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The Chapel is the most beautiful building in the College. Built after the Civil War by Christopher Wren, it was a breath of fresh air in the tired late Gothic of C17th England. The striking marble floor, the intricate plaster roof, and the glowing ancient woodwork make it a jewel-like and truly lovely space.
Pembroke College was the first in Cambridge to have a Chapel of its own: earlier Colleges worshipped in the nearest parish church. To secure this privilege the foundress, the Countess of Pembroke, obtained special licences from the Pope.
Pembroke College (officially "The Master, Fellows and Scholars of the College or Hall of Valence-Mary") is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge, [3] England. The college is the third-oldest college of the university and has over 700 students and fellows.
The Pembroke College Chapel Choir has one of the most exciting and varied ranges of choral endeavours among Oxbridge choirs, featuring popular collaborations, media appearances and outreach work alongside the primary responsibility of contributing to worship in the college’s chapel.
Pembroke College Chapel, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. 336 likes · 36 talking about this · 171 were here. This is the official page of Pembroke College Chapel. Follow us to keep up with events, updates,...
28 de may. de 2024 · Pembroke College, by including a College chapel in the 14th-century buildings enclosing the court, is an early example of the typical collegiate plan at Cambridge; but the architectural evidence of it has been almost destroyed by demolitions made within the last eighty-five years.
Pembroke College Chapel Choir. Sitting at the centre of music and worship at Pembroke college, the chapel choir is formed of around 24 singers drawn from the University. They study a wide range of subjects and come from a variety of musical backgrounds.
