Senate House (University of Cambridge)

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The Senate House of the University of Cambridge in the centre of the city is used mainly for degree ceremonies and formerly for meetings of the Council of the Senate. It was built in 1722-1730 by architect James Gibbs in a neo-classical style using Portland stone.

At the end of the academic year, class lists for most degrees are posted up on the outer wall of the building. The results of Part II and Part III of the Mathematical Tripos, however, are read out to the waiting students from the balcony of the Senate House, after which piles of class-lists are thrown to the ground like confetti in a time-honoured manner.

During the night of 7-8 June 1958 a party of engineering students from Gonville & Caius College placed an Austin Seven van (from which they had removed the engine and rear axle) on the apex of the Senate House roof.^[1]

[edit] See also

• wooden spoon (award)

[edit] References

1. ^ Nigel Balchin; Peter Davy. A van that went up in the world. Retrieved on 2007-09-05.

[edit] External links

• Photograph of the Cambridge University Senate House

• Senate House (University of Cambridge) is at coordinates 52°12′20″N 0°07′03″E / 52.2055861, 0.117377778 (Senate House (University of Cambridge))Coordinates: 52°12′20″N 0°07′03″E / 52.2055861, 0.117377778 (Senate House (University of Cambridge))