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OXFORD.

OXFORDSHIRE.

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Vandyck, Charles II. by Sir Peter Lely, Sir Eubule square, with the chapel, hall and library on the ?•«
Tluluall. Sir Leoline Jenkins, Bishops Andrews, Wynne, side; the first of these consists of a noble ante-rh
Westphaling, Thomas and others.
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Hans Hulbein. In the bursary are preserved a silver-gilt eastward ; the architecture of the choir, however h* 1
bowl weighing over 278 ozs.*presented in 1732 bv Sir entirely from the rest of the buildings, but the - • ■
W. W. Wynne bart. M.P., D.C.L.; a stirrup of Queen have good, though late, Perpendicular tracery■ hh! 8
Elizabeth; and an early portrait of that Queen, window is filled with glass by Bernard Van Lin«P^
attributed to Zucchero. In the Principal's house is serted in 1621, at a cost of £114, by Sir John StW
an original portrait of Sir Eubule Thelwall kt. ways kt. M.P. and the five windows on either sidp^
by Parry; and one of Sir Leoline Jenkins kt. both also stained; the floor was paved with marble in 16-E®
principals between 1621 and 1660. There is also, in the and the brass lectern was given in 1691 by Sir Tt«« 1
custody of the principal, a watch, formerly belonging to Lear bart. M.P. of Lindridge, Devon; the choir ^
Charles I. and a mourning ring with his miniature in it, repaired and new roofed in 1832-3, by Mr. Blore afi?
once the property of Queen Henrietta. The inner quad­ wrought stone screen erected at the east end ’and a
rangle, 100 feet by 90 feet, was completed in 1677 ; it stalls restored ; two lofty arches, an imitation ofth
is aiso of three storeys and has the singular ogee battle­ at New college, divide the ante-chapel from the tr— °Se
ments which distinguish Oriel and University colleges; but the former, though uniform with the hall
the clock, with dials facing both quadrangles, was given similar to the choir, and the tracery of the windows •"
by Dr. Foulkes, principal 1817-57. In 1905 new build­ altogether abnormal; in the ante-chapel are momT
ings of stone in the Perpendicular style, from designs ments to various wardens and fellows, and a finet<2
by Messrs. R. England and Son, of Oxford, were begun to Sir John Portman bart. ob. 1634; and there areW
on the north side, with a frontage to Ship street of 162 stained windows, w-ith figures of patriarchs and sainh
feet, including a central groined archway: the block, erected from designs by Mr. John Bridges, of 0x2
completed in 1907. is three storeys in height, and in 1838 and subsequently. The clock outside the chanel
divided into two parts, the eastern portion being resi­ was originally designed by Sir Christopher Wren whn
dential and the western comprising physical and re­ entered this college in 1647, M.A. 1653, and subsequently
search laboratories and balance rooms, and a lecture bellow and D.C.L. of All Souls: the pinnacles wer
theatre : the rooms over the archway contain the Mev- restored in 1892, in 1893 the stonework on the north
ricke library. The college now consists of a principal, side of the quadrangle was extensively renovated and
not less than eight nor more than fourteen fellows, in 1906 the roofs both of the chapel and hall were
and twenty-nine scholars. One fellowship, founded by stripped, the timbers strengthened and the whole re­
King Charles I. for the benefit of the natives of Jersey covered with slates, under the direction of Mr. T 6
or Guernsey or one of the islands adjacent to them,
R.A. :continuedsouthwards from the ante-chapei
has been converted into scholarships and exhibitions. Jackson
is the hall,enteredby a flightof steps immediatelyfacing
One moiety of the Foundation Fellows and Scholarships the gateway; over the entrance are statues of JamesI
i' rpen without restriction, the other moiety, together and the founders, with an inscriptionrelating to thefoun­
with the six scholarships and several exhibitions of dation of the college, and the whole fabric was completed
the foundation of Edward Meyricke is limited, in the in April 1613; the interior, 83 feet by 35feet,and37feet
first instance, to either (1) natives of Wales and Mon­ m height, is one of the finest in Oxford; the openmouthshire or persons one of whose parents was bom timbered roof being a rich though curious example of
there; (2) to sons of parents who have resided for seven the adaptation of Gothic form to Jacobean details; at
vears in the same region; or (3) persons who have the south end is a large window with singular traceryof
been educated for three years in a school or schools the same date; among the portraits adorning the walls
therein; or (4) persons acquainted with and able to are those of the founders, and of James I., George I.,
speak the Welsh language; some scholarships on the William in .. Admiral Blake, Chief Justice Pratt, Sir
Meyricke foundation are reserved for graduates from the Christopher Wren, John, Lord Lovelace, Thomas, Lord
four colleges of the University of Wales, and one Wyndham, and a series of bishops and other personsof
recently founded bv Miss Claudia Griffiths for sons of eminence; there isalso a marble bust ofLord Westbury,
clergymen in the diocese of Llandaff: there are also a sometime
Lord Chancellor of England ; in the common
number of exhibitioners. The college presents to 20 rocm, between
the chapel and hail, is a portraitofAlice
benefices and has an annual income of £12,130 19s. 4d. George, of Oxford, who died in 1691 at the reputed
Sir John Rhys P.C.. M.A., D.Litt., F.B.A., F.S.A. prin­ age of 120; the library, 53 feet by 30 feet, forms a
cipal, elected in 1895.
