Cambridge 2000: Trinity College: Great Court: King Edward's Tower
Trinity College: Great Court: King Edward's Tower
King Edward's Tower is where the Great Court clock is located
which rings the hour twice, supposedly once for Trinity and
once for St John's. It is this clock which is used to time
the race by students around Great Court at midnight on the
night of the annual Matriculation Feast, as
featured in the film 'The Chariots of Fire', although Trinity
did not allow this to be filmed in college. The idea is to
get around the court before the clock finishes ringing, and
the only way most people can do this is by cutting corners.
The
Trinity chapel
is to the right in the picture.
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