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Jo h n H u n tle y S k r in e D .D . s o m e tim e fe llo w of M e rto n
C o lle g e
T h o m a s B o w m an M .A . w a r d e n ; e le c te d in 1903
W illia m E sso n M .A . esta te s b u rs a r.
E d w in S te p h e n G o o d ric h M .A . lib r a r ia n .
H e a th co te W illia m G a rro d M .A . tu t o r .
W illia m H a m ilto n F y f e M .A . p r in c ip a l of t h e p o st­
m a s te r s a n d tu t o r .
London.
J o h n C h a rle s M ile s M .A . t u t o r a n d d o m e s tic b u rs a r .
The church of S t. Jo h n th e B a p tis t (now no lo n g er R e v. R ic h a r d B ro o k M .A . d iv in it y le c t u r e r , t u t o r an d
ch a p la in .
ochial) has been th e ch a p e l of M erton C o lle g e since its
f ar I tion
T h e o rig in a l ch u rc h w as ca lled in an cien t F ra n c is H e r b e r t B ra d le y M .A . fello w .
W
a lte r W y b e r g h H o w M .A . se n io r tu to r .
?“ « st.' John w ith in th e W a lls ,” and belo n ged to R e ad •iff Abbey, the m o n k s o f w h ic h h o u se g a v e it in 1265 to H a ro ld H e n r y J o a c h im M .A . tu to r.
Walter de M erton, th e fo u n d e r of M erto n C o lle g e , by A r t h u r L e e D ix o n M .A . tu t o r an d dean.
whom it was p u lled d o w n , b u t t h e p a rish se rv ic e s co n ­ R ev. C h a rle s K n a p p D .D . c h a p la in .
tinued to be held u n til 1891 in th e C o lle g e ch ap el, and W a lte r B ru d e n e ll G i l l M .A .. B .S c . fello w .
the incumbency w a s g e n e r a lly h e ld b y one of th e J o n a th a n H o d g k in so n M .A . fe llo w
fellows of M erton.
T h e c h u rc h co n s ists o f a ch o ir of G e ra ld G o u ld M .A . fe llo w .
the G eometrical D e c o ra te d p erio d an d tra n s e p ts and a R o b e rt B e lla m y C lifto n M .A . fe llo w .
central tow er of P e r p e n d ic u la r d a te , th e la t te r co n ta in ­ A r t h u r S a m p so n N a p ie r M .A ., D .Litfc. fello w
ing S b ells; th ere w e re o r ig in a lly 5, c a s t in 1422, ch iefly G ilb e r t C h a r le s B o u rn e M .A ., D .S c . fe llo w .
at the cost of D r. H e n ry A b en d o n , th e n w a r d e n ; th e y J a m e s E r n e s t M a rsh M .A . fe llo w .
were converted fro m 5 to 8 in 1656 b y M ic h a e l D e rb y , P e rc y S ta ffo rd A lle n M .A . fe llo w .
but not bein g w e ll done w e re r e c a s t in 1680 b y F r e d e r ic k M a u ric e P o w ic k e M .A . fe llo w .
Christopher H odson, of L o n d o n ;
in 1892 th e bell S i r W a lte r A le x a n d e r R a le ig h M .A . fe llo w .
framing and b e lfry flo o rs w e re e x te n s iv e ly r e p a ire d or T h e re is also one l e c t u r e r n o t on th e fo u n d a tio n .
renewed, and th e b e lls re h u n g u n d e r th e d ire ctio n of
E x e t e r C o lle g e.
