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1. www.wadham.ox.ac.uk › about › history-archivesHistory & Archives - Wadham College, Oxford

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   Wadham College was founded in 1610 in the reign of King James I by Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham. Nicholas Wadham, a member of an ancient Somerset family, died in 1609 leaving his fortune to endow a college at Oxford.

2. www.cabinet.ox.ac.uk › wadham-college-1610-13Wadham College, 1610-13 | cabinet - University of Oxford

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   'Wadham is the only college [in Oxford] which was built all at one go and has remained virtually unchanged since....' (or at least had when Sherwood and Pevsner first published their survey of Oxfordshire in 1974).

3. archive.british-history.ac.uk › vch › oxonWadham College | British History Online

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   Jul 4, 2024 · WADHAM COLLEGE Circumstances Of The Foundation. Nicholas Wadham, the founder of this college, was born in 1532 of a good Somerset family of Merifield, near Ilminster, and was educated at Oxford, at either Corpus Christi or Christ Church.

4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Wadham_College,_OxfordWadham 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 ...

5. www.british-history.ac.uk › rchme › oxonWadham College - British History Online

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   Jul 20, 2024 · The college was founded by Nicholas Wadham who died in 1609 but whose intentions were carried out by Dorothy (Petre) his widow. The buildings were begun on the site of the former house of Austin Friars, in April 1610 and finished in July 1613; the society was founded in 1612.

6. www.wadham.ox.ac.uk › about › buildings-gardensBuildings and architecture - Wadham College, Oxford

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   Buildings and architecture. Wadham’s architectural heritage spans a variety of building styles from the classical Oxford Gothic of the original buildings to the contemporary lines of the new Undergraduate Centre. Statues of the founders, Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham seen through the College entrance.

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   Who founded Wadham College?

   • Wadham College was founded in 1610 in the reign of King James I by Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham. Nicholas Wadham, a member of an ancient Somerset family, died in 1609 leaving his fortune to endow a college at Oxford. The hard work of translating intentions into reality fell on his widow, Dorothy, a formidable woman of 75.

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   Where is Wadham College?

   • It is located in the centre of Oxford, at the intersection of Broad Street and Parks Road. Wadham College was founded in 1610 by Dorothy Wadham, according to the will of her late husband Nicholas Wadham, a member of an ancient Devon and Somerset family.

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   What is Wadham known for?

   • Wadham’s architectural heritage spans a variety of building styles from the classical Oxford Gothic of the original buildings to the contemporary lines of the new Undergraduate Centre. Statues of the founders, Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham seen through the College entrance The Holywell Music room - Europe's first purpose built music room.

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   When was Wadham library built?

   • Designed by Glasgow architects Gillespie, Kidd & Coia, Wadham Library, a glass and concrete building with lead roof, was built in the 1970s and officially opened in July 1976. Situated to the rear of the College site, the Bowra Building, designed by MacCormac, Jamieson & Pritchard, opened in 1992.

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   What can you do at Wadham College?

   • In common with many Oxford colleges, Wadham has produced a wide range of graduates in the fields of economics, history, law, physiology, medicine, management, humanities, mathematics, science, technology, media, philosophy, poetry, politics and religion who have contributed significantly to public life.

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   What is Wadham College Archive?

   • Wadham’s archive largely comprises internal college documents, and records of college estates, of which the largest collection were in Essex. A catalogue of the Muniments of Wadham College was produced by Lawrence Stone for the National Register of Archives in 1962, and reproduced in limited numbers.

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8. www.jstor.org › stable › 3491127A Woman in the Public Sphere; Dorothy Wadham and the ... - JSTOR

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   One such case is that of Dorothy Wadham, entrusted by her husband Nicholas Wadham on his deathbed in 1609 with carrying through his ill-formulated design for the foundation of a college at Oxford. The responsibility for the actual foundation fell entirely on Dorothy, and both husband and wife were officially designated as 'founders'. She left