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ldinffs of th e H al1 im m e d ia te ly a d jo in O riel C o lle g e w id o w , w ho d ied in F e b r u a r y , 1876. T h e la t e P rin c ip a l
the north, and a p p e a r to h a v e been firs t u sed as a had c e a se d to r e c e iv e stu d e n ts som e tim e p r e v io u s to °jl
0f a c a d em ic a l ed u c a tio n in 1333, a lth o u g h th e his d e a th and h a d let th e p re m ise s to O r ie l C o lle g e ,
l'est P rin cip a l of th e H a ll on re c o rd does not o ccu r an d on th is acco u n t he d isp o se d of th e o rg a n an d o th e r
FU 1436: th e H a ll w as o rig in a lly th e r e c to r y h o u se of f ittin g s of th e ch ap el.
i. nflrish of S t. M a r y th e V ir g in , h a v in g bee n g iv en R e v . L a n c e lo t R id le y P h e lp s M .A . p r o v o s t ; e le c te d in
! r that pu rpose b y H e n ry K e lp e , of th e C i t y of O x fo rd ,
*9*42- Q In 1326 E d w a r d I I . g a v e th e c h u rc h w ith its W illia m J a m e s L e w is M .A . fello w .
’ nnurtenances to O rie l C o lle g e , w h ic h s o c ie ty in 1333 R e v . F r a n c is H e n ry H a ll M .A . dean.
lied it to its p r e s e n t p u rp o se an d c o n s id e ra b ly L a n g fo r d L o v e ll F r e d e r ic k R ic e P r ic e M .A . t re a s u r e r .
aP.P _ed its b u ild in g s ; th e se r e c e iv e d su b se q u e n t addi- R e v . G e o r g e C h a tt e r t o n R ic h a r d s M .A . tu t o r .
Pons and im p ro v em e n ts fro m P rin c ip a ls K in g , N o w e ll, M a rcu s N ie b u h r T o d M .A . a s s is ta n t tu to r.
n an H am pden, B lis s a n d C h a se , an d fo rm a sin g le C h a r le s H a r d in g F ir t h M .A . R e g iu s professoT of m o d ern
idrano-le, w h ich , th o u g h n o t la r g e , is one of th e m o st
h isto ry .
T tractive and p ic tu r e s q u e in O x fo rd : it is e n te re d from
W illia m D a v id R o ss M .A . t u t o r an d lib ra ria n .
Oriel street b y a p a s s a g e w a y w ith an e le g a n tly gro in ed H e n ry T h o m a s T iz a r d M .A . le c t u r e r .
oof and has on th e n o rth sid e th e P r in c ip a l’s lo d g in g s R e v. F r a n k R u s s e ll B a r r y B .A . le c t u r e r .
V on the so u th t h e h a ll an d c h a p e l, b u ilt betw een
R e v. C h a rle s F o x B u r n e y M .A ., D .L i t t . O rie l p ro fe sso r
* 2 an(i 1644, on th e s ite of B e d e ll H a ll, and now
of th e in te r p r e ta tio n of H o ly S c r ip t u r e .
constituting th e o ld e s t e x is t in g p o r t io n ; t h e fo rm e r,
Q u e e n ’s C o lle g e .
occupying the lo w e r sto re y , w as e n la rg e d and adorned
with oak c a rv in g b y th e la t e P rin c ip a l, D r. C h a s e , in
V is it o r , T h e A rc h b ish o p of Y o r k .
the Ion«* vaca tio n of 18 74 : th e w a lls are lin e d w ith
Q u e e n ’s C o lle g e , s itu a te d on t h e n o rth sid e of th e H ig h •
wainscot and th e w e ste rn end is e n tir e ly filled w it h a s tr e e t, o p p o site U n iv e r s it y C o lle g e , w as fo u n d e d in 1340
screen of p a n elled o ak , p ie rc e d w ith tw o en tra n c e s, and b y R o b e rt de E g le s fie ld , ch a p la in an d co n fess o r to
rising to the roof, w h ic h is fla t, w ith r ib b e d p a n e llin g : P h ilip p a , q u e en of E d w a r d I I I . fro m w h o m its nam e is
on the inside, w ith in an o rn a m e n ta l n ich e, is p la c e d a d e r iv e d ; s u c c e s s iv e q u e en s co n so rt of t h is k in g d o m h a v e
statuette in oak of th e V ir g in and C h i ld : th e e a s t and also bee n its p a tro n e s se s a n d H .M . Q u e e n M a r y is now
south windows are filled w ith sh ie ld s o f a rm s , in p a in te d
p a tro n ess of th e co lle g e .
