Grange Road, Cambridge

Grange Road is a street in Cambridge, England. It stretches north–south, meeting Madingley Road (A1303) at a T-junction to the north and Barton Road (A603) to the south. It runs approximately parallel with the River Cam to the east. Grange Road is almost one mile long and has 17th century origins. It contains several colleges of the University of Cambridge.

Houses in Grange Road
Selwyn College Grange Road Gate
Newnham College on Grange Road
Tyndale House, a theological library, in Selwyn Gardens off the southern end of Grange Road

History

Several colleges of the University of Cambridge are located alongside Grange Road. The road dates from the 17th century when it was built to allow horse-drawn carriages to navigate the western side of Cambridge. It has been rebuilt many times since. It is located near The Backs and the city centre of Cambridge.

The area has experienced growth and urbanisation in recent years as Selwyn and Newnham Colleges have expanded their main sites.

University of Cambridge colleges

Several of the colleges of the University of Cambridge are located beside Grange Road. Some other colleges have expanded and built student accommodation, study centres, or gardens along Grange Road.

The Sidgwick Site nearby is home to several of the university's arts and humanities faculties.

Theological colleges

The Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology at 12 Grange Road is a Roman Catholic theological college.[1]

Tyndale House at 36 Selwyn Gardens, off Grange Road, is a biblical research institute and library.[2]

King's College School

King's College School, associated with King's College, is also located on West Road, just off Grange Road. St John's College School, associated with St John's College, is located on Grange Road.

Sports clubs

The Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club, also known as CURFUC, is located on Grange Road opposite Selwyn College. It hosts both rugby and American football matches played by the respective university teams. Behind the main pitch the Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club has a training area which is often used by the local colleges to train for inter-collegiate league matches.[3][4] The field and centre have undergone redevelopment in recent years to expand and modernise the site so that it can be used by all members of Cambridge University. In addition to serving as a training facility, it has hosted a number of national and international tournaments.[5] The Cambridge University Real Tennis Club is also located here near Burrell's Walk.[6]

Cambridge University Library

The Cambridge University Library is one of the largest legal deposit libraries in the world and was designed by architect Giles Gilbert Scott. The main building, archives, and tower of the Cambridge University Library are all located on Grange Road. The Library is south of Burrell's Walk and north of King's College School.

References
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  1. "Contact Us". Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  2. "What we do". Tyndale House. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
  3. benedge (24 June 2015). "Sport". Robinson College. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  4. "CURUFC fixture list 2021/22". www.curufc.com. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
  5. Cambridge University Rugby Union Football Club, Cambridge 2000.
  6. Cambridge University Real Tennis Club, Cambridge 2000.

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