioneer in [[thermodynamics]], [[electricity]] and [[telegraphy]]
File:World Debate - Niall Ferguson crop.jpg|[[Niall Ferguson]]<br>Historian
File:James Clerk Maxwell.png|[[James Clerk Maxwell]]<br />Formulator of classical [[electromagnetic theory]]
File:PortraitThomasGrayByJohnGilesEccart1747to1748.jpg|[[Thomas Gray]]<br>Poet
File:Michael Portillo by Regents College cropped.jpg|[[Michael Portillo]]<br/>broadcaster and former politician
File:Hadi as Davis Cup c.jpg|[[Syed Mohammad Hadi]]<br /> Sportsman
File:CGreenwood2006-06Radiohead.jpg|[[Colin Greenwood]]<br>Bassist, [[Radiohead]]
File:Frank Whittle CH 011867.jpg|[[Frank Whittle|Sir Frank Whittle]]<br />Inventor of the [[jet engine]]
File:James Mason - still.JPG|[[James Mason]]<br>Actor
File:David mitchell.jpg|[[David Mitchell (comedian)|David Mitchell]]<br>Actor/comedian ([[Mitchell and Webb]]) and writer
File:Sam Mendes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 2013.jpg <br/> Director


File:Herbert Butterfield (2).jpg|[[Herbert Butterfield]]<br/>Historian, philosopher, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge
File:James Mason - still.JPG|[[James Mason]]<br />Actor

File:World Debate - Niall Ferguson crop.jpg|[[Niall Ferguson]]<br />Historian
File:Michael Portillo by Regents College cropped.jpg|[[Michael Portillo]]<br />broadcaster and former politician
File:CGreenwood2006-06Radiohead.jpg|[[Colin Greenwood]]<br />Bassist, [[Radiohead]]

File:Roger Scruton by Pete Helme.jpg|[[Roger Scruton]]<br /> Philosopher
File:Sam Mendes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, 2013.jpg|alt=Sam Mendes|[[Sam Mendes]] Film and stage director, producer and screenwriter
File:David mitchell.jpg|[[David Mitchell (comedian)|David Mitchell]]<br />Actor/comedian ([[Mitchell and Webb]]) and writer
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* [[John Kendrew]] – [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] (1962) for determining the first atomic structures of proteins using X-ray [[crystallography]].
* [[John Kendrew]] – [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] (1962) for determining the first atomic structures of proteins using X-ray [[crystallography]].
* [[Aaron Klug|Sir Aaron Klug]] – [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] (1982) for his development of [[crystallographic electron microscopy]].
* [[Aaron Klug|Sir Aaron Klug]] – [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] (1982) for his development of [[crystallographic electron microscopy]].
* [[Michael Levitt]] – [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] (2013) for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems.
* [[Michael Levitt (biophysicist)|Michael Levitt]] – [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] (2013) for the development of multiscale models for complex chemical systems.
* [[Archer Martin]] – [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] (1952) for his invention of partition [[chromatography]].
* [[Archer Martin]] – [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] (1952) for his invention of partition [[chromatography]].
* [[Max Perutz]] – [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] (1962) for determining the first atomic structures of proteins using X-ray [[crystallography]].
* [[Max Perutz]] – [[Nobel Prize in Chemistry|Chemistry]] (1962) for determining the first atomic structures of proteins using X-ray [[crystallography]].
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== Essay prizes ==
Peterhouse runs annually three essay prizes for History, Science and English. The [[Vellacott Historical Essay Prize]], The [[Kelvin Science Prize]], The [[Thomas Campion Prize]] are awarded by Peterhouse to members of the Lower Sixth or year twelve in a British [[Secondary School]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/admissions/essays.html |title=Vellacott Prize Website |publisher=Peterhouse |accessdate=4 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090602034407/http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/admissions/essays.html |archivedate=2 June 2009 }}</ref>


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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File:St. Peter's College Cambridge 2.jpg|Part of St Peter's College, view from the private gardens, 1815
File:St. Peter's College Cambridge 2.jpg|Part of St Peter's College, view from the private gardens, 1815
File:St. Peter's College Cambridge.jpg|St Peter's College, Chapel, 1815
File:St. Peter's College Cambridge.jpg|St Peter's College, Chapel, 1815
File:Peterhouse May Boat 1896 - 1.png|Peterhouse May Boat Crew, 1896
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== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{Official website|http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/}}
* {{Official website|http://www.pet.cam.ac.uk/}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101001052838/http://www.srcf.ucam.org/peterhousemcr/ MCR Website]
* [http://www.srcf.ucam.org/pet-jcr/ JCR website]
* [http://www.srcf.ucam.org/pbc/ Peterhouse Boat Club]


