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==Location and construction==
 
==Location and construction==
 
[[File:Cambridge_-_University_of_Cambridge_-_1355.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Senate House interior]]
 
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The building, which is situated in the centre of the city between [[King's College, Cambridge|King's]] and [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge|Gonville and Caius]] Colleges, was designed by architect James Gibbs, based to an unclear extent on designs by the gentleman-architect Sir James Burrough,<ref>Howard Colvin, ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600 - 1850'', 3rd ed. 1995, ''s.v.'' "Burrough, Sir James".</ref> and built in 1722–1730 by Gibbs in a neo-classical style using Portland stone.<ref name=b09>{{cite book|author1=John Britton |author2=Edward Wedlake Brayley |author2-link=Edward Wedlake Brayley |author3=Joseph Nightingale |author3-link=Joseph Nightingale |author4=James Norris Brewer |author4-link=James Norris Brewer |author5=John Evans |author6=John Hodgson |author7=Francis Charles Laird |author7-link=Francis Charles Laird |author8=Frederic Shoberl |author8-link=Frederic Shoberl |author9=John Bigland |author9-link=John Bigland |author10=Thomas Rees |author11=Thomas Hood |author12=John Harris |title=The Beauties of England and Wales, or, Delineations, topographical, historical, and descriptive, of each county |url=https://archive.org/details/beautiesengland23braygoog |access-date=7 April 2011 |year=1809 |publisher=Printed by Thomas Maiden, for Vernor and Hood [and 6 others] |page=[https://archive.org/details/beautiesengland23braygoog/page/n110 97] |author-link1=John Britton (antiquary)}}</ref> The ceremony to lay the first stone was performed by Thomas Crosse, then Vice-Chancellor, on 22 June 1722.<ref name="Cooper">Cooper, Charles Henry (1866) "Memorials of Cambridge (Volume 3)", Cambridge: Wm Metcalfe.</ref> The site was previously used for houses, which were purchased by an Act of Parliament, dated 11 June 1720. It was officially opened in July 1730, although the western end was not completed until 1768.
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The building, which is situated in the centre of the city between [[King's College, Cambridge|King's]] and [[Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge|Gonville and Caius]] Colleges, was designed by architect James Gibbs, based to an unclear extent on designs by the gentleman-architect Sir James Burrough,<ref>Howard Colvin, ''A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600 - 1850'', 3rd ed. 1995, ''s.v.'' "Burrough, Sir James".</ref> and built in 1722–1730 by Gibbs in a neo-classical style using Portland stone.<ref name=b09>Britton, John; Wedlake Brayley, Edward; Nightingale, Joseph; Brewer, James Norris; Evans, John; Hodgson, John; Laird, Francis Charles; Shoberl, Frederic; Bigland, John; Rees, Thomas; Harris, John: '[https://archive.org/details/beautiesengland23braygoog The Beauties of England and Wales, or, Delineations, topographical, historical, and descriptive, of each county] (Vernor and Hood, 1809)</ref> The ceremony to lay the first stone was performed by Thomas Crosse, then Vice-Chancellor, on 22 June 1722.<ref name="Cooper">Cooper, Charles Henry (1866) "Memorials of Cambridge (Volume 3)", Cambridge: Wm Metcalfe.</ref> The site was previously used for houses, which were purchased by an Act of Parliament, dated 11 June 1720. It was officially opened in July 1730, although the western end was not completed until 1768.
  
 
The Senate House was originally intended to be one side of a quadrangle, however the rest of the structure was never completed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/england/cambridge/gibbs/senate.html |title=Images of Senate House, Cambridge, by James Gibbs |publisher=Bluffton.edu |access-date=7 April 2011}}</ref> It forms part of the Old Schools Site. It is a Grade I listed building.<ref>{{NHLE|1322818|The Senate House|grade=I}}</ref>
 
The Senate House was originally intended to be one side of a quadrangle, however the rest of the structure was never completed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/england/cambridge/gibbs/senate.html |title=Images of Senate House, Cambridge, by James Gibbs |publisher=Bluffton.edu |access-date=7 April 2011}}</ref> It forms part of the Old Schools Site. It is a Grade I listed building.<ref>{{NHLE|1322818|The Senate House|grade=I}}</ref>
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Senate House

Cambridgeshire

Cambridge University Senate House.jpg
The Senate House from the Great St Mary's
Location
Grid reference: TL44785849
Location: 52°12’20"N, 0°7’3"E
City: Cambridge
History
Address: King's Parade
Built 1722 – 1730
By: James Gibbs
Neoclassical
Information
Owned by: University of Cambridge

The Senate House is a Georgian, neo-cassical hall on King's Parade in the heart of academic Cambridge, built for meetings of the Senate of the University of Cambridge. Today it is mainly used for graduation ceremonies.

The Senate House was begun in 1722 and completed in 1730, to the design of James Gibbs.

Location and construction

Senate House interior

The building, which is situated in the centre of the city between King's and Gonville and Caius Colleges, was designed by architect James Gibbs, based to an unclear extent on designs by the gentleman-architect Sir James Burrough,[1] and built in 1722–1730 by Gibbs in a neo-classical style using Portland stone.[2] The ceremony to lay the first stone was performed by Thomas Crosse, then Vice-Chancellor, on 22 June 1722.[3] The site was previously used for houses, which were purchased by an Act of Parliament, dated 11 June 1720. It was officially opened in July 1730, although the western end was not completed until 1768.

