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T 2 » b n t th e h o s p ita l w as n o t o p en e d fo r th e re c e p tio n
o f p a tie n ts u n t il iG O c t. 1 7 7 0 ; th e g r o u n d o n w h ic h it
s ta n d s, c o m p ris in g fir e a c r e s , w as t h e g if t o f T h o m a s
R o w n e y esq. f o r m e r ly one of th e m e m b e rs o f P a rlia m e n t
fo r th e c i t y of O x fo rd . B e sid e s fo u r o rd in a ry w a rd s, th e
h o s p ita l co n ta in s an a c c id e n t w a r d an d tw o c h ild r e n ’ s
w a rd s, th e l a t t e r of w h ic h w ere op en ed b y H R H . th e late
P rin c e L e o p o ld (D u k e o f A lb a n y ) , 2 J u n e , 1 8 7 7 ; th e to tal
n u m b e r of b ed s is 1 5 0 ; in 1888 a n e n t ir e ly n ew s y s te m of
d ra in a g e w as c a rrie d o u t , a t a co st of n e a r ly £ 8 00 , from
plans b y M e ssrs . B e s t an d S o n s, o f O x fo rd , and e x te n siv e
a d d itio n s m a d e to se v e ra l of th e w a rd s, u n d e r t h e s u p e r ­
v isio n of M essrs . G ile s a n d G o u g h , a r c h it e c ts , of L o n d o n ;
an d in 1889 th e t u r r e t an n exe w as in te r n a lly re c o n ­
s t r u c te d b y M r. H . W . M o o re, a r c h it e c t. In 1893-4 th e
in fir m a r y w a s e n la rg e d b y th e a d d itio n of a n ew b lo ck ,
s itu a te d im m e d ia te ly b eh in d S t . P a u l’s c h u rc h , and a d ­
jo in in g th e g ro u n d s of th e R a d c liffe O b s e r v a t o r y ; it
is tw o s to r e y s in h e ig h t, an d is b u ilt o f w h ite b r ic k w ith
B a th sto n e d re s s in g s , fro m p la n s b y M essrs . G ile s ,
G o u g h a n d T ro llo p e , a r c h it e c ts ,’ of L o n d o n , a t a to ta l
c o s t of a b o u t £ 5 ,5 0 0 ; e a ch sto re y co n ta in s a w a rd
80 fe e t b y 24 f e e t , a n d a s p e c ia l w a rd 2 1 fe e t b y 15 fe e t,
w ith b a t h ro o m s, a p a r tm e n ts fo r n u rse s, a n d o ff ic e s ;
a c o r r id o r co n n e c ts th e b lo c k w it h th e m a in b u ild in g .
E x te n s iv e a lte r a tio n s h a ve b e e n m a d e in th e o ld b u ild ­
in g fo r im p r o v in g th e a c c o m m o d a tio n o f th e sta ff, a n d a
n e w o p e r a tin g t h e a tr e w a s e r e c te d in 1899, a t a co st of
£ 3,000. In 1906 o p e n -a ir b a lc o n ie s fo r th e t re a tm e n t of
t u b e r c u lo u s ca ses w e re ad d e d to b o th th e m e n ’ s and
w o m e n ’s b lo c k s , a n d o th e r im p ro v e m e n ts m a d e a t a
t o t a l c o s t o f a b o u t £3,2 0 0 . In N o v e m b e r , 19 13 , E a r l
C u rz o n of Iv ed les to n P .C ., G .C . S . I . , G .C .I .E . a s C h a n ­
c e llo r of th e U n iv e r s it y , op en ed th e new b u ild in g s ,
e re c te d u p o n th e s ite of t h e old o u t - p a tie n t s ’ h a ll, ° a t
a to ta l c o s t, in c lu s iv e of e q u ip m e n t, of £ 3 0 ,0 0 0 ; th is
b lo ck in c lu d e s a n e w o u t - p a tie n t s ’ h a ll a n d c a s u a lty
d e p a r t m e n t , w it h tw o 2 4 -h o u r w a rd s , n ew X - r a y ,
e le c tr o - th e r a p e u tic a l, d e n ta l a n d d is p e n s in g d e p a r t ­
m e n ts ,
and
p a th o lo g ic a l
and
c lin ic a l
la b o ra to rie s .
