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Wadham College
Hob Uid: 338334
Location : Oxfordshire Oxford Non Civil Parish
Grid Ref : SP5157006610
Summary : University college established in 1612, by Nicholas Wadham, on the site of an Austin Friary which was founded in 1266-7 and dissolved 1538. The friary church served as a theological college until 1480, and the chapter house and refectory as class rooms until the 16th century. The College buildings remain relatively unaltered since the 17th century and are constructed of local Oxfordshire stone with slate roofs. A small section of the boundary wall was recorded in 1974, and shown to be part of an ancillary outbuilding of the friary. This was substantially altered in the Post-Mediaeval period, and eventually demolished after recording
More information : (SP 51570661) Wadham College (Founded 1612) (1) (SP 51580656) Priory (NR) (Site of) (NAT) (2) Wadham College stands on the east side of Parks Road. The walls are of local Oxfordshire stone and the roofs are slate covered. It was founded by Nicholas Wadham who died in 1609 but whose intentions were carried out by his widow. The buildings were begun on the site of the former house of Austin Friars (founded 1266-7, dissolved 1538), in 1610 and finished in 1613; the society was founded in 1612. The bulk of the buildings remain substantially unaltered from their 17th century origin. Grade I. A fragment of Late Medieval monastic wallings remained at SP 51640661 (8) in 1974. (3-8) Additional reference (9)

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Source details : OS 1:2500 1958
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Source details : OS 25" 1939
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Source details : RCHME City of Oxford 1949 118-123 plan photos
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Source details : Oxfordshire
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Vol(s) : 3(1954)

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Source details : Oxfordshire
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Vol(s) : 4 (1979)

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Source details : Medieval Religious Houses of England and Wales 1971 240, 243 (D Knowles, R N Hadcock)
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Source details : DOE (HHR) City of Oxford 1972 107-9
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Source Number : 8
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Source details : (W J Blair)
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Vol(s) : 41 (1976)

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Source details : Oxfordshire (Pevsner N, Sherwood S) Penguin
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Source Number : 10
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Source details : Oxfordshire (May 1987)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Medieval
Monument End Date : 1540
Monument Start Date : 1066
Monument Type : Augustinian Friary, Theological College, Outbuilding
Evidence : Sub Surface Deposit, Documentary Evidence, Destroyed Monument

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Founded in 1612
Monument End Date : 1612
Monument Start Date : 1612
Monument Type : University College
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : ViewFinder
External Cross Reference Number : HT05497
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External Cross Reference Source : ViewFinder
External Cross Reference Number : HT02762
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : SP 50 NW 109
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Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1969-01-01
End Date : 1969-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 1972-01-01
End Date : 1972-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 1989-01-01
End Date : 1989-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : WATCHING BRIEF
Start Date : 2001-01-01
End Date : 2001-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : THEMATIC SURVEY
Start Date : 2002-01-01
End Date : 2002-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : EXCAVATION
Start Date : 2011-01-01
End Date : 2011-12-31

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Wadham College