It was with great sadness yesterday that we learned of the passing of our much loved and long-standing Head Porter, Mr Gerald Meade. The College flag will be flying at half-mast for three days to mark his passing
Peterhouse, Cambridge
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The latest news from Peterhouse, the oldest University of Cambridge College, founded in 1284.
- End of an era! Don't miss the interview with Martin Bond a.k.a. @acambridgediary in the Guardian following the end of his 13 year daily photo challenge. Includes an iconic photograph of the late Mr Meade, Head Porter to generations of Petreans
- An arresting photo to celebrate the start of Lent Term 2022: the Hall in winter sunlight, courtesy of Quentin Maile, one of our butlers and a talented photographer
- Outrageous flouting of the "keep off the grass" rules this week in Gisborne Court by this early morning visitor...
- ✨Congratulations✨ to all our Peterhouse students graduating today! We wish you all the best in whatever comes next🥰🎓
- Congratulations to the Master @Bridget_Kendall on being chosen for the David Crystal Award, presented annually to an individual "for whom languages have been a constant in their work and life and who has used that knowledge to help or inspire others"
- Go House! A huge well done to our alumni team for winning Christmas University Challenge 2018!
- We are delighted to learn that we have 3 Petreans in the @theboatraces this year! Congratulations to James Cracknell, Sam Hookway and Natan Wegrzycki-Szymczyk
- Congratulations to @LeaMundi on winning this prestigious prize for her dissertation “Ancient Philosophy within a Global Purview: Parmenides and Zhuangzi on Expressing what Can (and Cannot) be Known” 🔗pet.cam.ac.uk/news/dr-lea-ca…
- Replying to @Peterhouse_CamMr Meade, as he was known to most, prided himself on never forgetting a face, and in turn he will be fondly remembered and greatly missed by the generations of Petreans, Fellows and staff who knew him.
- Beautiful photo showing the tulips flourishing outside of the Porters' Lodge.Spring in Cambridge, 13 April 2020.
- On Friday afternoon, the Fellows and staff of the College paid their respects to the Former Master, the late Professor Sir John Meurig Thomas. By custom Fellows followed his coffin as it was carried round Old Court, before the private funeral took place in Little St Mary's.
- The recently restored Brewhouse has been recognised as Highly Commended in the 2023 Civic Trust AABC Conservation Award @CTAwards both for the eastern area, and nationally. 🔗pet.cam.ac.uk/brewhouse