T h e b u ild in g s co n s ist of tw o
glass, of v ario u s b e n e fa cto rs and m e m b e rs of th e H a ll, q u a d ra n g le s of u n e q u a l size , se p a r a te d b y th e h a ll an d
and among th e p o r t ra it s are th o se of L o r d G re n v ille , c h a p e l, b etw een w h ich a lo ft y v a u lt e d c o rrid o r u n i t e s Chancellor of th e U n iv e r s ity , 1809-34; S ir T h o m a s M ore, th e tw o .
T h e p r in c ip a l fro n t, fa c in g th e H ig h s tr e e t,
Chancellor of E n g l a n d ; John H u n te r, th e ce le b ra te d
b u ilt in 1750-6, p re s e n ts, a t e ith e r en d , th e so u th e rn
anatomist; th e E a r l of O r r e r y ; J a m e s G ib b s F .R .S .
te r m in a tio n of t h e e a st an d w e s t sid es of th e g r e a t
architect of th e C a m e ra B o d le ia n a , and a se rie s of fo rm e r q u a d r a n g le : th e se a r e of th re e s to re y s , an d t e r m in a te
Principals: th e ch a p e l, p la c e d b y a c u rio u s an d u n iq u e in an e n ric h e d p e d im e n t, s u rm o u n te d b y fine s ta tu e s
arrangement ab o ve th e h a ll, bub e x te n d in g b ey o n d it in sto n e o f J u p ite r , A p o llo , G e o g r a p h y , M a th e m a tic s ,
westward, w as r e p a ire d an d o rn a m e n te d in 1777 b y th e M ed icin e a n d R e lig io n : a co n tin u o u s r u s tic a t e d a rc a d e
munificence of John O s w a ld B .C .L . of t h is H a ll, B ishop co n n e c ts th e tw o w in g s , in th e c e n tr e of w h ic h ,
of Clonfert, D rom ore and R a p h o e (d . 5 M a rc h , 1780), ap p ro a ch e d b y a flig h t of ste p s , is a g a te w a y of
and in 1872-3 w as co n s id e ra b ly e n la r g e d an d co m p le te ly
s im ila r c h a r a c te r ,
a n d a b o v e it an
open
cu p o la ,
restored by th e la t e P rin c ip a l, D r. C h a s e , w h en a new
su p p o rte d b y co lu m n s, c o n ta in in g a s ta t u e of Q u een
screen of oak w as e re c te d , w it h ca n o p ie d se a ts for th e C a ro lin e , c o n s o rt of G e o rg e II. : th e
e n tire fro n t
Principal and V ic e -P r in c ip a l, t h e w h o le of th e s ta lls w as re n o v a te d d u rin g th e v a ca tio n s o f 1845 and 18 46 :
renewed in c a rv e d o ak , and th e c o v e d ro o f p a n elle d th e so u th e rn , o r g r e a t q u a d ra n g le , b e g u n in 1710 , is
throughout w ith th e sa m e m a t e r i a l ; th e e a s t w indow 7, e n te re d im m e d ia te ly fro m th e s tr e e t, and has on th e
previously b locked b y a h u g e m o d e rn p a in tin g , of d o u b t­ e a s t an d w e s t sid es s tu d e n ts ’ ro o m s, and on t h e n o rth
ful m erit, re p re se n tin g th e V ir g in an d th e C h ild , se t s id e th e ch a p e l a n d h a l l ; and a v a u lte d a m b u la t o r y ,
between cla ssic p ila s te rs s u p p o rtin g a p e d im e n t, w as c a r r ie d on a s e rie s of s e m ic ir c u la r a rc h e s , su rro u n d s
opened and su b se q u e n tly fille d w it h fine sta in e d g la s s e v e r y sid e b u t th e n o r t h : th e h a ll and c h a p e l fo rm a
