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B u tle r , B ish o p of B ris to l (1738 -50) and of Durham
( 1 7 5 0 -2 ) ; S ir W a lte r R a le ig h ; W illia m Pierrepont, £a 1
K in g s to n ;
T h o m a s A rn o ld D .D . sometime ’
' y S c h o o l; A rc h b ish o p W h a te ly ; Bishon
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F ra s e r, of M a n c h e s t e r ; th e R e v . J o h n K e b le M.A. and
T h o m a s H u g h e s , a u th o r of “ T o m B ro w n 's School Days’'
a n d o th e rs. T h e co lle g e also p o ssesses tw o very curious
c u p s , one a c q u ir e d in 1493, b u t p o p u la rly linown as
th e fo u n d e r ’ s c u p , an d th e o th e r b y John Carpenter
B ish o p of W o r c e s te r , in 1476.
T h e chapel, begun
a b o u t 1637 a n d fin ish ed in 1642. w as resto red in ifog
1818 an d 1833, a n d is > l ik e th e r e s t of the college’
in th e m ix e d sty le a d o p te d at W a d h a m College and
th e B o d le ia n
L ib r a r y , a n d fo llo w e d in the inner
q u a d ra n g le of M erto n an d in se ve ral oth er buildings
th ro u g h o u t t h e U n iv e r s ity . T h e w estern ante-cliapel
fo rm s a tra n se p t s im ila r to those of th e chapels at Mer­
to n , N e w , M a g d a le n , A ll S o u ls and W adh am , though on
a m u c h sm a lle r sc a le . T h e o rig in a l Jacobean stalls and
panelled c e ilin g re m a in ; b u t th e screen is a later work
d a tin g , p ro b a b ly , fro m th e tim e of C h a rle s II. together
w ith th e c a rv e d co m m u n io n r a il of ce d a r wood and the
b la ck and w h ite m a rb le p a v e m e n t. In 1884 the chapel
w as re s to re d u n d e r th e d ire ctio n of M r. T . G. Jackson
M .A ., R .A ., F .S .A . w h en
t h e screen was removed
fu r t h e r to t h e w e s t, s ta in e d g la s s , designed by Mr.
W o o ld rid g e, w a s p la c e d in th e e a s t w ind ow and in win­
d o w s on th e n o rth sid e , a n d an o rg a n w as erected over
a lo ft a t th e w e s t e n d : th e b ra s s le c te rn was given
b y M r. R o b e r t N a p e r or N a p ie r B .A . in 1654. Tt>ere are
m o n u m en ts to H e n ry E d m u n d s D .C .L . d. 10 June, 1746and G e o rg e C a rte r D .D . p ro v o st, 1708-27. A t the north
end of th e se co n d q u a d r a n g le is th e lib ra ry , built by
W y a t t in 1788 and one of th e b e s t ex am p les of the Ionic
o rd e r in O x f o r d : u n d e r th e lib r a r y is th e common room,
co n ta in in g a v a lu a b le c o lle c tio n of p o rtra its, including
one of th e R ig h t H o n . C . J. R h o d es P .C ., D .C.L. and
a n o th e r of th e R ig h t H on. V is c o u n t B ry ce D .C .L.: on
13 D ec. 1800, a fire b ro k e o u t in t h e college, but was
s p e e d ily ch eck ed : on th e n ig h t of th e 24 A pril, 1801, a
m o re s e rio u s c o n fla g ra tio n o c c u r r e d in rooms over the
p a s s a g e b e tw e e n th e tw o q u a d r a n g le s : in 1890 new
g a b le s w e re e r e c te d o v er t h e d in in g h a ll and chapel in
th e fro n t q u a d , and t h e p a ra p e ts of th e latter renewed,
an d in 1900-1 th e t r a c e r y of th e w indow s and other
o rn a m e n ta l w o rk of th e h a ll fro n t w as restored, under
th e su p e rv isio n of M r. J . J . S tev en so n F .S .A . architect,
* of L o n d o n . D u r in g 1905, th e re n e w a l of the parapet
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g a b le s w a s c o n tin u e d on th e so u th sid e, including those
A rc h ib a ld B a rw e ll H o w M .A le c t u r e r a n d b u rs a r.
of th e c h a p e l, and t h e u p p e r t ie r of w indows on this
C h r is to p h e r T h o m a s A tk in so n M .A . le c t u r e r
sid e w ere also r e n e w e d : in 1906 th e Provost’ s lodgings
B e r n a r d W illia m H e n d e rso n D .L i t t . se n io r tu t o r .
