Tour - Rotherhithe and Cambridge
After the bus tour of London, On our way to Cambridge, we stopped in Rotherhithe on the south side of the Thames. Master Jones, of the Mayflower, lived in Rotherhithe and it is where the famous 1620 voyage of Mayflower began.
We had lunch at the Mayflower Pub, in existence since the time of the Pilgrims. The church is St. Mary's, Christopher Jones's church. The statue is a modern tribute to the famous ship's master.
Our bus brought us to Cambridge where we spent the evening. There was some time for sight seeing, as the sun sets around 9:45pm at this time of year in England. The image on the right is the front gate of Christ's College, founded in 143, and one of the constituent college of Cambridge University. The middle picture is of the streets outside of the college. The image on the left is St. Bennet's Church, made in the 13th century and the oldest building in Cambridge.
On the left is St. Boltoph's Church in Cambridge. The church was built in the 14th century and the tower was built in the fifteenth century. The middle image is Peterhouse, another constituent college of Cambridge University. I don't recall what church this is in the right hand picture. I hope someone will recognize it and let me know.
The last image today was taken the morning we left Cambridge for Fenstanton and Henlow. This is the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial. There are 3,811 graves of American servicemen who died fighting during World War II.
