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   3 days ago · St. John's College was founded in 1557 by Sir Thomas White, a leading member of the Merchant Taylors' Company, who had been Lord Mayor for the year ending Nov. 1554.

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   4 days ago · After 1246 St. John's hospital took its water by aquaduct from the nearby spring called Crowell at the north-east corner of the town wall. In 1267 Merton College was given permission to bring water from the Cherwell beyond St. Cross church, through St. John's hospital, and into the college, by ditches and gutters.

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   5 days ago · Held at the King’s Centre in Oxford, the symposium attracted over 120 young scholars—both in-person and online—from leading universities across the UK, Europe, China, and the US. This event served as a vibrant platform for early-career researchers to exchange cutting-edge research in fluid mechanics. Building on the success of the 1st ...

4. www.british-history.ac.uk › vch › cambsThe colleges and halls: St. John's | British History Online

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   5 days ago · St. John's College. France modern quartering England with a border gobony argent and azure. Foundation and Early Years.

5. ewtn.co.uk › article-the-life-of-st-john-henry-newmanThe Life of St. John Henry Newman – EWTN Global Catholic ...

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   4 days ago · JHN adopts as his motto: “Holiness rather than peace; growth: the only evidence of life.”. The conviction grows he must lead a celibate life. 1817 Dec. 14: JHN enters Trinity College, Oxford. 1818 May 18: JHN elected to be the recipient of a scholarship. 1821 Nov. 1: JHN’s father’s brewery business collapses.

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   4 days ago · The University of Oxford has 36 colleges, three societies, and four permanent private halls (PPHs) of religious foundation. [ 1 ] The colleges and PPHs are autonomous self-governing corporations within the university. These colleges are not only houses of residence, but have substantial responsibility for teaching undergraduate students.

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   Who founded St John's College?

   • ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE St. John's College was founded in 1557 by Sir Thomas White, a leading member of the Merchant Taylors' Company, who had been Lord Mayor for the year ending Nov. 1554.

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   How did Oxford get water?

   • WATER SUPPLY. Until the later 19th century most Oxford inhabitants obtained their water from shallow wells dug into the gravel terrace on which the town had been built, (fn. 99) and there were a number of public pumps maintained by the parishes.

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   What are some good books about St John's College?

   • Coll. Reg. ii, 170. 46. Ingram's Memorials of Oxford, vol. ii, 15. 47. Coll. Reg. vii, 500. 48. Reminiscences of T. F. Dibdin, i, 87. 49. See Hist. of St. John's, by W. H. Hutton, pp. 238–42. 50. Early History of St. John's College (O.H.S.), pp. 133–6.

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   Where did sewage go from Oxford to the Thames?

   • Except for the Park Town sewer, which ran into the river Cherwell, all sewage from Oxford west of the Cherwell was discharged straight into the Thames; the sewers of St. Clement's and Cowley discharged into the Cherwell between King's Mill and Magdalen Bridge, so that the river presented 'a disgusting aspect' when the water was low.

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   When did Oxford & District Water Board form?

   • In 1967 a number of water undertakings were amalgamated to form the Oxford and District Water Board, covering the whole of Oxfordshire and North Berkshire, (fn. 135) which in 1974 became the Vales division of the Thames Water Authority. GAS SUPPLY.

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   When was the Oxford Provident Dispensary founded?

   • The Oxford Provident Dispensary in Friars' Entry and Cherwell Street was recorded in 1876. (fn. 254) The Sarah Acland Memorial Institute of District Nurses was founded in Wellington Square in 1879 to supply nurses for the poor. (fn. 255)

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   4 days ago · In the period from 1973 to 1974, Larkin became an Honorary Fellow of St John's College, Oxford, and was awarded honorary degrees by Warwick, St Andrews and Sussex universities. In January 1974, Hull University informed Larkin that they were going to dispose of the building on Pearson Park in which he lived.