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| Fitzwilliam College |
| The college was named Fitzwilliam Hall until 1924 - hence this postcard must date from before that year. |
| Fitzwilliam College was formed out of the Non-Collegiate Students Board (which was founded in 1869) and became a College of Cambridge University in 1966. It was known as Fitzwilliam Hall until 1924 and then Fitzwilliam House until the foundatiion of the college. It was originally based at Fitzwilliam House, opposite the Fitzwilliam Museum, but today the main campus is sited off Storey's Way, to the north-west of Cambridge, Female undergraduates were first admitted in 1979. |
| Notable alumni include Norman Lamont, former Chancellor of the Exchequer; Derek Pringle, Engand cricketer; Christopher Martin-Jenkins, cricket writer and broadcaster; David Starkey, TV historian; |
| Follow this link for the College website. |
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| Fitzwilliam is of course a comparatively young college and there are not many older postcards - we've only found one so far. If you can help with more, please get in touch ! |
| To see the college on a map, please follow this link. |
| Reproductions of postcards with a (Z) following the description are available to buy from Zazzle - just click on the (Z) ! |