Corpus Clock
Corpus Clock / The Chronophage
A golden, quirky clock on the outer wall of Corpus Christi College. Perched on top, the 'Chronophage' grasshopper nibbles away at time, and the clock was unveiled by Stephen Hawking.
The clock sits in a window at the street corner of Corpus Christi College's Taylor Library. It was unveiled in 2008 by physicist Stephen Hawking. The clock face is a rippled disc of gilded stainless steel with no hands. Time is shown by blue LED lights for hours, minutes and seconds. On top sits a metal grasshopper called the 'Chronophage' (time-eater), which opens and closes its jaws and blinks as it devours the minutes and seconds. The clock is deliberately erratic and is accurate only once every five minutes, symbolizing the elusiveness of time. Viewing is free. It is at the junction of King's Parade and Bene't Street, next to The Eagle pub. Corpus Christi College itself can also be visited during opening hours.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- The Eagle
- King's College Chapel, Cambridge
- Great St Mary's Church
- Cambridge Market Square
- River Cam Punting & Mathematical Bridge
- Museum of Zoology, Cambridge
- Queens' College, Cambridge
- Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology