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The Queen's College, Oxford

The Queen's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England.[2] The college was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield in honour of Philippa of Hainault, queen of England.[3] It is distinguished by its predominantly neoclassical architecture, primarily dating from the 18th century.

The Queen's College
Oxford
Arms: Argent, three eagles displayed gules, beaked and legged or, on the breast of the first, a mullet of six points of the last.
LocationHigh Street, Oxford
Coordinates51°45′12″N 01°15′04″W / 51.75333°N 1.25111°W / 51.75333; -1.25111
Full nameThe Queen's College in the University of Oxford
Latin nameCollegium Reginae
MottoReginae erunt nutrices tuae
Established1341; 682 years ago (1341)
Named forPhilippa of Hainault
Sister collegePembroke College, Cambridge
ProvostClaire Craig
Undergraduates343[1] (2019–20)
Postgraduates173
Websitewww.queens.ox.ac.uk
Boat clubwww.qcbcoxford.com
Map
Location in Oxford city centre
Aerial view of The Queen's College, Oxford

In 2018, the college had an endowment of £291 million,[4] making it the fourth-wealthiest Oxford college (after Christ Church, St. John's, and All Souls).

History Edit

 
Statue of Robert de Eglesfield in the Provost's garden

The college was founded in 1341 as "Hall of the Queen's scholars of Oxford" by Robert de Eglesfield (d'Eglesfield), chaplain to the then queen consort Philippa of Hainault, after whom the hall was named.[5] Robert's aim was to provide clergymen for his native Cumberland and where he lived in Westmorland (both part of modern Cumbria). In addition, the college was to provide charity for the poor. The college's coat of arms is that of the founder; it differs slightly from his family's coat of arms, which did not include the gold star on the breast of the first eagle. The current coat of arms was adopted by d'Eglesfield because he was unable to use his family's arms, being the younger son. D'Eglesfield had grand plans for the college, with a provost, 12 fellows studying theology, up to 13 chaplains, and 72 poor boys. However, the college did not have the funding to support such numbers, and initially had just two fellows.[citation needed]

The college gained land and patronage in the mid-15th century, giving it a good endowment and allowing it to expand to 10 fellows by the end of the century. By 1500, the college had started to take paying undergraduates, typically sons of the gentry and middle class, who paid the fellows for teaching. There were 14 of these in 1535; by 1612, this had risen to 194. The college added lectureships in Greek and philosophy. Provost Henry Robinson obtained an Act of Parliament incorporating the college as "The Queen's College" in 1585, so Robinson is known as the second founder.[citation needed]

Following the new foundation, the college had a good reputation and flourished until the 1750s. Joseph Williamson, who had been admitted as a poor boy and went on to become a fellow, rose to Secretary of State and amassed a fortune. He funded a new range on Queen's Lane built in 1671–72. Following a bequest of books from Thomas Barlow, a new library was built between 1693 and 1696 by master builder John Townesend. A further bequest from Williamson of £6,000, along with purchase of the buildings along the High Street, allowed a new front quad to be built and for the remaining medieval buildings to be replaced. This was completed by 1759 by John's son William Townesend.[6][7] The college gained a large number of benefactions during this time, which helped to pay for the buildings and bring in more scholars from other, mostly northern, towns.[citation needed]

From the 1750s, as with other Oxford colleges, standards dropped. The Oxford commission of 1850–1859 revised the statutes and removed the northern preference for fellows and most of the students. Over the coming years, requirements for fellows to be unmarried were relaxed, the number of fellows required to have taken orders and studied theology was reduced, and in 1871 the Universities Tests Act allowed non-conformists and Catholics.[8]

Like many of Oxford's colleges, Queen's admitted its first mixed-sex cohort in 1979, after more than six centuries as an institution for men only.[9]

Naming Edit

The college is named for its first patroness, Queen Philippa. Established in January 1341 'under the name of the Hall of the Queen's scholars of Oxford' (sub nomine aule scholarium Regine de Oxon), the college was subsequently called the 'Queen's Hall', 'Queenhall' and 'Queen's College'. An Act of 1585 sought to end this confusion by providing that it should be called by the one name "the Queen's College";[10] in practice, the definite article is usually omitted. The full name of the College, as indicated in its annual reports, is The Provost and Scholars of The Queen's College in the University of Oxford.[11] Queens' College in Cambridge positions its apostrophe differently and has no article, as it was named for multiple queens (Margaret of Anjou and Elizabeth Woodville).[citation needed]

In popular culture Edit

In April 2012, as part of the celebrations of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II, a series of commemorative stamps was released featuring A-Z pictures of famous British landmarks. The Queen's College's front quad was used on the Q stamp, alongside other landmarks such as the Angel of the North on A and the Old Bailey on O. [12]

Traditions Edit

One of the most famous feasts of the College is the Boar's Head Gaudy, which originally was the Christmas dinner for members of the College who were unable to return home to the north of England over the Christmas break between terms, but is now a feast for old members of the College on the Saturday before Christmas.[13]

