With the courtyard to the south of the chapel now able to accommodate the college, the land to the north was sold to the university in 1828. This was the site of the world's first bonsai tree, cultivated in King's College in the mid 18th century.Sargent, Andrew. Secret Cambridge. Amberley Publishing, 2018.Taylor, Alison. Cambridge : The Hidden History. Stroud: Tempus, 2001. The university demolished most of the original Old Court buildings in order to make room for an extension to the University Library; only the gateway arch opposite Clare College survives. The library subsequently moved away from this site, known as the Old Schools, and the buildings are currently used for the main administrative offices of the university.
With the courtyard to the south of the chapel now able to accommodate the college, the land to t.he north was sold to the university in 1828. This was the site of the world's first bonsai tree, cultivated in King's College in the mid 18th century.Sargent, Andrew. Secret Cambridge. Amberley Publishing, 2018.Taylor, Alison. Cambridge : The Hidden History. Stroud: Tempus, 2001 The university demolished most of the original Old Court buildings in order to make room for an extension to the University Library; only the gateway arch opposite Clare College survives. The library subsequently moved away from this site, known as the Old Schools, and the buildings are currently used for the main administrative offices of the university.