This vintage-style Cambridge tea towel features Girton College, shown set within its broad green lawns and distinctive red-brick architecture. The long, confident rooflines and towers reflect Girton’s unique place in Cambridge history as the university’s first residential college for women.
Rendered in warm brick reds, soft greens, and clear sky blues, the artwork draws on the graphic clarity of classic British travel posters. Clean lines and balanced colour fields give the scene a calm, open quality, echoing the college’s spacious setting and forward-looking spirit.
Both practical and decorative, this Girton College tea towel brings a strong sense of academic heritage into the kitchen. It’s ideal for students, alumni, visitors, and anyone with a connection to Cambridge who values thoughtful design rooted in place and history.
Printed on 100% cotton and handmade in Britain by our small family business, each tea towel is carefully finished for everyday use while preserving the clarity and character of the original illustration.
Details:
Illustrated artwork: Girton College, Cambridge
Cambridge tea towel inspired by historic college architecture
100% cotton tea towel
Approx. 50 × 75 cm
Handmade in the UK
Hanging loop included
Machine washable at 40°C
Perfect as a Girton College gift, Cambridge souvenir, or University of Cambridge tea towel, this piece adds a refined sense of history, learning, and place to the everyday kitchen.