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Modern pale-stoned building with a recessed ground floor and vertical windows, partially obscured by a large leafless tree.

Wolfson College

Wolfson College, Cambridge

History of Wolfson College

General information about Wolfson College can be found on Wikipedia.

The main building was built by Rattee and Kett circa 1980.

A particular feature of the college is the Betty Wu Lee Garden.  Dr Lee Seng, a wealthy Singaporean first visited the college in 1973. In return for the help given to Dr Seng by the plant pathologist Dr Lowings in eradicating a bacterial infection of his plantations spread by ants, Dr Seng gave the college funds to build a library, hall and garden. The garden is named after his wife. (Further information can be found in 111 Places In Cambridge That You Shouldn’t Miss, p 34)

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