The Senate House was originally intended to be one side of a quadrangle, however the rest of the structure was never completed.[4] It forms part of the Old Schools Site. It is a Grade I listed building.[5]

History and usage

Graduation ceremony

Graduands entering the Senate House
Lord Eatwell leaving the Senate House

Graduates receiving an undergraduate degree wear the academic dress that they were entitled to before graduating: for example, most students becoming Bachelors of Arts wear undergraduate gowns and not BA gowns. Graduates are presented in the Senate House college by college, in order of foundation or recognition by the university, except for the royal colleges.

The 31 colleges process to the Senate House in the following order: [6]

  1. King's College heraldic shield King's
  2. Trinity College coat of arms Trinity
  3. St John's College heraldic shield St John's
  4. Peterhouse coat of arms Peterhouse
  5. Clare College heraldic shield Clare
  6. Pembroke College heraldic shield Pembroke
  7. Gonville and Caius College heraldic shield Gonville & Caius
  8. Trinity Hall heraldic shield Trinity Hall
  9. Corpus Christi heraldic shield Corpus Christi
  10. Queens' College heraldic shield Queens'
  11. St Catharine's College heraldic shield St Catharine's
  12. Jesus College heraldic shield Jesus
  13. Christ's College heraldic shield Christ's
  14. Magdalene College heraldic shield Magdalene
  15. Emmanuel College heraldic shield Emmanuel
  16. Sidney Sussex College heraldic shield Sidney Sussex
  17. Downing College heraldic shield Downing
  18. Arms of Girton College, Cambridge.svg Girton
  19. Newnham College heraldic shield Newnham
  20. Selwyn College heraldic shield Selwyn
  21. Arms of Fitzwilliam College Fitzwilliam
  22. Churchill College, Cambridge arms Churchill
  23. MurrayEdwardsCollegeCrest.svg Murray Edwards
  24. Darwin College Arms.svg Darwin
  25. Wolfson College Crest Wolfson
  26. Clare Hall heraldic shield Clare Hall
  27. Robinson College heraldic shield Robinson
  28. Lucy Cavendish College heraldic shield Lucy Cavendish
  29. St Edmund's College, Cambridge arms.svg St Edmund's
  30. Hughes Hall heraldic shield Hughes Hall
  31. Homerton College arms.svg Homerton

During the congregation, graduands are brought forth by the Praelector of their college, who takes them by the right hand, and presents them to the vice-chancellor for the degree they are about to take. The Praelector presents graduands with the following Latin statement, substituting the name of the degree for "____":

"Latin: Dignissima domina, Domina Procancellaria et tota Academia praesento vobis hunc virum quem scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneum ad gradum assequendum _____; idque tibi fide mea praesto totique Academiae.

(Most worthy Vice-Chancellor and the whole University, I present to you this man whom I know to be suitable as much by character as by learning to proceed to the degree of ____; for which I pledge my faith to you and to the whole University.)"

and female graduands with the following:

"Latin: Dignissima domina, Domina Procancellaria et tota Academia praesento vobis hanc mulierem quam scio tam moribus quam doctrina esse idoneam ad gradum assequendum ____; idque tibi fide mea praesto totique Academiae.

(Most worthy Vice-Chancellor and the whole University, I present to you this woman whom I know to be suitable as much by character as by learning to proceed to the degree of ____; for which I pledge my faith to you and to the whole University.)"

After presentation, the graduand is called by name and kneels before the vice-chancellor and proffers their hands to the vice-chancellor, who clasps them and then confers the degree through the following Latin statement—the Trinitarian formula (in nomine Patris...) may be omitted at the request of the graduand:

"Latin: Auctoritate mihi commissa admitto te ad gradum ____, in nomine Patris et Filii et Spiritus Sancti.

(By the authority committed to me, I admit you to the degree of ____, in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.)"

The now-graduate then rises, bows and leaves the Senate House through the Doctor's door, where he or she receives his or her certificate, into Senate House passage.

At the University of Cambridge, each graduation is a separate act of the university's governing body, the Regent House, and must be voted on as with any other act. A formal meeting of the Regent House, known as a Congregation, is held for this purpose.[7]

University's 800th Anniversary

Light show on the Senate House, for the 800th anniversary of the foundation of the university.

As part of the University's 800th anniversary celebrations in 2008, the side of the Senate House was illuminated with a light show, illustrating aspects of the history of the university.[8]

Outside links

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References

  1. Howard Colvin, A Biographical Dictionary of British Architects, 1600 - 1850, 3rd ed. 1995, s.v. "Burrough, Sir James".
  2. Britton, John; Wedlake Brayley, Edward; Nightingale, Joseph; Brewer, James Norris; Evans, John; Hodgson, John; Laird, Francis Charles; Shoberl, Frederic; Bigland, John; Rees, Thomas; Harris, John: 'The Beauties of England and Wales, or, Delineations, topographical, historical, and descriptive, of each county (Vernor and Hood, 1809)
  3. Cooper, Charles Henry (1866) "Memorials of Cambridge (Volume 3)", Cambridge: Wm Metcalfe.
  4. "Images of Senate House, Cambridge, by James Gibbs". Bluffton.edu. http://www.bluffton.edu/~sullivanm/england/cambridge/gibbs/senate.html. 
  5. National Heritage List 1322818: The Senate House (Grade I listing)
  6. "Statutes and Ordinances 2011: Admission to Degrees". University of Cambridge. 21 May 2011. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/so/pdfs/ordinance02.pdf. 
  7. "Graduation: The Ceremony". University of Cambridge. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/students/studentregistry/current/newstud/graduation/ceremony.html. 
  8. "Bells sound around the world as light show launches 800th Anniversary". Admin.cam.ac.uk. 16 January 2009. http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/news/dp/2009011601. 


Colleges of the University of Cambridge

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