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OXFORDSHIRE.

The b u ild in gs of th is c o lle g e , s itu a te in th e H ig h
street, have a fro n ta g e of 260 feet, broken b y tw o
battlemented to w e rs , w it h g a te w a y s ap p ro ach ed
by
flights of s t e p s ; th e in te r io r is d iv id e d in to tw o
quadrangles, th e first of w h ic h , 100 fe e t sq u a re , h a s on
its south side th e ch ap el and h a l l ; th e fo rm e r w as r e ­
stored by th e la t e S ir G ilb e r t S c o t t R .A , in 1862, w hen
the roof was Tenew ed, and a new e a st w in d o w in s e r t e d ;
the wood ca rv in g w as e x e c u te d b y R o b e rt B a rk e r, in
1695* and th e n o rth and s o u th w in d ow s b y V a n L in g e ,
in 1641; there are m o n u m en ts to S ir W illia m Jones
M.A. d. 27 A p r il, 1794 (b y F la x m a n ) , an d to T h o m a s ,
son of S ir J . C. M u s g ra v e b art. d . 18 22 ; h e re also is
an urn c o n ta in in g th e ash es of S ir E d w in A rn o ld
K .C .I.E ., C .S .I . d . 22 M a rch , 19 0 4; th e re are also
memorials to C a p t. C e c il B o y le , O x fo rd s h ire H u ssa rs,
killed in action 5 A p r il, 1900, a n d to m e m b e rs o f the
college w ho lo s t th e ir Jives in S o u th A fr ic a , 1900-1.
The hall w as co m p leted in 1657 an d r e fitte d in 176 6 :
in 1904 it w as e n la r g e d , b e in g e x te n d e d fo r a b o u t 24
feet in the d ire ctio n of th e F e llo w s’ g a r d e n : th e o r ig in a l
hammer b eam ro o f, w h ic h e x iste d a b o v e th e la te r
plaster c e ilin g , a w o rk of p s e u d o -G o th ic s ty le , w as
uncovered, th e p la s te r c e ilin g b e in g r e m o v e d : th e
timbers of th e o r ig in a l ro o f, one of w h ic h b o re d a te
1656, have been la r g e ly ren e w e d an d th e ro o f co n tin u e d
in the sam e d e sig n o v er th e new e x t e n s io n : th e w a lls
are hung w ith n u m e ro u s v a lu a b le p o r t r a i t s : in 1892
a new range of k itc h e n offices w as b u ilt on th e s ite of
the old b u ild in g s, th e n re m o v e d .
A b o v e t h e p rin c ip a l
gate is a s ta tu e of Q u een A n n e , an d u p o n th e in n e r
side a statu e o f J a m e s I I . one o f t h e o n ly tw o sta tu e s
of this k in g su p p o sed to e x is t in E n g la n d , th e o th e r
being in fro n t of th e new A d m ir a lt y b u ild in g s in th e
Green P ark , L o nd on : th e second q u a d r a n g le , a b o u t 80
feet square, e re cte d ch ie fly b y th e b e n e fa ctio n of D r.
Radcliffe, has above th e g a te , on th e e x te r io r , a s ta t u e of
of Mary, d a u g h ter o f J am e s I I . and co n s o rt of W illia m
III. and on th e sid e w ith in t h e c o u r t a s ta t u e of
Dr. John B ad cliffe. A n ew M a ste r’s L o d g e w as erected
beyond th is q u a d ra n g le in 1879, fro m th e d e sig n s of
Messrs. B od ley and G a rn e r, a r c h ite c ts , of L o n d o n . In
the common room is a b u s t of K i n g A lfr e d , b y W ilto n ;
and po rtra its, b u rn t in w ood b y D r. G riffit h s , o f th e
Earl of L e ic e s te r a n d H e n ry IV . T h e n ew lib r a r y w as
built in 1860-1, fro m d e s ig n s b y th e la t e S ir G ilb e r t
Scott E .A . an d is in th e D e c o ra te d s t y l e : it co n ta in s
fine statues of L o rd s E ld o n a n d S to w e ll, w ho w ere b o th
members of th is c o lle g e , a n d a b u s t of W illia m P itt.
