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From St John's Street, it's a few seconds' walk to Bridge Street and the Round Church (daily: June-Sept 10am-5pm; Oct-May 1-4pm; free), built in the twelfth century on the model of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. It's a curious-looking structure, squat with an ill-considered late medieval extension to the rear, but the Norman pillars of the original church remain, overseen by sturdy arcading and a ring of finely carved faces. The church is also geared up for brass rubbing . It holds a varied selection of brasses and sells all the necessary tackle. Staff will help you get started. In addition, the church is the starting point for Christian heritage walks around the city (Feb-Nov Wed 11am, Sun 2.30pm; GBP3 recommended donation; tel 01223/311602). Saving nearby Jesus College till later, it only takes a minute or two to stroll up from the Round Church to Magdalene Bridge , the site of the old Roman ford. Just beyond is Magdalene College (tel 01223/332100) - pronounced "maudlin" - which was founded as a hostel by the Benedictines and became a university college in 1542. Magdalene was the last of the colleges to admit women, finally succumbing in 1988. Here, the main focus of attention is the Pepys Building (Nov & mid-Jan to mid-March Mon-Sat 2.30-3.30pm; late April to Aug Mon-Sat 11.30am-12.30pm & 2.30-3.30pm; free), in the second of the college's ancient courtyards. Samuel Pepys, a Magdalene student, bequeathed his entire library to the college, where it has been displayed ever since in its original red-oak bookshelves - though his famous diary, which also now resides here, was only discovered in the nineteenth century.
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