T h e n u m b e r o f in - p a t ie n ts in 1914 w a s 2,632, an d of
o u t -p a tie n t s a n d c a s u a ltie s , 8,627. In fro n t e x te n d s a
w e ll- k e p t flo w e r g a rd e n , in th e c e n tre o f w h ic h is an
o rn a m e n ta l fo u n t a in , a n d on t h e n o rth s id e sta n d s th e
h o s p ita l c h a p e l of S t. L u k e , b u ilt in 1864, w h o lly a t
th e e x p e n s e o f T . C o m b e esq . fo u n d e r o f S t. B a rn a b a s
c h u r c h ; i t c o n s is ts o f ch a n ce l an d n a v e , w it h b e llt u r r e t , d e sig n e d in a p e c u lia r ly e le g a n t fo rm o f E a r ly
E n g lis h G o t h ic b y th e la t e S ir A . TV B lo m fie ld A .R .A . ;
t h e in t e r io r is a d o rn ed b v fo u r v a lu a b le p a in tin g s of
t h e E v a n g e lis t s , p u r c h a s e d b y t h e fo u n d e r in 1867 a t
T r o it s k a m o n a s te r y , 54 m ile s fro m M o s c o w , th e ch a p el
w as c o n s e c r a te d 17 O c t. 1865. b y th e la t e B is h o p W ilb e rfo rc e . T h e W in g fie ld C o n v a le s c e n t H o m e , an in s tit u t io n
op en ed
in
1872
fo r
p a tie n ts
fro m
th e
B a d c liffe
In fir m a r y , a n d o th e rs on p a y m e n t, is a t N e w H e a d in g to n .
T h e O x fo rd C o rp o ra tio n H o s p ita l fo r I n fe c tio u s D is ­
ea ses. a t C o ld A r b o u r , o n th e A b in g d o n ro a d , w as
e n la r g e d in 1894, b y th e e re c tio n o f “ a b u ild in g for
c o n v a le s c e n t p a tie n ts .
T h e O x fo rd E y e H o s p ita l, fo r so m e y e a rs c a r r ie d on
in S t . G ile s ’ s, n o w o cc u p ie s p re m ise s in W a lto n s tre e t,
a lt e r e d to s e rv e t h e ir p r e s e n t p u rp o se in 1894, a n d in
1901-2 t h e y w e re a g a in e n la r g e d , fro m d e s ig n s b y
M r. W ilk in s o n M o o re. T h e a d d itio n in c lu d e s a w a rd
fo r 12 b e d s, a s m a lle r o n e fo r s p e c ia l ca s e s , an
o p e r a tin g t h e a t r e w it h a n te -ro o m , n u r s e s ’ a n d b a th
ro o m s a n d la b o ra to rie s .
In 1905 f u r t h e r a c co m m o d a tio n
w as ad d e d fo r n u rse s a n d new w a r m in g a p p a r a t u s fixed
t h r o u g h o u t t h e b u ild in g . A n e w p a th o lo g ic a l la b o ra to ry
w a s ad d e d in 1913,, an d X - r a y a p p a r a t u s in s ta lle d .
T h e A c la n d N u r s in g H o m e’ w as o r ig in a lly fo u n d e d in
1879 a n d c a r r ie d on a t 36, 37 a n d 38 W e llin g to n sq u a re ,
b u t n ew b u ild in g s a t “ N o r th g a te ,” on th e B a n b u r y
ro a d , w e re e r e c te d in 1897, a t a co st of £ 5 ,0 0 0 , fro m
d e s ig n s b y M r. T . G . J a c k so n I t.A . and op en ed b v H is
la t e M a je s ty K in g E d w a r d V I I . th e n P r in c e of W a le s .
12 M a y , 18 9 7 ; th e s e b u ild in g s a re t h e o u tc o m e of a
fu n d r a is e d as a m e m o r ia l to S ir H e n ry A c la n d , on
h is r e s ig n in g th e R e g iu s P ro fe sso rsh ip of M e d icin e ,
a n d , in a d d itio n , th e la t e m a s te r o f P e m b r o k e a n d M rs.
P ric e en d o w e d a ro o m in m e m o r y of t h e ir d a u g h t e r , and
M r. R . H . L e h m a n n su p p lie d th e m o n e y fo r th e b u ild ­
in g of f o u r ro o m s to th e m e m o r y o f h is frie n d , M r. H . B.
