BBC
By Laurence Cawley & Sam Russell
BBC News, Cambridgeshire and PA News
January 9, 2024
Medieval wall paintings hidden for almost 300 years have been uncovered by builders working in a roof space at a Cambridge University college.
The artworks were found during restoration work at Christ’s College.
The paintings celebrated the royal patron of Christ’s College during the early 16th Century.
Cambridge University art historian Dr Christina Faraday said: “This is a really exciting and unusual discovery.”
The three crowned motifs, depicting a red Lancastrian rose, portcullis and a probable fleur-de-lis, were found in First Court, which dates back to the 15th Century.