Restricted Access! VIPs only: Trinity College library

The Trinity College Library, also known as the Wren Library, was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and was built in 1695 by Isaac Brown. This libary is the largest at Cambridge and houses three hundred thousand volumes including some very rare works as well as the college archive.  "Manuscripts and printed books are kept in the Wren Library and there is also a modern library and reading room, which are not open to visitors. Some of the College's most notable manuscripts are displayed in the Wren Library, including an eighth century copy of the Epistles of St Paul, John Milton's shorter poems in his own handwriting and the original manuscript of Winnie-the-Pooh." (Trinity College website)  In A Room of One's Own Virginia opens the door to the library but is sent away because she is a woman and does not have a letter of introduction.  "I must have opened it, for instantly there issued, like a guardian angel barring the way with a flutter of black gown instead of white wings, a deprecating, silvery, kindly gentleman, who regretted in a low voice as he waved me back that ladies are only admitted to the library if accompanied by a Fellow of the College or furnished with a letter of introduction.
 Although the libary is now open to women it is still very exclusive and is only open to visitors and tourists at certain times. Wren Library is always closed during exams.