A New Pocket Companion for Oxford: Or, Guide Through the University. Containing an Accurate Description of the Public Edifices, the Buildings in Each of the Colleges; the Gardens, ... To which are Added, Descriptions of ... Blenheim, Ditchley, Heythrop, Nuneham and Stow, ... A New Edition, Corrected, Much Enlarged, and Adorned with a Plan of the University and City, and Six Other Plates |
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Page 7
Three fides of the upper story of the Quadrangle are one entire room , called the
PICTURE GALLERY , near the middle of which is a Statue in Brals of PHILIP Earl
of Pembroke , by the fame Artist who cast the equestrian statue of Charles I. at ...
Three fides of the upper story of the Quadrangle are one entire room , called the
PICTURE GALLERY , near the middle of which is a Statue in Brals of PHILIP Earl
of Pembroke , by the fame Artist who cast the equestrian statue of Charles I. at ...
Page 35
Several very liberal donations were received by the Society about fifteen years
ago , for the purpose of re- , building the west wing of the front quadrangle , which
trad been destroyed by fire ; and in particular the sum . of a thousand pounds ...
Several very liberal donations were received by the Society about fifteen years
ago , for the purpose of re- , building the west wing of the front quadrangle , which
trad been destroyed by fire ; and in particular the sum . of a thousand pounds ...
Page 36
That on the west leads into the old Court , which is a handsome Gothic
Quadrangle , of 100 feet square . Over the Gate , at our entrance , on the outside ,
is a Statue of Queen Anne , and within another of James II . Over the eastern
entrance ...
That on the west leads into the old Court , which is a handsome Gothic
Quadrangle , of 100 feet square . Over the Gate , at our entrance , on the outside ,
is a Statue of Queen Anne , and within another of James II . Over the eastern
entrance ...
Page 38
Nor were succeeding Patrons wanting to continue so noble a work ; till it was
finally completed by Dr. John Radcliffe , who erected the whole eaftern
Quadrangle at his own expense . He settled on the College bool . per Annum , for
two ...
Nor were succeeding Patrons wanting to continue so noble a work ; till it was
finally completed by Dr. John Radcliffe , who erected the whole eaftern
Quadrangle at his own expense . He settled on the College bool . per Annum , for
two ...
Page 39
The outside is Gothic , in conformity with the reft of the quadrangle . The inside
consists of two grand ranges of book - cases , one above the other , fupported by
pilasters of the Doric and Ionic orders . Over the book - cafes are placed me not .
The outside is Gothic , in conformity with the reft of the quadrangle . The inside
consists of two grand ranges of book - cases , one above the other , fupported by
pilasters of the Doric and Ionic orders . Over the book - cafes are placed me not .
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| Title | A New Pocket Companion for Oxford: Or, Guide Through the University. Containing an Accurate Description of the Public Edifices, the Buildings in Each of the Colleges; the Gardens, ... To which are Added, Descriptions of ... Blenheim, Ditchley, Heythrop, Nuneham and Stow, ... A New Edition ... |
| Publisher | J. Cooke, 1798 |
| Original from | The British Library |
| Digitized | 3 Aug 2016 |
| Length | 152 pages |
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