by Mr. C lu tte rb u c k , of S t r a t fo r d , E s s e x , e x h ib itin g in co n tin u o u s p ile of b u ild in g and h a v e a so u th e rn faq ad e
fifteen co m p artm en ts scen es fro m th e life of th e V ir g in , of co n sid e ra b le sta te lin e s s , d iv id e d b y p ila s te rs of th e
with the C ru cifix io n an d A sc en sio n ab o v e, an d p res en ted D o ric o rd e r, su p p o rtin g an e n ta b la tu re an d b a lu s t r a d in g :
by Mrs. D. P . C h a se , w ife of th e P r in c ip a l; t h e re m a in ­ on e ith e r sid e of th e a r c h w a y d iv id in g th e m are tw o
ing windows b ein g fille d w it h e m b le m a tic a l d e s ig n s : an c ir c u la r p illa r s of th e sa m e o rd e r, s u sta in in g a p e d im e n t,
elegant stone re re d o s w a s a lso ad d e d and a sp a cio u s a b o ve w h ic h r is e s a b e ll- tu r r e t w ith a cu p o la of th e Io n ic
organ-gallery c o n s tru cte d a t th e w e s t e n d : th e to ta l o r d e r : t h e c h a p e l is 100 fe e t lo n g b y 30 w id e , a n d th e
cost, am ounting to a b o u t ^ 1 ,3 0 0 , w h ic h in c lu d e s t h a t of c e ilin g , p a in te d b y S ir J a m e s T h o rn h ill, re p re se n ts th e
the east w indow ( £ 1 3 0 ) and o th e r w in d o w s ; th e w h o le “ A s c e n s io n ; ” th e a lta r-p ie c e is a co p y b y C r a n k e of L a
was completed u n d er th e d ire c tio n o f M r. J . C . B u c k le r,
N o t t e ” (th e N ig h t ) , C o r r e g g io ’ s c e le b r a te d p ic tu r e in
architect, of O x fo rd , an d th e c h a p e l re-o p en e d on W h it
th e D resd en g a l l e r y : th e e a st en d is a p s id a l, and its
Sunday, 1873. On th e n o r th sid e of th e c h a p e l w as a ce n tre w in d o w is fille d w it h a co p y , in s ta in e d g la s s , b y
mural m onum ent to D r. W illia m
K in g , P r in c ip a l,
J o sh u a P ric e , of C a rlo M a r a t t i’ s “ H o ly F a m i l y ; ” th e
i 7 i 9-^3, w ith a s in g u la r e p ita p h w r it te n b y h im s e lf,
o th e r w in d o w s a re fille d w ith g la s s b y V a n L in g e , d a tin g
and above in a rec ess, a sm a ll m a r b le u rn , in w h ic h , b y
Irom 16 75, an d rem o v ed fro m th e fo rm e r c h a p e l ; a n d
bis direction, h is h e a rt is p r e s e r v e d ; th e re w e r e also
so m e of an e a r lie r d a te : th e e a g le le c te r n d a te s fro m
modern brasses to th e R e v . P h ilip B lis s D .D . P rin c ip a l
16 6 2 : th e sc reen , of fine p o lish e d o ak , h a s c a r v in g s by
1848-56; and to M r. R e g in a ld H u g h W yn n e-G riffit-h,
G rin lin g G ib b o n s : ab o ve it is a g a lle r y , co n ta in in g a
of Llanfair, C a rn a rv o n sh ire , a c c id e n ta lly d ro w n ed , n ear
la r g e an d v e r y p o w e rfu l o rg a n : in th e m u n im e n t room
tbe Menai S tra it, 20 A u g . 18 7 5 : on th e s o u th w a ll w as a
a re b ra s s e s , one o f w h ic h is su p p o sed to r e p re s e n t th e
marble tablet to th e R ig h t R e v . J a m e s H a n n in g to n D .D .