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Peterhouse
University of Cambridge
Old Court, facing the Chapel
Old Court, facing the Chapel
Arms of Peterhouse
Arms: Or four pallets Gules within a border of the last charged with eight ducal coronets of the first
Scarf colours: four equal stripes alternating white and blue
LocationTrumpington Street (map)
Full nameThe Master (or Keeper) and Fellows of Peterhouse in the University of Cambridge[1]
AbbreviationPET[2]
FounderHugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely
Established1284; 741 years ago (1284)
Named afterPeter the Apostle
Previous names
  • The Scholars of the Bishop of Ely
  • St Peter's College
[citation needed]
Sister collegesMerton College, Oxford
MasterProfessor Andy Parker
Undergraduates290 (2022–23)
Postgraduates187 (2022–23)
Endowment£235.1 million (2022)[3]
Websitewww.pet.cam.ac.uk
JCRwww.peterhousejcr.co.uk
MCRwww.peterhousemcr.co.uk
Boat clubwww.peterhousebc.org
Map
Peterhouse, Cambridge is located in Central Cambridge
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Location in Central Cambridge
Peterhouse, Cambridge is located in Cambridge
Peterhouse, Cambridge
Location in Cambridge

Peterhouse is the oldest constituent college of the University of Cambridge in England, founded in 1284 by Hugh de Balsham, Bishop of Ely. Peterhouse has around 300 undergraduate and 175 graduate students, and 54 fellows.[4]

Peterhouse alumni are notably eminent within the natural sciences, including scientists Lord Kelvin, Henry Cavendish, Charles Babbage, James Clerk Maxwell, James Dewar, Frank Whittle, and five Nobel prize winners in science: Sir John Kendrew, Sir Aaron Klug, Archer Martin, Max Perutz, and Michael Levitt.[5] Peterhouse alumni also include the Archbishop of Canterbury John Whitgift, Lord Chancellors, Lord Chief Justices, important poets such as Thomas Gray, the first British Fields Medallist Klaus Roth, Oscar-winning film director Sam Mendes and comedian David Mitchell. British Prime Minister Augustus FitzRoy, 3rd Duke of Grafton, and Elijah Mudenda, second prime minister of Zambia, also studied at the college.

Peterhouse is one of the wealthiest colleges in Cambridge,[6] with assets exceeding £350 million.[7] It is currently third in terms of net assets per student. Members of Peterhouse are encouraged to attend communal dinners, known as "Hall". Hall takes place in two sittings, with the second known as "Formal Hall", which consists of a three-course candlelit meal and which must be attended wearing suits and gowns. At Formal Hall, the students rise as the fellows proceed in, a gong is rung, and two Latin graces are read. Peterhouse also hosts a biennial white-tie ball as part of May Week celebrations.

In recent years, Peterhouse has been ranked as one of the highest achieving colleges in Cambridge, although academic performance tends to vary year to year due to its small population. In the past five years, it has sat in the top ten of the 29 colleges within the Tompkins Table. Peterhouse sat at fourth in 2018 and 2019.

History

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Church of St Mary the Less
Peterhouse, view from Coe Fen

Foundation

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The foundation of Peterhouse dates to 1280, when letters patent from Edward I dated Burgh, Suffolk, 24 December 1280 allowed Hugh de Balsham, to keep a number of scholars in the Hospital of St John,[8] where they were to live according to the rules of the scholars of Merton.[9] After disagreement between the scholars and the Brethren of the Hospital, both requested a separation.[10] As a result, in 1284 Balsham transferred the scholars to the present site with the purchase of two houses just outside the then Trumpington Gate to accommodate a Master and fourteen "worthy but impoverished Fellows". The Church of St Peter without Trumpington Gate was to be used by the scholars.[10] Bishop Hugo de Balsham died in 1286, bequeathing 300 marks that were used to buy further land to the south of St Peter's Church, on which the college's Hall was built.

