大学的环境在早期,剑桥大学没有自己的校舍;它依靠教区的教堂,尤其是圣玛丽大教堂、圣本尼迪克特教堂和宗教仪式场所;作为它的公共仪式的场所。演讲、辩论和寄宿都是在私人房屋里,这些房屋经常变换主人或者不能使用。不久,一些担任主事的校长、律师、神学家开始建设或租用更大的 In the early days of the university, Cambridge University did not have its own schoolhouse; it relied on the parish churches, in particular the St. Mary’s Basilica, St. Benedict’s church and religious ceremonial venues; as a venue for its public ceremonies. Speeches, debates, and boarding are all in private houses. These houses often change their owners or they cannot use them. Soon, some principals, lawyers, and theologians who were principals started building or renting larger ones.