Gardens · London
Newnham Grange
Newnham Grange — a garden in england-london, United Kingdom.
Sebastian Ballard — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2.5 h
- Best time of year
- Spring & summer (Apr–Sep)
- Dog-friendly
About
Newnham Grange is a garden of interest in england-london, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Newnham Grange () is a Grade II listed house on Silver Street, Cambridge, next to the River Cam and The Backs. Since 1962 it has been part of Darwin College, Cambridge.
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Background
History
The building was built in 1793 for the family of Patrick Beales, a local corn and coal merchant and twice Mayor of Cambridge. After the death of Beales's daughters, the house was bought by George Darwin and his wife Maud Darwin in 1885 and extensively remodelled. The Darwins had five children: Sir George died in 1912, and after the death of his wife, the house subsequently passed to Sir Charles Galton Darwin and his wife Katharine Pember Darwin. They had the following children: Lady Maud Darwin died at the house in 1947. After Sir Charles Darwin's death in 1962, the house was donated by the family for the foundation of Darwin College in 1964. The house is extensively described and…
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- Coordinates
- 52.2009, 0.1139
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- Cambridge
- Parish
- Cambridge, unparished area
- Postcode
- CB3 9EU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Cambridge
- Official site
- www.classics.cam.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15262174 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newnham Grange (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newnham Grange?
- Newnham Grange is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 52.2009°, 0.1139°.