The earliest surviving set of statutes for the college was given to it by the then Bishop of Ely, Simon Montacute, in 1344. Although based on those of Merton College, these statutes clearly display the lack of resources then available to the college. They were used in 1345 to defeat an attempt by Edward III to appoint a candidate of his own as scholar. In 1354–55, William Moschett set up a trust that resulted in nearly 70 acres (280,000 m2) of land at Fen Ditton being transferred to the College by 1391–92. The College's relative poverty was relieved in 1401 when it acquired the advowson and rectory of Hinton through the efforts of Bishop John Fordham and John Newton. During the reign of Elizabeth I, the college also acquired the area formerly known as Volney's Croft, which today is the area of St Peter's Terrace, the William Stone Building and the Scholars' Garden.

16th century onwards

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In 1553, Andrew Perne was appointed Master. His religious views were pragmatic enough to be favoured by both Mary I, who gave him the Deanery of Ely, and Elizabeth I. A contemporary joke was that the letters on the weathervane of St Peter's Church could represent "Andrew Perne, Papist" or "Andrew Perne, Protestant" according to which way the wind was blowing.[10] Having previously been close to the reformist Regius Chair of Divinity, Martin Bucer, later as vice-chancellor of the university Perne would have Bucer's bones exhumed and burnt in Market Square. John Foxe in his Actes and Monuments singled this out as "shameful railing". There is a hole burnt in the middle of the relevant page in Perne's own copy of Foxe.[11] Perne died in 1589, leaving a legacy to the college that funded a number of fellowships and scholarships, as well bequeathing an extensive collection of books. This collection and rare volumes since added to it is now known as the Perne Library.

St Peter's College, view from Trumpington Street, 1815

Between 1626 and 1634, the Master was Matthew Wren. Wren had previously accompanied Charles I on his journey to Spain to attempt to negotiate the Spanish Match. Wren was a firm supporter of Archbishop William Laud, and under Wren the college became known as a centre of Arminianism. This continued under the Mastership of John Cosin, who succeeded Wren in 1634. Under Cosin significant changes were made to the college's Chapel to bring it into line with Laud's idea of the "beauty of holiness".[10] On 13 March 1643, in the early stages of the English Civil War, Cosin was expelled from his position by a Parliamentary ordinance from the Earl of Manchester. The Earl stated that he was deposed "for his opposing the proceedings of Parliament, and other scandalous acts in the University".[12] On 21 December of the same year, statues and decorations in the Chapel were pulled down by a committee led by the Puritan zealot William Dowsing.[10][13]

The college was the first in the University to have electric lighting installed, when Lord Kelvin provided it for the Hall and Combination Room to celebrate the College's six-hundredth anniversary in 1883–1884. It was the second building in the country to get electric lighting, after the Palace of Westminster.[5]

The college developed a strong reputation for the teaching of history from the time of Harold Temperley,[14] and during World War II its fellowship simultaneously included four professors in the university's faculty for that subject – Herbert Butterfield, David Knowles, Michael Postan and Denis Brogan.[15]

Modern day

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In the 1980s Peterhouse acquired an association with Conservative politics. Maurice Cowling and Roger Scruton were both influential fellows of the College and are sometimes described as key figures in the so-called "Peterhouse right" – an intellectual movement linked to philosophical conservativism.[16] While often associated with Thatcherite politics (notably, the Conservative politicians Michael Portillo and Michael Howard both studied at Peterhouse), the extent to which Margaret Thatcher's economic liberalism was admired within the movement was limited. During this period, which coincided with the mastership of Hugh Trevor-Roper, the college endured a period of significant conflict among the fellowship, particularly between Trevor-Roper and Cowling.[17]

Trevor-Roper feuded constantly with Cowling and his allies, while launching a series of administrative reforms. Women were admitted in 1983 at his urging. The British journalist Neal Ascherson summarised the quarrel between Cowling and Trevor-Roper as:

Lord Dacre, far from being a romantic Tory ultra, turned out to be an anti-clerical Whig with a preference for free speech over superstition. He did not find it normal that fellows should wear mourning on the anniversary of General Franco's death, attend parties in SS uniform or insult black and Jewish guests at high table. For the next seven years, Trevor-Roper battled to suppress the insurgency of the Cowling clique ("a strong mind trapped in its own glutinous frustrations"), and to bring the college back to a condition in which students might actually want to go there. Neither side won this struggle, which soon became a campaign to drive Trevor-Roper out of the college by grotesque rudeness and insubordination.[18]

