1742 Ashlaring starts

Classicism could be said to have well and truly arrived in Cambridge, and the medieval brickwork of many of the Colleges was no longer desirable. Thus many brick surfaces were covered with thin slabs of smooth stone, known as ashlar, to provide a veneer of classical fashion.

In 1742, Trinity Hall became the first medieval college to be refaced, or ashlared.

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