Solitude

Jesus College Chapel, Cambridge

 

Chapel Notices

It really was an unexpected privilege to be able to visit the Jesus College Chapel on my own in advance of the choir's engagement for evensong. According to Wikipedia, "When founded in 1496, the college consisted of buildings taken over from the Nunnery of St Mary and St Radegund, which was founded at the beginning of the 12th century. The chapel is the oldest university building in Cambridge still in use and predates the foundation of the college by 350 years; it also predates the university by half a century."

Jesus College

One of the rarest, if not THE rarest, moment on our trip was the morning I had free to wander into Cambridge on my own and to explore Jesus College, founded in 1496. Things must have been slow, because as soon as I passed through this impressive entrance, a security guard, hearing that I was there to scope out the place before the choir's evening performance, very generously offered to to give me my own private tour!

Room with a View

After our short stop in Lincoln, the choir pressed on to Cambridge where we stayed at the slightly less glamorous, but nonetheless strategically located, Premier Inn. Didn't make much difference, anyway, as we really only had time to sleep and eat in the hotel. 

I agree, though, along with probably a whole lot of tour organizers, that glamor must sometimes give way to convenience. And the Premier Inn on Newmarket Road could hardly have been more convenient, being within an easy and pleasant one mile walk to Jesus College where we would be singing next. 

View looked much the same whether seen vertically or horizontally. :-)

Steep Hill

Lincoln, England

Lincoln Flowers

Lincoln Cathedral

Lincoln Cloister

Built originally in the 13th century the cloister was rebuilt in 1674 by Sir Christopher Wren during his work on the Lincoln Cathedral.