In a review of Adam Sisman's 2010 biography of Trevor-Roper, the Economist wrote that picture of Peterhouse in the 1980s was "startling", stating the college had become under Cowling's influence a sort of right-wing "lunatic asylum", who were determined to sabotage Trevor-Roper's reforms.[19] In 1987 Trevor-Roper retired complaining of "seven wasted years."[20]

Peterhouse may have been one of the sources of inspiration for Tom Sharpe's Porterhouse Blue.[21]

In the 21st century Peterhouse has established a more modern and welcoming reputation.[citation needed]

Available course list

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They are the available course list of Peterhouse.[22]

  • Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic
  • Archaeology
  • Architecture
  • Asian and Middle Eastern Studies
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Classics
  • Computer Science
  • Design
  • Economics
  • Engineering
  • English
  • History
  • History and Modern Languages
  • History and Politics
  • History of Art
  • Human, Social and Political Sciences
  • Law
  • Linguistics
  • Mathematics
  • Medicine
  • Modern and Medieval Languages
  • Music
  • Natural Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Physics)
  • Philosophy
  • Theology, Religion, and Philosophy of Religion

There are several courses offered by Cambridge but not being available at Peterhouse. They are: Education; Geography; Land Economy; Psychological and Behavioural Sciences; and Veterinary Medicine.[23]

Buildings and grounds

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The Chapel cloisters, through which Old Court can be seen

Peterhouse has its main site situated on Trumpington Street, to the south of Cambridge's town centre. The main portion of the college is just to the north of the Fitzwilliam Museum, and its grounds run behind the museum. The buildings date from a wide variety of times, and have been much altered over the years. The college is reputed to have been at least partially destroyed by fire in 1420. The entrance of the college has shifted through its lifetime as well, with the change being principally the result of the demolition of the row of houses that originally lined Trumpington Street on the east side of the college. In 1574, a map shows the entrance being on the south side of a single main court. The modern entrance is to the east, straight onto Trumpington Street.[8]

First Court

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The area closest to Trumpington Street is referred to as First Court. It is bounded to the north by the Burrough's Building (added in the 18th century), to the east by the street, to the south by the Porters' lodge and to the west by the chapel. Above the Porters' lodge is the Perne Library, named in honour of Andrew Perne, a former Master, and originally built in 1590 to house the collection that he donated to the college. It was extended towards the road in 1633 and features interior woodwork that was added in 1641–48 by William Ashley, who was also responsible for similar woodwork in the chapel.[24] Electric lighting was added to the library in 1937.[25] The area above the Perne Library was used as the Ward Library (the college's general purpose library) from 1952 to 1984, but that has now been moved to its own building in the north-west corner of the college site.[26]

Burrough's Building

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The Burrough's Building is situated at the front of the college, parallel to the Chapel. It is named after its architect, Sir James Burrough, the Master of Caius,[27] and was built in 1736. It is one of several Cambridge neo-Palladian buildings designed by Burrough. Others include the remodelling of the Hall and Old Court at Trinity Hall and the chapel at Clare College. The building is occupied by fellows and college offices.


Old Court

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Peterhouse's Dining Hall

Old Court lies beyond the Chapel cloisters. To the south of the court is the dining hall, the only College building that survives from the 13th century. Between 1866 and 1870, the hall was restored by the architect George Gilbert Scott, Jr. Under Scott, the timber roof was repaired and two old parlours merged to form a new Combination Room. The stained glass windows were also replaced with Pre-Raphaelite pieces by William Morris, Ford Madox Brown and Edward Burne-Jones.[10] The fireplace (originally built in 1618) was restored with tiles by Morris, including depictions of St Peter and Hugo de Balsham.[28] The hall was extensively renovated in 2006-7.

The north and west sides of Old Court were added in the 15th century, and classicised in the 18th century.[10] The chapel makes up the fourth, east side to the court. Rooms in Old Court are occupied by a mixture of fellows and undergraduates. The north side of the court also house Peterhouse's MCR (Middle Combination Room).

