Keble College, Oxford
The College itself is named after John Keble, one of Pusey's colleagues in the Oxford Movement, who died four years before its foundation in 1870. It was decided immediately after Keble's funeral that his memorial would be a new Oxford college bearing his name. Two years later, in 1868, the foundation stone was laid by the Archbishop of Canterbury on St Mark's Day. The college first opened in 1870, taking in thirty students, whilst the Chapel was opened on St Mark's Day 1876. Accordingly, the College continues to celebrate St Mark's Day each year. (Wikipedia)
One French visitor is quoted saying: "It is magnificent but it is not the railway station".
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Chrstopher (68 months ago | reply)
That'll be Keble College.
Dimitry B (68 months ago | reply)
Thanks for the hint. I wondered what building it was myself.
Capo2 (68 months ago | reply)
Very daring for its time. I was reading in a book (Betjeman's Oxford I think) that when it opened, undergrads from other colleges would come into this quad and laugh at the buildings.
musical photo man added this photo to his favorites. (66 months ago)
SBA73 (63 months ago | reply)
Congratulations - you deserve this.
initsownway1701 added this photo to their favorites. (63 months ago)
BoblyP (63 months ago | reply)
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Very nice shot!
northreflections (63 months ago | reply)
Hey I have been there. I love the symetry, mark by green spaces.
Brien
bootsofspanishleather (63 months ago | reply)
The building itself .. it is a bit of a laugh but at least they gave an effort. Modern buildings, even in Oxford, are near rectangular slabs, broken only for a few token nods to real architecture. I like this shot a lot :)
mggrim added this photo to his favorites. (60 months ago)
David M Hogan (60 months ago | reply)
Fantastic shot!!
ebert.sebastian added this photo to their favorites. (59 months ago)
ispyjonnytriff (55 months ago | reply)
lovely building, I went to eveningsong there a couple of days ago
richard.camp5@btinternet.com (53 months ago | reply)
Wonderful shot of Butterfield's masterpiece; from where did you take it? I cannot believe that 50 years after the founding of the Victorian Society, people are still being rude about the polychromy which your photograph brings out so superbly.
Richard Camp
Dimitry B (53 months ago | reply)
It is taken from the opposite corner of the building. Thank you for your comments.
david.orban, Edi 9/11, and sir_watkyn added this photo to their favorites.
sir_watkyn (50 months ago | reply)
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Noble Architecture (Fav 1, Comment on 1), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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writing mentor [deleted] (49 months ago | reply)
Nice picture. I used it and gave you credit here: encouragingwordsforwriters.blogspot.com/2009/ 05/college-b... Thanks!
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