X. G. Jackson M .A ., F .S .A . a r c h it e c t : t h e b u ild in g w as
originally intended to be c r u c ifo r m , as a p p e a rs fro m
V is ito r, T h e B ish o p of E x e t e r .
the remains of th e t h r e e w e s te rn a rc h e s , now b lo ck ed
E x e t e r C o lle g e w as fo u n d e d b y W a lte r d e S ta p e ld o n ,
with masonry, b u t th e d e s ig n , fo r rea so n s u n k n o w n , w as
B ish o p of E x e t e r , in 13x4, a n d w as o r ig in a lly c a lle d
never co m p leted ; th e to w e r w a s b u ilt in th e m id d le of S ta p e ld o n H a l l : it s n a m e w as c h a n g e d to E x e t e r H a ll
the 15th cen tu ry, an d th o u g h n o t p e r h a p s s u fficie n tly
by E d m u n d S t a ffo r d , B ish o p of E x e t e r , w h o also r e ­
lofty has a sta te ly a p p e a r a n c e ; i t is of tw o s ta g e s , th e v is e d th e fo u n d e r’ s s t a t u t e s in 14 0 4 : a b o u t t h is tim e
upper being d ivid ed on ea ch sid e in to tw o c o m p a r t­ it ca m e
to b e c a lle d E x e t e r C o lle g e , a n d in 1566 S ir
ments, each co n ta in in g a t a ll P e r p e n d ic u la r w in d ow , W illia m
P e t r e f u r t h e r re fo rm e d t h e s t a t u t e s a n d in ­
with rich tra c e r y ; th e w h o le t e r m in a te s in a n open c re a se d its e n d o w m e n ts an d p ro c u r e d it s n ew c h a r te r as
embattled p a ra p e t,
cro w n ed
w it h
e ig h t
cro c h eted a c o lle g e .
C h a rle s I . ad d e d one F e llo w sh ip fo r G u e r n ­
pinnacles, those a t th e a n g le s b e a r in g v an es an d the
se y a n d J e r s e y in 1636, a n d M r s . S h ie r s tw o m o re in
remainder c r o s s e s ; th e e x te rn a l p a n e llin g of th e to w e r
1700. In 1852 th e S o c ie ty co n s iste d of a R e c to r a n d
and the pinnacles show a la t e r s t y le of a r c h it e c tu r e th an
tw e n ty -fiv e F e llo w s , b u t b y t h e o p era tio n s of th e
the rest of th e c h a p e l : th e c o rb e ls on th e n o rth e rn side U n iv e r s it y C o m m is s io n of 1854 i t w as re -m o d e lle d an d
of the church e x h ib it s c u lp tu r e of b e t t e r d e s ig n and m a d e to c o n s ist of a R e c to r a n d fifte e n F e llo w s , t w e n ty execution than any of th e sa m e k in d in O x fo rd , an d th e
tw o S c h o la rs an d nin e E x h ib itio n e r s .
I t h a s sin ce u n d e r ­
whole elevation of th e n o rth e rn t r a n s e p t t o w a r d s th e go n e fu r t h e r ch a n g e b y th e n e w s t a t u t e s of 1882, an d now
street, with th e fine P e r p e n d ic u la r w in d o w a n d ca n o p ie d
co n sists of a R e c to r and tw e lv e F e llo w s, of 21 o r m o re
niches, presents a v e r y b e a u t ifu l a r c h it e c tu r a l c o m p o s i­ F o u n d atio n S c h o la rs ahd 12 E x h ib itio n e rs , b u t th e co lleg e
tion: on the b u ttr e s s a t th e e a s t en d n e a r e s t th e g a t e ­ m a y add to th e n u m b e r of O p en S c h o la rsh ip s o r E x h ib i­
way are rem ains of a p a in te d su n d ia l, e x e c u te d b y o rd e r tio n s. T h e co lleg e b u ild in g s , situ a te d in T u r l s t r e e t and