Chapel

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Interior of the Chapel

Viewed from the main entrance to Peterhouse on Trumpington Street, the altar end of the Chapel is the most immediately visible building. The Chapel was built in 1628 when the Master of the time Matthew Wren (Christopher Wren's uncle) demolished the college's original hostels. Previously the college had employed the adjacent Church of St Mary the Less as its chapel. The Chapel was consecrated on 17 March 1632 by Francis White, Bishop of Ely.[8] The building's style reflects the contemporary religious trend towards Arminianism. The Laudian Gothic style of the Chapel mixes Renaissance details but incorporated them into a traditional Gothic building. The Chapel's Renaissance architecture contains a Pietà altarpiece and a striking ceiling of golden suns. Its placement in the centre of one side of a court, between open colonnades is unusual, being copied for a single other college (Emmanuel) by Christopher Wren.[29] The original stained glass was destroyed by Parliamentarians in 1643, with only the east window's crucifixion scene (based on Rubens's Le Coup de Lance) surviving.[nb 1] The current side windows are by Max Ainmiller, and were added in 1855. The cloisters on each side of the Chapel date from the 17th century. Their design was classicised in 1709, while an ornamental porch was removed in 1755. The Peterhouse Partbooks, music manuscripts from the early years of the Chapel, survive, and are one of the most important collections of Tudor and Jacobean church music. The Chapel Choir, one of the smallest in Cambridge, has recently attracted wider interest for its regular performances of this material, some of which has not been heard since the 16th century. The Organ in the Chapel was installed in 1765 John Snetzler. During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the Organ was expanded and renovated by Hill & Son (1893-94) and Noel Mander (1963). In 2023, the Organ underwent a substantial restoration and renovation project by Flentrop and Klais. This restoration uniquely provides two mechanical-action consoles: one 'historic' console intended to recreate the experience of playing Snetzler's original instrument; the other a contemporary console, to allow for the performance of a wider range of repertoire.[31]

The first person buried in the Chapel was Samuel Horne, a fellow of the college.[8] Horne was probably chaplain.

I and H staircases, Gisborne Court, Peterhouse

Gisborne Court

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Gisborne Court is accessible through an archway leading from the west side of Old Court. It was built in 1825-6.[10] Its cost was met with part of a benefaction of 1817 from the Rev. Francis Gisborne, a former fellow. The court is built in white brick with stone dressings in a simple Gothic revival style from the designs of William McIntosh Brookes. Only three sides to the court were built, with the fourth side being a screen wall. The wall was demolished in 1939, leaving only its footing.[32] Rooms in Gisborne Court are mainly occupied by undergraduates. Many previously housed distinguished alumni, including Lord Kelvin in I staircase.

Whittle Building in Gisborne Court, Peterhouse.

Whittle Building

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The Whittle Building, named after Petrean Frank Whittle, opened on the western side of Gisborne Court in early 2015. Designed in neo-gothic style by John Simpson Architects, it contains en-suite undergraduate accommodation, the student bar and common room, a function room and a gym. Its design recalls that of the original screen-wall that once stood in its place.[33] In 2015 the building was shortlisted for the Carbuncle Cup, given annually by the magazine Building Design to "the ugliest building in the United Kingdom completed in the last 12 months".[34][35]

Fen Court

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Beyond Gisborne Court is Fen Court, a 20th-century building partially on stilts. Fen Court was built between 1939 and 1941 from designs by H. C. Hughes and his partner Peter Bicknell.[36] It was amongst the earliest buildings in Cambridge designed in the style of the Modern Movement pioneered by Walter Gropius at the Bauhaus. The carved panel by Anthony Foster over the entrance doorway evokes the mood in Britain as the building was completed. It bears the inscription DE PROFUNDIS CLAMAVI MCMXL — "out of the depths have I cried out 1940". These are the first words of Psalm 130, one of the Penitential Psalms. Alongside the inscription is a depiction of St Peter being saved from the sea.

An adjacent bath-house, known as the Birdwood Building, used to make up the western side of Gisborne Court. This was also designed by Hughes and Bicknell, and was built between 1932 and 1934.[36] It was demolished in 2013 to make way for the new Whittle Building.

Ward Library

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Ward library entrance

The north-west corner of the main site is occupied by former Victorian warehouses containing the Ward Library, as well as a theatre and function room. The building it is housed in was originally the University's Museum of Classical Archaeology and was designed by Basil Champneys in 1883. It was adapted to its modern purpose by Robert Potter in 1982 and opened in its current form as a library two years later. In recent years, the final gallery of the old museum building has been converted into a reading room, named the Gunn Gallery, after Chan Gunn.[37]

Gardens

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Exterior of the Hall, leading to the Deer Park.

