This watercolour painting showing Jesus College Gatehouse is an iconic 17th–century building located in Cambridge, England. The Gatehouse is the main entrance to the college and serves as a symbol of the college‘s long history. It was designed by Christopher Wren in 1627, and it is a Grade I listed building. The Gatehouse is made of brick and stone, and is decorated with statues of the college‘s founder, Lady Margaret Beaufort, and the college‘s coat of arms. The Gatehouse is the first thing visitors see when they enter the college, and it is a reminder of the college‘s historical significance. The Gatehouse also serves as the entrance to the college‘s library and chapel, which are both open to the public.
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- Jesus College Gatehouse seen from the ‘Chimney’ – the term is derived from the Middle French word cheminée, for “little path” or “little way”
- combined choirs of the Jesus College Choir and the Chapel Choir performing on the rooftops
- four Jesus College permanent collection sculptures (1.Barry Flanagan – Bronze Horse 2.Richard Bray – Maple Three Piece 3.Cornelia Parker – Moon Landing 4.Barry Flanagan – The Cricketer)
- ‘Okukor’ – a bronze cockerel statue (held by Jesus College, Cambridge, from 1905 to 2021) flying off on the balloon back to Nigeria (balloon in Nigerian national colours)
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- Jesus College rowboats gliding through the clouds (recognisable black and red college colours)
- Finch – one of the two college cats siting on the wall
- and last but not least – a small character of Sonita Alleyne on the top of the gate – the first black master of an Oxbridge college
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