To the w est are th e new b u ild in g s of t h e c o lleg e,
erected in 1845 fro m th e d e sig n s of th e la t e S ir C h a rle s
Barry. In 1906 N o . 90 H ig h stre e t w as in c o rp o ra te d
with the college. In 1887 a new t u t o r ’s h o u se w as b u ilt
on the south sid e of th e lib r a r y , t h e R a d c liffe to w er
restored, and in 1890 th e u p p e r p o rtio n of th e to w er
above the p o rter’ s lo d g e w as re s to re d , th e w h o le b e in g
carried out u n d e r th e d ir e c tio n of M r. H . W . M o o re,
architect. In 1894 in c re a s e d a c co m m o d a tio n w as g iv e n
for u n d erg ra d u ate s b y a lte r a tio n s in th e n ew b u ild in g s
and the erectio n of a b lo ck of b u ild in g s on th e o th e r side
of Logic la n e ; in 1902 th e la r g e m a n sio n a t th e H ig h
street corner of th e la n e, lo n g o cc u p ie d b y th e co lleg e
under the nam e of U n iv e rs ity H a ll, w as ta k e n d o w n an d
rebuilt in stone an d b r ic k w ith o ak fr a m in g , a n d in
1905, after som e litig a t io n w ith th e c i t y , it w as u n ite d
to the college b y a c o v e re d b r id g e , fro m d e s ig n s by
Messrs. W ilk in so n an d Co. of O x fo r d , th e r ig h t s of
the college b ein g e s ta b lis h e d in th e H ig h C o u r t.
The
memorial to th e poet S h e lle v , in c lu d in g th e fine re c u m ent m arble fig u re b y E . Onslow ' F o rd esq. o f w h ic h a
nioael was e x h ib ite d a t th e R o y a l A c a d e m y in 1892,
as been p laced in a c h a m b e r s p e c ia lly e re c te d fo r the
Purpose, from th e d e sig n s of M r. B a sil C h a m p n e y s,
arc itect, betw een th e old a n d n e w b u ild in g s of th e
0 ege, n ex t th e H ig h s tr e e t. T h e m e m o r ia l w as p r e ­
sented to the co lleg e b v L a d v .S h ellev, b y w h o m it w as
the,
n tra;n sfe n 'ed , 12 J u n e , 1893. S h e lle y en te re d
c° lege in A p ril, 1810, a t th e a g e of 17, an d w as
ttT u v
th e const of I t a l v ’ 8 J u l-V’ l8 2 2 - In one of
ji,.??M es p u lled do w n in 1901 to m a k e ro o m fo r
whir-b v , 1^ ’ th e re w as o ak P a n e llin g d a te d 1575,
The
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n fixed in th e s u m m e r co m m o n ro o m .
C0l l J ° ,e" e P resents to 7 b en e fices : th e in c o m e of th e
it A o r °m e x te rn a l s o u rce s m a y be r o u g h ly e s tim a te d
bv tiii ’° ° n
6 -^ ad cliffe t r a v e llin g F e llo w s a re p a id
Radcliffe'
h 0 m t h e e s t3 te b e q u e a th e d b y D r. John
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d p ff il^ a°k|:mrne B o yn to n M .A . tu t o r , b u rs a r, dean of
A r t W cf and P ra e le ^ o r in G re e k .
■-penser L o a t F a rq u h a rs o n M .A . t u t o r .

OX FORD.

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E d g a r F r e d e r ic k C a r r it t M .A . lib r a r ia n a n d p r a e le c to r
in lo g ic .
E r n e s t W illia m A in le y W a lk e r D .M . tu t o r in n a t u ra l
p h ilo so p h y .