While officially being named the Grove, the grounds to the south of Gisborne Court have been known as the Deer Park since deer were brought there in the 19th century. During that period it achieved fame as the smallest deer park in England. After the First World War the deer sickened and passed their illness onto stock that had been imported from the Duke of Portland's estate at Welbeck Abbey in an attempt to improve the situation. There are no longer any deer.

Peterhouse Deer Park in Spring

The remainder of the college's gardens divide into areas known as the Fellows' Garden, just to the south of Old Court, and the Scholars' Garden, at the south end of the site, surrounding the William Stone Building.

William Stone Building

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William Stone Building, Scholars' Garden

The William Stone Building stands in the Scholars' Garden and was funded by a £100,000 bequest from William Stone (1857–1958), a former scholar of the college. Erected in 1963-4, to a design by Sir Leslie Martin and Sir Colin St John Wilson, it is an eight-storey brick tower[38] housing eight fellows and 24 undergraduates. It has been refurbished, converting the rooms to en-suite.

Trumpington Street

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The college also occupies a number of buildings on Trumpington Street.[39]

Master's Lodge

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Master's Lodge

The Master's Lodge is situated across Trumpington Street from the College, and was bequeathed to the College in 1727 by a fellow, Charles Beaumont, son of the 30th Master of the college, Joseph Beaumont. It is built in red brick in the Queen Anne style.[5]

The Hostel

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The Hostel is situated next to the Master's Lodge. It was built in a neo-Georgian style in 1926 from designs by Thomas Henry Lyon. The Hostel was intended to be part of a larger complex but only one wing was built. It currently houses undergraduates and some fellows. During World War II the London School of Economics was housed in The Hostel and nearby buildings, at the invitation of the Master and Fellows.[40]

Cosin Court

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Behind the Hostel lies Cosin Court, which provides accommodation for fellows and mature, postgraduate, and married students. The court is named for John Cosin (1594–1672) who was successively Master of Peterhouse, Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University and Prince-Bishop of Durham.

St Peter's Terrace

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St Peter's Terrace

This row of Georgian townhouses houses first-year undergraduates, fellows, and some graduate students in basement flats. It is directly in front of the William Stone Building.[41]

Arms

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The College has, during its history, used five different coats of arms. The one currently in use has two legitimate blazons. The first form is the original grant by Robert Cooke, Clarenceux King of Arms, in 1575:

Or four pallets Gules within a border of the last charged with eight ducal coronets of the first.

The College did, however, habitually use a version with three pallets, and this was allowed at the Herald's Visitation of Cambridgeshire in 1684. The latter version (with three pallets) was officially adopted by the Governing Body in 1935. The construction of the arms is that of the founder, Hugo de Balsham, surrounded by the crowns of the See of Ely.[42]

Grace

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Latin English

Benedic nos Domine, et dona Tua, quae de Tua largitate sumus sumpturi, et concede, ut illis salubriter nutriti, Tibi debitum obsequium praestare valeamus, per Christum Dominum nostrum, Amen.

Deus est caritas, et qui manet in caritate in Deo manet, et Deus in eo: sit Deus in nobis, et nos maneamus in ipso. Amen.

Bless us, O Lord, and Thy gifts, which of Thy bounty we are about to receive, and grant that, fed wholesomely upon them, we may be able to offer due service unto Thee, through Christ our Lord, Amen.

God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him: let God be in us, and let us remain in the same. Amen.

Peterhouse and Jesus College are the only two colleges to have two separate halves to their grace, the first being a standard grace, and the second a quotation of 1 John 4:16.

People associated with Peterhouse

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Members of Peterhouse — as masters, fellows (including honorary fellows) or students — are known as Petreans.[43]

Nobel laureates

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Peterhouse has five Nobel laureates associated with it, either as former students or fellows.

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "We went to Peter-house, 1643, December 21, with officers and soldiers, and in the presence of Mr. Hanscott, Mr. Wilson, the President Mr. Francis, Mr. Maxey, and other Fellows... We pulled down two mighty great angells, with wings, and divers other angells, and the 4 Evangelists, and Peter, with his keies on the chappell door and about a hundred chirubims and angells, and divers superstitious letters in gold."[30]

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