Great Gate The Great Gate is the main entrance to the college, leading to the Great Court. A statue of the college founder, Henry VIII, stands in a niche above the doorway. In 1983, Trinity College undergraduate Lance Anisfeld, then Vice-President of CURLS (Cambridge Union Raving Loony Society), replaced the chair leg with a bicycle pump. Once discovered the following day, the college removed the pump and replaced it with another chair leg. The original chair leg was auctioned off by TV Presenter Chris Serle at a Cambridge Union Society charity raffle in 1985. In 2023, the college replaced the chair leg with a sceptre to mark the 75th birthday of Charles III, an alumnus of the college. In 1704, the University's first astronomical observatory was built on top of the gatehouse. Beneath the founder's statue are the coats of arms of Edward III, the founder of King's Hall, and those of his five sons who survived to maturity, as well as William of Hatfield, whose shield is blank as he died as an infant, before being granted arms.
great gate the great gate is the main entrance to the college leading to the great court a statue of the college founder henry viii stands in a niche above the doorway in 1983 trinity college undergraduate lance anisfeld then vice-president of curls (cambridge union raving loony society) replaced the chair leg with a bicycle pump once discovered the following day the college removed the pump and replaced it with another chair leg the original chair leg was auctioned off by tv presenter chris serle at a cambridge union society charity raffle in 1985 in 2023 the college replaced the chair leg with a sceptre to mark the 75th birthday of charles iii an alumnus of the college in 1704 the university's first astronomical observatory was built on top of the gatehouse beneath the founder's statue are the coats of arms of edward iii the founder of king's hall and those of his five sons who survived to maturity as well as william of hatfield whose shield is blank as he died as an infant before being granted arms