G e o rg e H o p e S te v e n so n M .A . p r a e le c to r in a n cie n t
h is to ry .
Jo h n C liffo rd V a le n tin e B e h a n B .C .L . S t o w e ll fe llo w ,
d e an a n d le c t u r e r in law .
K e n n e th K in g M . L e y s M .A . p ra e le cto r in m o d e rn
h is to r y an d ju n io r d ean .
R e v . C u th b e r t L a y la n d P a r k e r M .A . p r a e le c to r in
th e o lo g y an d c h a p la in .
F r a n c is P a u l W a lte r s M .A . p r a e le c to r in L a tin .
R o b e rt B e n e d ic t B o u rd illo n B. A .p r a e le c t o r in c h e m is tr y .
R e v. A le x a n d e r J a m e s C a r ly le M .A ., D .L it t . ch ap lain .
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 .
B a llio l C o lle g e .
V is it o r , E a r l L o r e b u r n P .C ., G .C .M .G ., K .C ., B .A ., hon.
D .C .L . e le c te d b y th e co lle g e in 1912.
B a llio l C o lle g e w as fo u n d e d ( p r o v is io n a lly ) 1263 b y
J o h n d e B a llio l of B a r n a r d C a s tle , D u r h a m , buta c tu a lly in 1282, b y D e r v o r g u illa , h is w id o w , w h o a t
th a t d a te h ire d old B a llio l h a ll, in H o rs e m o n g e r (n ow
B ro a d ) s tre e t, fo r th e re c e p tio n of th e 16 s c h o la rs
d e sig n a te d b y h e r d e ce a sed h u sb a n d , fo u rth in de sce n t
fro m G u y de B a llio l, an ad h ere n t of th e C o n q u ero r, and
fa th e r of Jo h n d e B a llio l, k in g of S c o tla n d . T h e s ta t u t e s
of th e co lle g e w ere fir s t d ra w n u p b y th e fo u n d e rs in
1282 and a fte rw a rd s ad d ed to or m o d ified in 1340, 1346
and 1507. T h e la te s t s ta t u t e s g iv e n u n d e r th e a u th o r ity
of th e O x fo rd U n iv e rs ity C o m m issio n e rs ca m e in to o p era­
tio n in th e y e a r 1882. T h e fo u n d a tio n n o w co n iist« of
a M a ste r, 13 F e llo w s, 21 S c h o la rs an d 24 E x h ib itio n e r * .
T h e b u ild in g s o f th e c o lle g e , w h ic h h a v e bee n alm o st
e n t ir e ly r e b u ilt a t a c o s t of ¿ 10 0 ,0 0 0 , are n o w v e r y
e x t e n s iv e : the so u th fro n t, e re c te d in th e tim e of
H e n ry V I. w as w h o lly r e b u ilt in 1867-9 in a m ix e d
sty le of G o th ic , undeT th e d ire ctio n of A lfr e d W a te rh o u s e
esq. R .A . and in c lu d e s a lo ft y to w e r, w ith gro in ed
en tra n c e g a t e w a y
o p en in g in to ' th e f ir s t q u a d ra n g le ,
w hich h a s th e lib r a r y an d ch a p el on th e n o rth , and
th e old h a ll, n o w a le c t u r e ro o m and u n d e r g r a d u a te s ’
lib ra ry , on th e w e st. T h e ch a p e l, re p la c in g one b u ilt
in 1529, is th e fo u rth since th e fo u n d a tio n o f the c o l­
l e g e ; it w as e re c te d in 1856-7, a t a c o s t of ¿8 ,0 0 0 ,
fro m d e sig n s b y M r. W . B u tte r fie ld F .S .A . and is in
th e D e c o ra te d sty le , w ith b an d s o f w h ite an d co lo u re d
b r ic k w o r k : th e stain ed g la s s fro m th e o ld ch a p e l has
been re p la c e d : th e le c te r n w as p res en ted b y D r. E d w a rd
W ilson, in th e r e ig n of C h a rle s II. ; t h e p re s e n t organ
w as g iv e n b y th e la t e m a s t e r : in th e an te-ch a p el are several
b ra s se s an d o th e r m e m o ria ls to fo r m e r m e m b e rs of th e
co lleg e. T h e o ld lib r a r y , w h ic h a d jo in s th e ch ap el, w as
b u ilt a t tw o d iffe re n t p erio d s in th e 15 th c e n tu r y and
r e fitte d in 1792, and is e s p e c ia lly ric h in illu m in a te d
M S S . an d rare ed itio n s o f th e s c r ip t u r e s : in 1905 th e
sto n e w o rk on th e n o rth an d s o u th sides w a s r e ­
n o v ated
and th e lead lig h t s ren e w e d .