of Thomas B a in b rid g e M .A ., M .D . f ir s t S a v ilia n p r o ­ B ro ad stre e t, h a ve u n d e rg o n e a t d iffe re n t tim e s m an y
fessor of Astronom y an d a m e m b e r of t h is c o lle g e , w ho a r c h ite c tu r a l c h a n g e s ; the p rin c ip a l fro n t in T u r l s t r e e t ,
died 3 Nov. 1643: th e g r e a t e a s t w in d o w of th e ch u rc h
re b u ilt in 1703 and a g a in in 1833-4 b y M r. H . J . U n d e r­
presents an e x tr e m e ly fine e x a m p le of r ic h a n d v a rie d
w ood, a r c h ite c t, is 220 fe e t in le n g th , w ith g a b le s at
tracerj' of a v e ry u n u s u a l d e s ig n : th e c h o ir, n o fe e t in e ith e r end , and in the c e n tre a tall e m b a ttle d g a te w a y
length, was beg u n in 1277, an d h a s, in a d d itio n to th e
to w er of fou r sto re y s, w ith a g ro in e d p o rch o p en in g in to
very fine east w ind ow , fo u rte e n o th e rs, se ven on e ith e r a sp a cio u s q u a d r a n g le , co n ta in in g th e h a ll, c h a p e l,
side, of D ecorated w o rk , an d e x tr e m e ly b e a u t ifu l both P a lm e r ’ s to w e r a n d ro o m s of th e fe llo w s a n d s c h o la r s :
in proportion and d e sig n , r e t a in in g also in g r e a t p a rt in 1905 n ew g a b le s w ere b u ilt on th e T u r l s t r e e t an d
the original g la s s ; th e se ve n lig h t s of th e e a st w ind ow
B ra sen o se la n e fro n ts, a n d th e ro o m s c o n n e c te d w it h
exhibit the p rin cip a l e v e n ts in th e life of C h r is t, th e se en la rg e d a n d im p ro v e d .
T h e c h a p e l, r e b u ilt
executed b y W . P ric e , in 170 0 ; th e a lt a r p ie ce , a p ic ­ in 1857-8 (on th e s ite of th e f o r m e r c h a p e l, ere cted
ture of “ The C ru cifix io n ,” w as p re s e n te d b y J o h n S k ip p
in 1624), a t an e x p e n s e of £ 17,000, fro m th e d e s ig n s
esq. of Merton C o lle g e , an d L e d b u r y , H e re fo rd s h ire , and o f th e la t e S ir G e o rg e G ilb e r t S c o t t R .A . is s im ila r
is usually attrib u te d to T i n t o r e t t o : t h e se d ilia , s ta lls
in d e sig n to th e w ell-k n o w n “ S a in te C h a p e lle ” of P a r is ,
and desks, as w e ll a s th e flo o rin g , w e r e r e s to r e d in and fo rm s a m a g n ific e n t re p r o d u c tio n o f th e E a r ly
*® » under th e d irectio n of M r. W . B u tt e r fie ld , a r c h i­ D ec o ra te d s t y le : it is a b o u t 91: fe e t in le n g th , 3 o ie e t w id e ,
tect, the ceiling b e in g a t th e sa m e t im e re c o n s tru c te d
and to th e g ro in e d stone v a u lt in g , 84 fe e t in h e ig h t, b u t
and richly-decorated w ith fig u r e s of th e m a jo r p ro p h e ts,
th e ro o f rise s c o n s id e ra b ly h ig h e r , a n d h a s a t it s w e ste rn
evangelists and fa th e rs of th e C h u r c h , b y t h e R e v .
end a lo ft y fle c h e , th e h e ig h t of w h ic h , to th e s u m m it of
John Hungerford P o llen M .A . fe llo w o f M e rto n C o lle g e
th e v a n e, is 150 f e e t : the e a s t end is a p sid a l, w ith r ic h ly
1842-52; on th e floor of th e c h o ir a re n in e b ra s se s, th e
stain ed w in d o w s, and b en e a th th e s e is an a rc a d in g filled
nnest of w hich are th o s e to J o h n d e B lo x h a m D .D .
