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The college was founded by Dorothy Wadham (née Petre) in 1610, [7] according to the wishes set out in the will of her husband Nicholas Wadham.Over four years, she gained royal and ecclesiastical support for the new college, negotiated the purchase of a site, appointed the West Country architect William Arnold, drew up the college statutes, and appointed the first warden, fellows, scholars ...
Below is a list of the Deans of Wadham college in chronological order, together with their time in office. John Pitt 1613, 1616–17 [2] John Goodridge 1613, 1618 [2]
Wadham College, Oxford – a constituent college of the University of Oxford; Wadham College Boat Club – the rowing club of Wadham College, Oxford; Wadham School – a school for children near Crewkerne, Somerset, England; Wadham Preparatory School – a primary school for children formerly in Strathfield, New South Wales, Australia
Franklyn's choice of the name refers to King James I (reigned 1603–1625), who was involved with Wadham College, immediately to the north. It opened on 18 September 1607. [4] In the 17th century, the King's Arms was a popular location for plays. [4]
The following is a list of the monastic houses in Oxfordshire, England.. Alien houses are included, as are smaller establishments such as cells and notable monastic granges (particularly those with resident monks), and also camerae of the military orders of monks (Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller).
Wadham College Clock This page was last edited on 26 March 2013, at 07:07 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
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He was then commissioned in 1610–1613 by Dorothy Wadham, a Somerset resident, to design and oversee the building of Wadham College, Oxford. [6] Wadham College is widely [by whom?] regarded as the last major public building in the UK to have been built according to the mediaeval principles of a supervising master mason. [citation needed]