Roger Bennion's photos with the keyword: Magdalen College

Happy Fence Friday, All. Oxford

Happy Fence Friday, All The New Building, Magdalen College dates from 1733 as a part of Edward Holdsworth's designs from 1731. It is built in a Palladian style, and features a colonnade. It was intended to be a "Great Quadrangle". The building's ends were left unfinished and, sadly, Holdsworth's full vision was never completed.

Happy Fence Friday, All. One from the Archives where I decided it needed a panoramic crop :-) On the left is Merton College, Oxford. Merton College was founded in 1264 by Walter de Merton, Lord Chancellor and Bishop of Rochester. It is claimed to be the oldest college in Oxford. But, apparently, this has been disputed by Balliol College and University College. I don't know if there has been any agreement to which college is actually the oldest! In the distance is Magdalen Tower. The Tower is one of the oldest parts of Magdalen College. Built of stone from 1492, when the foundation stone was laid, its bells were hung ready for use in 1505 and completed by 1509. It is 144 feet (44 m) high and dominates the eastern entrance to the city of Oxford. When looking for a 'Sight & Sound' link I didn't think I would find a song called "College". But, surprisingly, I found "College" by Pat Green. I was going to say I hadn't heard of Pat Green but, actually, I think I do have one of Pat's albums tucked away...somewhere :-) Added to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ College - Pat Green Maybe view my photo Large, please :-)

HAPPY FENCE FRIDAY, ALL :-) Magdalen Tower, completed in 1509, is a bell tower that forms part of Magdalen College. I am also adding my photo to 'Sight and Sound'. I'm sure this is a 'Tower of Strength' and Gene McDaniels recorded "Tower of Strength" in 1961 :-) Added to ~ Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ Listen here ~ Tower of Strength ~ Gene McDaniels

Happy Fence Friday :-) Have a great weekend, All. If you walk from one of the busiest roads in Oxford thru' the entrance of Magdalen College within a couple of minutes you come to this delightful and peaceful haven i.e. the Water Meadow :-) With just a wee bit soft focus added :-) Carol (Ecobird) has commented "Fields of Gold!" And, of course, this immediately brings to my mind "Fields of Gold" by Eva Cassidy. So, that is a good enough reason for me to add this to 'Sight and Sound' :-)) Added to ~ Sight and Sound Listen here ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ~ Fields of Gold ~ Eva Cassidy

I've always wanted to call this College “mag-da-lin”. But it is actually pronounced “mawd-lin” :-) It dates from 1458.

This is the New Building. The following information is reproduced from a College booklet provided to visitors - "The foundation stone was laid on 27 August 1733. In the early 18th century the New Building was indeed new. It was intended as the beginning of a grand neoclassical quadrangle. Its subsequent troubled history is visible in the different colour of the stone at either end which dates from the 1820s when it was finally resolved to complete the building. And, thus the New Building stands today, only one wing of a grand architectural fantasy that was never realised."

Below is an extract from the College website. Link as follows - www.magd.ox.ac.uk/discover-magdalen/history-of-college “Magdalen College was founded in 1458 by William Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester, and Lord Chancellor. He wanted a College on the grandest scale, and his foundation was the largest in Oxford, with 40 Fellows, 30 scholars (known at Magdalen as Demies), and a large choir for his Chapel. Waynflete lived to a great age, dying in 1486, by which time Magdalen was equipped with a large income, splendid buildings, and a set of statutes. The 20th century has seen Magdalen’s academic reputation flourish. Two of our most famous Fellows from this period were the English scholar and theologian C. S. Lewis and the historian A. J. P. Taylor; in addition, nine Nobel Prize winners have been Fellows or students here. Women first came here in 1979, and the College today prides itself on being an inclusive institution, open to all.”