w ith fig u re s of th e A p o stle s and v a rio u s em b le m s w o rk e d
warden, 1375-87, and Jo h n W h y tto n , r e c t o r of W o o d in g la ss m o sa ic b y J . B . P h ilip , of L o n d o n , fro m d e sig n s
n
3. benefactor, 1420, b o th ' u n d e r a ca n o p y , su p ­ b y S a lv ia ti. A t W h its u n tid e , 1890, th e b la n k sp a ce oh
ported by a b ra c k e t w it h ta ll fo lia g e d s h a f t ; an d a
th e so u th side, n e a r th e ap se, w a s h u n g w ith t a p e s tr y r e ­
rge full-length effig y of H e n ry S e v e r , w a rd e n , 14 5 5 -71,
p re s e n tin g th e “ A d o ra tio n o f th e M a g i,” d e sig n e d b y th e
la t e S ir E . B u r n e J o n es b a r t . A .R .A . a n d e x e c u te d
in
em b ro id ere d co pe, b e n e a th a t rip le c a n o p y ;
n 1,
ante-chapel are m o n u m e n ts to S ir T h o m a s
u n d e r th e d ire c tio n of M r. W illia m M o r r is M .A . a t
l6 l*
*ounder of th e B o d le ia n L ib r a r y , ob. 28 Jan.
t h e t a p e s tr y w o rk s of M e s s rs . M o r r is & C o . "M erton,
n e a r W im b le d o n ; a s c re e n of sto n e a n d open iro n
Wiwi
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. ce^e^r a t e d O x fo rd a n tiq u a r y , A n th o n y
w o rk se p a r a te s th e c h a p e l fro m th e a n te -ch a p e l, w h ic h
Henri' q ./ ^ e d
O x fo rd , 29 N o v. 16 9 5 ; an d to S ir
the stn V
w a rd en> ° b . 19 F e b . 16 22 : in 1890 is 20 fe e t in le n g th an d fo rm s th e w e ste rn b a y : in th e
a n tc -c h a p e l are m e m o ria l b ra s s e s to t h e R e v . J o h r
tensive/16 work on th e n o rth and s o u th sid es w as ex P r id e a u x L ig h tf o o t D .D . la t e r e c to r , d. 18 8 7; to t h e
tresspe ^ resk°red and th e t ra c e r ie d p a n e ls of th e b u tR
e v . T h o m a s H e n ry S h e p p a rd B .D . fe llo w an d c h a p la in ,
Preach(JeikeW6rl: th e U n iv e rs ity serm o n w a s fo rm e rly
d. 9 A p r il, 1888 ; to H e n ry T o w n sen d H o p e, oornm oner
The rem’ ? ere on S S . P h ilip and J a m e s ’ s d a y (1 M a y),
of
E x e t e r , d. 4 J a n . 18 9 2 ; to H a r o ld L e w is H e n ry
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s from. 16 16. T h e l iv in g is a ch apand ^ J*jarly v alu e £ 5 0 , in th e g if t of M erto n C o lle g e , F fo lk e s , co m m o n e r of E x e t e r , d ro w n ed a t K i n g ’ s w e ir ,
St. pot«
Perm a n e n tly u n ite d to th e v ic a r a g e of n e a r O x fo rd , 12 F e b . 1892, w h ile e n d e a v o u rin g t o sa v e
th e l ife of a frie n d , a n d th e re are m a n y o t h e r s : in
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p a rish ch u rc h fo r b o th
and has been h e ld sin ce 1907 b y th e R e v.
p r o je c tin g
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'c lo d g in g s, ■were ta k e n
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W designs b y M r. B a s il C h a m p n e y s , a r c h it e c t. T h e
irPn\ ,n ad ran g le fu rn is h e s 35 s e ts of ro o m s, w ith b a th
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r°°m s new resid e n ce fo r t h e W a rd e n w as e re c te d in
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T he co lleg e k itc h e n h a s also been e n tir e ly r e ­
b e l l e d fro m p la n s b y M essrs . A d a m s a n d S o n , of

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