Brasenose College
Jackson, Thomas Graham
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Alternative Title
The King's Hall and College of Brasenose
Date
1509-1961Description
Entrance to the Old Quadrangle, east elevation facing Radcliffe Square, detail; The College was founded in 1509 by a lawyer, Sir Richard Sutton, of Prestbury, Cheshire, and the Bishop of Lincoln, William Smyth. The main college site comprises three quads, the original Front Quad, the small second quad affectionately known as the Deer Park, and the large New Quad, as well as collection of smaller houses facing Radcliffe Square and the High Street. New Quad was designed by Jackson and finished in 1911, replacing a number of existing buildings. The current site was completed in 1961 with new buildings designed by the architects Philip Powell and Hidalgo Moya. Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 7/8/2008)
Type of Work
collegeSubject
architectural exteriors, Education, educational, Nineteenth century
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