were t h o r o u g h ly re n o v a te d , som e g a b les renewed and
C u t h b e r t F r a n c is B a lle in e M .A . t u t o r a n d su b -re c to r.
th e d ra in a g e re la id . T h e first b o d y of statutes, probably
R e v . N o rm a n P o w e ll W illia m s M .A . c h a p la in , l e c t u r e r
fra m e d b y A d a m d e B ro m e h im s e lf, w as granted by the
a n d lib r a r ia n .
fo u n d e r in 132 6 ; a n d a new’ cod e w as added in the
G e o ffr e y C h e v a lie r C h e s h ire M .A . t u t o r an d le c t u r e r .
sa m e y e a r b y B ish o p B u r g h e r s h , of Lincoln. Bishop
E r ic A r t h u r B a r b e r M .A . t u t o r a n d le c t u r e r .
de B u r g h e r s li’ s s ta tu te s g o v e rn e d th e college till 1726,
T h e r e a re also s ix le c t u r e r s n o t on th e fo u n d a tio n .
w hen a d is p u te d e lec tio n b r o u g h t th e question into the
la w c o u r ts an d th e o r ig in a l s t a t u t e s w ere restored after
O rie l C o lle g e .
h a v in g bee n in a b e yan ce fo r e x a c tly four centuries.
L ik e o th e r c o lle g e s i t r e c e iv e d an ordinance from the
V is it o r , T h e K in g .
U n iv e r s ity C o m m issio n e rs in 1854, hu t its election had
O rie l C o lle g e, fo u n d e d b y E d w a r d I I . in 1326, a t th e
p r e v io u s ly been so m u c h m o re open th an those of many
s u g g e s t io n of A d a m d e B ro m e , h is alm o n er, is situ a te d
o th e r c o lle g e s t h a t it s c o n s titu tio n did not undergo so
in O rie l s t r e e t , an d n o w , b y th e in c o rp o ra tio n of S t.
d e cid ed a ch a n g e a s t h a t w h ic h o cc u rre d in some other
M a ry H a ll in 1902, co n sists of t h r e e q u a d ra n g le s , of
so c ie tie s . I t is n o w g o v e rn e d b y s ta tu te s framed under
w h ic h t h e f ir s t w a s b u ilt b e tw e e n th e y e a r s 1620 and
th e U n iv e r s itie s of O x fo r d and C a m b rid g e A ct of 1877,
16 4 8 : on t h e n o rth sid e of t h is q u a d r a n g le a r e th e
an d th e fo u n d a tio n now co n sists of a Provost, 12 Fellows,
p ro v o st’ s lo d g in g s , on th e e a s t th e h a ll an d e n tran c e
in c lu d in g tw o P ro fe sso r F e llo w s, to or more Scholar.',
to t h e c h a p e l, an d on th e so u th an d w e s t are th e ro o m s
fo u r E x h ib itio n e r s an d tw o B ib le C le rk s, and there are
o f th e fe llo w s an d stu d e n ts .
T h e seco n d q u a d ra n g le
c e r ta in o th e r m inoT E x h ib itio n s . U nder the will ot
c o n s ists of d is tin c t an d so m e w h a t ir r e g u la r b u ild in g s ,
la t e R ig h t H on. C . J . R h o d es P .C ., D .C .L . dated 1 W
of w h ic h th o se on th e e a ste rn sid e w e re b u ilt in 1719 by
1899, th e c o lle g e re c e iv e s a le g a c y of £ 100,000 to be
D r. Jo h n R o b in s o n , B is h c p of L o n d o n : th e w e s te rn w in g
a p p lie d p a r t ly to th e im p ro v e m e n t, extension^
w a s e re c te d b y D r. C a r te r , p ro v o s t 1708-27, a n d in 1817
m a in te n a n c e of th e c o lleg e b u ild in g s and otherwise
an a d d itio n a l b lo ck w a s b u ilt o n th e e a st s i d e : a
th e en ric h m e n t o f th e F e llo w s h ip s , and forrJ ncre., ’
co v e re d w a y o r p a s s a g e a t th e n o rth -w e s t a n g le now
t h e d ig n it y an d c o m fo rt of th e h ig h table. The co b
co n n e cts t h is q u a d r a n g le w ith t h a t of S t . M a r y H a ll.
p re s e n ts to 15 b en e fices, an d h a s an estimated an
T h e p r in c ip a l fro n t fa c e s th e e a st or C a n te r b u r y g a t e of
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C h r is t C h u r c h , a n d h a s an e m b a ttle d g a t e w a y to w e r in c o m e a t p re s e n t of ¿£11,400.