The
new
lib r a r y , fo rm e rly
th e h a ll, is fitte d as
a r e a d in g
an d w r it in g room an d co n ta in s so m e in t e r e s tin g s p e c i­
m en s of old g la s s , as w e ll as n e w sta in e d w in d o w s. A
p a ssa g e fro m th is q u a d ra n g le le a d s to a second q u a d ­
r a n g le an d th e g a r d e n , w h ic h c o n ta in s so m e fine elm s
and ch e s tn u ts , an d is b o u n d e d on th e s o u th b y th e
F is h e r b u ild in g s , e re c te d in 1769 a t a co st of ¿ 3 .0 6 0
an d re s to re d in 18 77, a n d b y th e M a s te r ’ s lo d g e, a n d on
th e w est b y th e b u ild in g s . e r e c te d in 1825 u n d e r th e
d ire c tio n of M r. G e o rg e B a s e v i, a r c h it e c t, a n d n o rth of
th ese b y a new b lo c k , w ith a g a t e w a y to w e r, b u ilt in
1855, fro m a d e s ig n b y M r. S a lv in . O n th e n o rth sid e
is a new h a ll, a m a g n ific e n t a p a rtm e n t 90 b y 36 fe e t,
b u ilt in th e D e c o ra te d s t y le , fro m d e s ig n s b y M r. E d w in
•W aterh o u se, th e p a n e llin g , th e g if t of M r. R o b ert
Y o u n g e r K .C . a n d d e sig n e d b y M r. P a u l W a te rh o u s e ,
w as su b s e q u e n tly ad d e d ; at th e w est en d is a sp a cio u s
g a lle r y , in w h ic h h a s been e re c te d a v e r y fin e o rg a n ,
p res e n te d to th e c o lle g e b y th e la te P ro fe sso r J o w e tt,
and on th e w a lls are n u m e ro u s fine p o r t r a i t s : in t h is
h a ll
w as
firs t
p e rfo rm e d
th e
“ Agam em non ”
of
.E s c h y lu s , re v iv e d w ith so m u c h su c c e ss in t 8 8 o b y
th e u n d e r g r a d u a te s o f t h is c o lle g e , w h ic h h a s for
m a n y y e a r s en jo y e d an u n u s u a lly h ig h r e p u ta tio n fo r
s c h o la rsh ip a n d su c c e ss in th e lis t s of U n iv e r s it y
h o n o u rs : in 1889 th e old b u ild in g s n e x t S t. G ile s ’ w ere
s t r u c tu r a lly a lte re d and im p ro v e d undeT th e s u p e rin ­
ten d e n ce of M r. H . W . M o o r f \ a r c h it e c t, an d in 1905
a sto n e h o u se , fro n tin g S t. G ile s ’ an d a c q u ire d from
M r. M o rrell a b o u t 1872, w as ta k e n d o w n , and on th e
s ite a n ew s t r u c tu r e to co n tain tw e lv e se ts of room «
and a le c t u r e ro o m w as e re c te d , fro m d e sig n s b y M r.
E . P . W a rre n , a r c h it e c t.
In r e a r of t h is th e re s t ill