C o tto n , th e w e ll-k n o w n U n iv e r s it y o a rsm a n .
T h e S a r a h A c la n d M e m o ria l H o m e w a s fo u n d e d in
1878 as a m e m o r ia l to M rs . S a r a h A c la n d , w ife of
S i r H e n r y A c la n d .
T h e C o m m u n ity o f S t . T h o m a s t h e M a r t y r w a s founded
in 1847 b y th e R e v . C an o n T h o m a s C h a m b e rla in M .A .
th en v ic a r o f S t. T h o m a s ’s, o r ig in a lly fo r th e so le ben efit
of t h a t p a ris h . O t h e r w o rk s h a v e sin ce been u n d e r ­

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t a k e n b y th e s iste rs.
A t t h e m o t h e r house «h
e m b ro id e ry a n d a lt a r b rea d b a k in g a re executed
t r a in in g ho m e fo r g ir ls , in c lu d in g a n u r s e r y for child ^
fro m tw o y e a rs old o n w a rd s , is in clo se connection
th e co n v e n t. S t. T h o m a s ’ D io c esa n H o m e, at Bas
s to k e , a n d S t . P a u l’ s M issio n H o u se, a t B a rry , are th
o n ly b ra n c h h o u ses. S in c e a b o u t 1878 th e sisters h
had c h a r g e of th e W in c h e s te r D io c esa n Penitentia^
T h e ch a p e l of th e m o th e r h o u se , in O x fo rd , has stall
in th e c h o ir for 50 s is te r s , an d th e a n te-ch a p el, in fr
o f th e sc reen , w ill s e a t a b o u t 100 p e r s o n s : the rered"1
o v e r t h e h ig h a lt a r in c lu d e s a beautifully-executed
p a in tin g o f th e “ A n n u n c i a t i o n ” u p o n alabaster- th
B ish o p of O x fo rd is th e v is it o r ; th e R ig h t Rev. ¿¡sho*
W . M . R ic h a rd s o n D .D . is w a rd e n o f th e community P
T h e H a n n in g to n M e m o ria l H a ll, N ew Inn H all street
fo u n d e d in m e m o ry o f th e R t . R e v . J a m e s Hanningto
D .D . firs t b ish o p o f E a s te r n E q u a t o r ia l A frica , martyred
n e a r L a k e N y a n z a , 25 O c to b e r, 1885, o cc u p ies the modem
p o rtio n of th e b u ild in g s fo r m e r ly b e lo n g in g to New Inn
H a ll, w h ic h h a v e been r e m o d e lle d to s u it th e ir present im­
pose, u n d e r th e d ire c tio n o f M r. W a lte r K . Shirley, archi­
te c t, o f W e s tm in s te r . N e w In n H a ll ap p ears to have been
first u se d as a p la c e o f a c a d e m ic a l ed u c a tio n in 1438 ; fr0m
1642 t o 1646 i t w as u se d a s a m in t fo r m eltin g down the
p la te w h ic h th e se ve ral co lle g e s and h a lls g av e up in the
se r v ic e o f C h a rle s I . ; an d it w a s re s to re d to its legitimate
p u rp o ses a fte r y e a rs o f in a c t iv ity ( th o u g h th e succession
o f p rin c ip a ls a p p e a rs n e v e r to h a v e been broken) by the
R e v . J o h n A n th o n y C r a m e r D .D . a fte rw a rd s DeanofCarlisle, w h o h e ld t h e office of p rin c ip a l fro m 1831 to 1847,
and in 1833 e re c te d a t his o w n ex p en se th e substantia)
b u ild in g o f sto n e n o w ca lled “ H a n n in g to n H a ll,” and which
th e tru s t e e s p u rc h a s e d fro m B a llio l C o lle g e about 1897:
it. is in th e Ita lia n s ty le , b u t co n s ists o n ly o f th e south wing
of t h e o rig in a l d e sig n , w h ic h in c lu d e d a stately central
co lo n n ad e, w ith s ix p illars o f t h e Io n ic o rd e r; in 1868
a sm a ll ch ap el, in th e G o t h ic s ty le , fro m designs by the
la te C h a rle s B u c k e r id g e esq. w as e re c te d b y the late prin­
cip al, in re a r o f t h e e x is t in g s t r u c tu r e , b u t this, as well as
th e o ld er b u ild in g s , h a s been w h o lly rem o ved : the in­
te rio r h a s n o w been re c o n s tru c te d so as to furnish on the
first floor a lib r a r y , and on th e second floor a large hall for
m e e tin g s , w ith a p la tfo rm . T h e H a ll, opened in Jan
1897, is n o w u se d fo r a ll p u rp o se s w h ic h m ay forward
th e te n e ts and in t e r e s ts o f th e C h u r c h of England;
a p p lic a tio n fo r its u s e m a y b e m a d e to the treasurer,
th e R e v . J o h n S t a n s fe ld M .A ., M .R .C .S . rector of St.