U n d er th e p ro v isio n s of a sta tu te m ade b y the ^
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th r o u g h a p o rc h , r e a c h e d b y a flig h t of s te p s , ab o ve th e H a ll. In ac co rd a n ce w ith th is statute,
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is 50 fe e t lo n g b y 20 w id e , a n d h a s one of th e fin est C o lle g e , b ec a m e p e rm a n e n tly u n ite d to tha
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o r g a n , re a ch e d by n s t a ir in a t u r r e t a t th e so u th -w e st
a n g l e : th e e a g le le c t e r n w a s p re s e n te d b y th e R e v .
J o h n V iv ia n B .D . fe llo w , 1606-29, in 1 6 3 7 : on th e
so u th sid e is a m e m o r ia l w in d o w , p re s e n te d b y th e R e v .
H . F . T o z e r M .A . a fo rm e r fello w , 1850-68, and a n o th er
e re c te d to th e m e m o r y of th e R e v . W . S e w e ll D .D . fello w
18 27-74, an d s o m e tim e s u b - r e c to r : in 1888 tw o m e m o ria l
w in d o w s w e re p la c e d on th e n o rth sid e b y m e m b e rs of
th e c o lle g e an d frie n d s to th e la te R e v . Jo h n P rid e a u x
L ig h tfo o t D .D . fo r 33 y e a r s r e c to r of E x e t e r C o lle g e , d.
23 M a rch , 1887. T h e h a ll, b u ilt in 1618 b y S ir Jo h n Aeland b a r t . of C o lu m b -J o h n , D ev o n , w a s r e s to r e d in 1848
a n d 1872, an d in 1904 w a s r e n o v a te d an d re d e c o ra te d ,
w h en th e o ld p a n e llin g w a s r e c o n s tr u c te d , th e fine
sc re e n r e s to r e d an d h e ig h te n e d , tw o n ew sto n e firep la c es
e re c te d a n d th e flo o rin g re la id , u n d e r th e d ire c tio n of
M r. R e g in a ld B lo m fie ld , a r c h it e c t, of L o n d o n : in 1905
th e o rie l on th e n o rth sid e of th e d a is w as re s to re d and
fille d w it h s ta in e d g la s s b y M essrs. P o w e ll, of L o n d o n ,
a n d in 1910 a se co n d s ta in e d g la s s w in d o w w a s in s e rte d
on th e s o u th sid e in m e m o r y of F . A . B e v a n M .A . by
h is b r o th e r th e R e v . E . C . B e va n M .A . : in 19 14, in
c o m m e m o r a tio n of th e se x c e n te n a r y of th e c o lle g e , all
th e w in d o w s w e re fille d w it h s ta in e d g la s s , co n ta in in g
th e a rm s a n d m o n o g ra m s of d is tin g u is h e d m e m b e rs
of th e c o lle g e .
T h e h a ll h a s a h ig h - p it c h e d open
t im b e r ro o f, a n d c o n ta in s a p o r t r a it of W a lte r de
S ta p e ld o n , th e fo u n d e r, p a in te d a n d p re s e n te d in
1789 b y th e R e v . W illia m P e te r s B .C .L . an d p r e ­
b e n d a ry of L in c o ln ; an d o th e rs of C h a r le s I . S ir
J o h n À c la n d b a r t . S ir W illia m P e t r e k n t. L L .D . M rs.
S h ie r s
and
m a n y o th e r b e n e fa c to rs .
T h e lib r a r y ,
s itu a te d in th e F e llo w s ’ g a r d e n , w a s e re c te d in 1856,
fro m d e s ig n s b y t h e la t e S ir G . G . S c o t t R .A . a n d is
a p ic tu r e s q u e b u ild in g in th e E a r ly D e c o ra te d sty le ,
w it h a b a t tle m e n te d to w e r o f tw o sto re y s, su rm o u n te d
bv fo u r c ro c h e te d p in n a c le s : on th e n o r th sid e of th e
ch a p e l is th e n ew q u a d r a n g le , b u ilt in 1856, also u n d e r
the d ir e c tio n o f th e la t e S ir G . G . S c o t t R .A . w ith
a n o rth e rn fa ç a d e , in c lu d in g a g a t e w a y to w e r , fa c in g
B ro a d s tr e e t. T h e g a rd e n is p le a s a n tly la id o u t, and,
a lth o u g h in a c e n tra l p a r t of th e c i t y , is open to th e east,
w h e re a te rra c e co m m a n d s a v ie w of so m e of th e prin cip a l
b u ild in g s of th e U n iv e r s it y . T h is c o lle g e p re s e n ts to 9
benefices.
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