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  2. Wadham College, Oxford - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. Colleges of the University of Oxford - Wikipedia

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    Map of the University of Oxford St Anne's College. Balliol College. ... Wadham College: Collegiun de Wadham, [21] Collegium Wadhami: 1610: Christ's College: £ ...

  4. Parks Road - Wikipedia

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    The Oxford University Museum of Natural History is on the east side of Parks Road opposite Keble College. Just to the south on the corner with South Parks Road is the Radcliffe Science Library . The right hand half of the grass area in front of the museum has a large basement reading room for the library underneath it.

  5. List of people associated with Wadham College, Oxford

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    The Warden is the college's principal, responsible for its academic leadership, chairing its governing body, and representing it in the outside world. Below is a list of the Wardens of Wadham college in chronological order. Their time in office is given in parentheses.

  6. File:Oxford map small.svg - Wikipedia

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    Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 17:01, 5 March 2008: 360 × 370 (204 KB): Willtron {{en|Small map of central Oxford. Original raster version was created from OpenStreetMap project data, collected by the community.}} *Created by Willtron {{CC-BY-SA 2.0}} {{Inkscape}} Category:Oxford [[Category:Maps of cities i

  7. Holywell Music Room - Wikipedia

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    The Holywell Music Room, which is part of Wadham College, Oxford, was one of the earliest purpose built concert venues in the world and the first in Europe. [1] Prior to the advent of concert halls, recitals would happen at private aristocratic venues, royal courts, or in churches. [2]

  8. King's Arms, Oxford - Wikipedia

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    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]

  9. University of Oxford - Wikipedia

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    Emblem of the 17th-century English Invisible College. Wadham College, founded in 1610, was the undergraduate college of Sir Christopher Wren. Wren was part of a brilliant group of experimental scientists at Oxford in the 1650s, the Oxford Philosophical Club, which included Robert Boyle and Robert Hooke.