wing over the kitchen, corresponding with the choir
Rev William Hawker Hughes M.A. tutor and bursar.
of the chapel, with which it is connected by a cloister,
Ernest Geo. Hardv M.A..D Litt vice-principal and tutor. and contains a valuable collection of works by early
Alfred Ernest William Hazel M.A., B.C.L. dean, assistant Italian authors, Warner’s Shakspere collections, and a
tutor and law lecturer.
rare Saxon MS. of the 10th century. In 1889 the tower
Edward Bagnall Poulton M.A., D.Sc. Hope prof. of was _strengthened, and the library roof re-covered,
Zoology.
and in 1900 portions of the exterior of the hall were
restored under the direction of Mr. T. G. Jackson
Ernest Ely Genner M.A. assistant tutor and librarian.
R.A. and formerly Fellow. North of the college arethe
David Leonard Chapman M.A. assistant tutor.
gardens, well arranged and planted and containing some
John Frederick StenningM.A.
fine cedars and other trees. Under the new statutes,
Rev. Alwvn Terrell Petre Williams M.A. |
approved by the Queen in Council 3 May, 1882, thefoun­
Rev. Samuel Holmes M.A.
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dation at present consists of a warden, not less than
Thomas Collins Snow M.A.
eight or more than ten fellows, two chaplains, eighteen
Martinode Zilva Wickremasinghe M.A.
scholars and several exhibitioners. The college presents
Malcolm Percival Applebey M A., B.Sc.
to xo benefices, and its gross estimated income is
Rev. Samuel Holmes M.A. assistant chaplain.
£10,600.
Arthur Ernest Jolliffe M.A. assistant tutor.
William Adair Pickard-Camhridge M.A. assistant tutor Joseph Wells M.A. warden (elected in 1913).
Herbert Paul Richards M.A. sub-warden, lecturer and
librarian.
Wadham College.
Robert
Bellamy Clifton M.A., F.R.S. professor of
Visitor, The Bishop of Bath and Wells.
experimental philosophy.
Wadham College, situated on the eastern side of Parks Frederick Augustus Dixey M.A., D.M. Wills Medical
road, and in part bounded by the new Parks, was
fellow, lecturer and bursar.
founded in 1610 by Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham, the John Frederick Stenning M.A. tutor, lecturer and dean.
latter, after her husband’s death in October. 1600, carry­ Erwin Wentworth Webster M.A. tutor.
ing out the design which he did not live to complete: John Arthur James Drewitt M.A. lecturer.
the first stone was laid 31 July. 1610, and the college Henry Theodore Wade-Gery B.A. classical lecturer.
opened 20 April, 1613. The buildings, occupying in narl Rev. Maurice Henry FitzGerald M.A. and Rev. Paw
the site of the ancient monastery of the Augustine
Fulcrand Delacour de Labilli^re M.A. chaplains
Friars, consist chiefly of a single quadrangle, and exhibit
There are also three lecturers not on the foundation.
fewer structural changes than any similar fabric in the
University: the western or principal front is of three
Pembroke College.
storeys, with a battlemented parapet and a gable at
Visitor, The Chancellor of the University.
either extremity, relieved by a lofty oriel, continued to
the third storey; in the centre is an embattled gateway
Pembroke College, situated on the west side of St
tower of four stages, with a wide bay window of six Aldate's street, adjoining the church of that name an
lights over the entrance and a large square turret at opposite Christ Church, was founded by T h o m a s Te>
the north-east angle. The quadrangle is about 130 feet esq. of Glympton, Oxon, and Richard Wightwick o-