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Encyclopedia > Free School Lane

Free School Lane, in the centre of Cambridge, is the location of the Whipple Museum of the History Of Science, the University's faculty of Social and Political Sciences and the former home of the Cavendish Laboratory. Map of the Cambridgeshire area (1904) The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... The Whipple Museum of the History of Science, founded in 1944, is the science museum of the University of Cambridge. ... Plaque The Cavendish Laboratory is Cambridge Universitys Department of Physics, and is part of the universitys School of Physical Sciences. ...


The "Free School" was established in the 17th Century. Dr Stephen Perse left money in his will to educate 100 boys from Cambridge, Barnwell, Chesterton and Trumpington. Map of the Cambridgeshire area (1904) The city of Cambridge is an old English university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire. ... Barnwell is a city located in Barnwell County, South Carolina. ... For the town of Chesterton in Cambridgeshire, see Chesterton (Cambridge). ...


The free school later became the Perse School. The original school hall now houses the Whipple Science Museum. The Perse School is a fee-paying secondary day school for boys 11–18 and girls at 16+ situated in Cambridge, England. ...


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