fo u n d e r, b u t m o re p ro b a b ly D r. R o b e rt L a n g to n , w ho
°P
E a s te r n E q u a t o r ia l A fr ic a , w h o w as
e n la rg e d th e c h a p e l, c. 15x8 ; a n o th e r to H e n ry R o binso n,
martyred near th e n o rth e rn sh o re of L a k e V ic to r ia
yanza, 25 O ct. 1885, and a n o th e r t o th e R e v . E d w in p ro v o st, and B ish o p of C a r lis le , 1616 ; a n d one to H e n ry
atch M .A ., D .D .E d in . V ic e -P r in c ip a l, 1867-85, w ho A y ra y S .T .P . p ro v o st, 15 9 8 -16 16 : th e h a ll, 60 fe e t b y 30feet, w as b u ilt in 170 4-14, an d is sa id to h a ve been
int 10m ° V' i88 - T h e ch a p e l h a s n o w bee n co n v e rte d
d e sig n e d b y S i r C h r is to p h e r W r e n : th e w a lls a re h u n g
in V
^ a ry an d th e m o n u m e n ts h a v e bee n T em oved
w
ith p o r t ra it s o f th e fo u n d e r, Q u ee n P h ilip p a . E d w a rd
tne chapel of O riel C o lle g e : th e w in d o w s
fu rn is h
th e B la c k P r in c e , H e n ry V ., C h a rle s I. an d h is qu een ,
nheir tra cery v e ry g o o d e x a m p le s of th e c o m m in g le d
Q u ee n C a ro lin e , Q u e e n C h a r lo t te , A d d iso n an d v a rio u s •
Hil
°jUnd *n ^ate G o t h ic s t r u c tu r e s . T h e e a st side of
we quadrangle was b u ilt b y D r. K in g in 1743. an d th e o th ers : in th e g a lle r y a t th e w e s t end of th e h a ll an d inhn'uw ith th e P r in c ip a l’ s resid e n ce and o th er the co m m o n ro o m a re p o r t ra it s of s ix q u e en s, g iv e n to
Diet
k e£>un by D r. D ea n , a b o u t 18 31, w e re com - th e c o lle g e b y G e o r g e O la rk e D .C .L . fe llo w of A ll S o u ls ,
n- ,e
by his su cc esso r, D r. H a m p d e n , a fte rw a rd s and M .P . fo r th e U n iv e r s ity , 16 8 5 -7 ; w ith o th e rs o f
vj. ,°P , j H ereford.
T h e fo u r D y k e sc h o la rsh ip s fo r- E d w a rd I I I ., H e n ry V . & c. : th e w h o le of th e so u th sid e
pressfJ^ longing to th e h a ll w e re som e tim e ag o sup- of t h e h a ll a n d ch a p e l h a s bee n re s to re d w ith B a th s t o n e :
tion r ’ + v 'n ? * ^as Tet!» n e d e x h ib itio n s on th e fou n d a - th e n o rth e rn q u a d r a n g le co n s ists of s tu d e n ts ’ ro o m s o n ly ,
hall f
T h o m a s N e w e ll D .D . P r in c ip a l of th e an d is b o u n d e d on tw o sid es b y Q u ee n 's lan e : th e lib r a r y ,
123 f e e t b y 30 fe e t an d 55 fe e t in h e ig h t, is s itu a te d otrDr
rn?0
to 1801, n o w t r a n s fe r r e d to O riel C o lle g e.
Dr. Bliss left m o n ey ( n e a r ly ^ 10
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,uu u c) v u e a n y ¿ 1 0 0 yyeeaarnlyy); lu
iuke th e w e s t sid e : i t w a s e re c te d in 1692-4, an d co n tain s a
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j .
b u ild in g s , a n d s p e c ia lly of th e l a r g e o r r e r y , p res e n te d to th e c o lle g e in 1763, and is
P s lo d g in g s, to be p a id on th e d e ce a se of his p a rt ic u la r ly r ic h in h e r a ld ic an d g e n e a lo g ic a l M S S . : th e

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