P e t e r - le - B a ile y a n d S t . E b b e ’ s, w h o represents the
tru s te e s .
T h e R e fu g e , S t . A ld a te ’ s, an in s titu tio n for the recep­
tion o f u n fo rtu n a te s , w a s c o n s id e ra b ly enlarged in 1889,
fro m p la n s b y M r. H . W . M o o re F .R . I . B . A . ; the rector
of E x e t e r C o lle g e is p r e s id e n t, a n d a superintendent is
in c h a rg e .
T h e W a rn e fo rd H o s p ita l fo r M e n ta l Disorders, Head­
in g to n H ill, is an en d o w e d an d ch a rte re d corporation,
c o n d u c te d b y a b o a rd of g o v e rn o rs, and within the
e x te n d e d b o u n d a rie s of th e c i t y ; th e h ospital stands iB
sp a c io u s g ro u n d s , an d p ro v id e s fo r 50 patients.
T h e O x fo rd F e m a le P e n ite n tia r y an d House of Merer,
situ a te d n e a r H o ly w e ll c h u rc h , in c lu d e s a private chapel:
in 1888-90 th e d o m e stic b u ild in g s w ere e n la rg e d under
th e d ire c tio n o f M r. C . C . R o lfe , a r c h it e c t : it is sup­
p o rte d p a r t ly b y v o lu n ta r y c o n tr ib u tio n s : the Bev.
C h a rle s A b d y M arco n M .A . ch a p la in .
C u tle r B o u lt e r ’ s c h a r it y of a b o u t £400 yearly, de­
riv e d fro m 160 a c re s of lan d an d in vested funds, main­
ta in s six a lm sm e n , ch o sen fro m specified places in the
co u n tie s o f O x fo rd , L in c o ln , Y o r k , Hants, Cambridge
and K e n t, ea ch r e c e iv in g 8s. w e e k ly and maintenance.
T h e a lm sh o u se s b e lo n g in g to t h is ch a rity were on the
n o rth sid e of S t . C le m e n t’ s, b u t w ere removed abonl
1890, an d th e s ite is n o w o cc u p ied b y Boulter streetPaTsons’ a lm s h o u s e s , s itu a te d in a retired court yar<
in G ro v e stre e t, aTe fo r e ig h t perso n s, four of eacn
se x , a n d h a ve a y e a r ly in c o m e of abo u t £ 1 4 2 . eac
in m a te r e c e iv in g 8s. w e e k ly . R ic h a rd W ootten’s chan ?
£ 5 i 5 9 s - 6d. y e a r ly , b e q u e a th e d in 1866-7,
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fiftee n p en sio n ers, ea ch of w h o m rec eiv es 14s. per
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D r. W a ll’s c h a r it y o f £ 8 4 a y e a r is bestowed m Pe^
sion s u p o n fo u r p o o r w id o w s : and H od gkin’s charity.
£ 2 7 y e a r ly is s im ila r ly ap p ro p riated . The rema^ jaj
c ity c h a ritie s , e x c lu s iv e of su ch as are purely paro
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in c lu d e a y e a r ly s u m o f £ 1 2 0 fo r ap p ren ticin g ;
th e o r g a n is t a t A ll S a in ts ’ , n o w th e c ity ch u rch ; ^
tio n s to p u b lic in s tit u t io n s ; a n n u itie s of 7s. ^
£ 1,5 0 0 fo r lo an s w it h o u t in te re s t. T h ese further 1 ^
H u g h e s ’s b e q u e s t o f £ 1 5 0 y e a r ly , for the “ aneQjpni
fifteen D is s e n tin g so c ie tie s in th e counties 0
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B e rk s an d W a r w ic k ; and B u s w e ll’s charity °
£ 1 2 y e a r ly , b e q u e a th e d in 1829 fo r the educa

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