Buildings Edit

 
The Front Quad of The Queen's College

Front Quad Edit

The main entrance on the High Street leads to the front quad, which was built between 1709 and 1759. There are symmetrical ranges on the east and west sides, while at the back of the quad is a building containing the chapel and the hall.[7] The architect Nicholas Hawksmoor, a leading figure of the English Baroque style, provided a number of designs that were not used directly but that heavily influenced the final design. In the cupola above the college entrance is a statue of the British queen Caroline of Ansbach by the sculptor Henry Cheere; the legend 'Carolina Regina, Nov. 12, 1733' may be found marking the laying of the foundation stone of the screen wall, which is visible from the High Street.[7]

Back Quad Edit

A second and older quad lies to the north of the hall and chapel. The west side consists of the library. The east side is the Williamson building, which was originally built to a design by the architect Christopher Wren, known for his work in the English Baroque style, but has been largely rebuilt since then.[7]

Chapel Edit

 
The Chapel, looking towards the Frobenius organ

The chapel is noted for its Frobenius organ in the west gallery.[14][15] It was installed in 1965, replacing a Rushworth and Dreaper organ from 1931. The earliest mention of an organ is 1826. The Chapel Choir has been described as "Oxford's finest mixed-voice choir" and continues to perform termly concerts, recent examples of which include Handel's Messiah and Bach's St John Passion.[16][17] The chapel has stood virtually unchanged since it was consecrated by the Archbishop of York in 1719.[citation needed]

Holy Communion is celebrated every Sunday morning and at other times, and is open to all communicant members of any Christian church or denomination. The Sunday evening service takes the traditional form of Choral Evensong, which is also held on Wednesday and Friday evenings during term. Morning and evening prayer is said daily, and at other times some like to use the stillness for their own prayer. Baptisms, confirmations, and weddings are also conducted for members or former members of the College.[citation needed]

 
The Baroque Upper Library (feat. one of the C18 Senex globes)

Library Edit

The Upper Library Edit

The Upper Library has been a focal point for the College ever since its construction at the end of the 17th century. Unlike many other similar rooms in Oxford libraries, the Upper Library remains as a silent reading room for students open during staffed hours.[18]

Eighteenth Century Globes and Orrery Edit

On display in the middle of the library are two eighteenth century papier maché Senex globes and an orrery from the same period. John Senex was the foremost globe maker of the eighteenth century,[19] and also crafted the miniature globe featured in the orrery. The globes are now found in cases that were designed and fitted by Welsh furniture designer Bernard Allen in 2007, after being removed from the library for a period of time in 2002 for structural repair and restoration by renowned English globe conservator Sylvia Sumira.[citation needed]

The Benjamin Cole orrery was a gift to the College in 1763 from a Group of Gentleman Commoners of the College, recorded in two entries in the Benefactors' Book, as well as on an inscription in the lunar calendar scale.[20] The instrument is made of brass, steel, and wood, contained within a wooden case and resting on a mahogany stand with a glazed cover.[21] Johnathan Betts, in an Excerpt from A report following the servicing and inspection of The Queen's College Grand Orrery in 2016, describes the instrument as standing

on a fine mahogany table with six finely carved cabriole legs, the whole covered with a multi-panelled protective glass shade which can be locked securely onto the table, preventing access to the orrery.[21]

In the same article, Betts illustrates the orrery,

fitted in a mahogany twelve-sided case, with lacquered brass mounts and surmounted, on a brass pillared gallery, with a large lacquered brass hemispherical armillary structure. The mechanical orrery itself incorporates within its compass the solar system out to Mars, including the Earth and Moon, with additional mountings fixed on the outside of the case for attaching static models of Jupiter and Saturn.[21]

The turning of the orrery is a traditional event at Queen's, done by hand only once every few years or on special occasions. Only two people are permitted to turn the orrery: the Patroness of the College, a position most recently occupied by The Queen Mother, and the Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy, a Fellow of Queen's.[22] This event most recently took place on the 4th of February, 2020, during the Hilary term, with professor Jonathan Keating as the honorary orrery-turner.[citation needed]

The Lower and New Libraries Edit

The open cloister below the Upper Library was enclosed in the 19th century to form the Lower Library, which now houses the bulk of the lending collection. The lending collection consists of around 50,000[23] with an additional 70,000 items in the special collections available by appointment.[24] In April 2017 the New Library opened[25] beneath the Provost's Garden,[26] with an official opening by Old Member Rowan Atkinson taking place in November of the same year.[27]

Annexes Edit

Queen's is able to provide accommodation for all of its undergraduates, who are divided between the college's main buildings and annexes nearby. Adjacent to college is Carrodus Quad, located just across Queen's Lane. It has been completely refurbished, and now has approximately 80 en-suite rooms for first-year students, as well as a few second- and third-/final-year students with access requirements. The building also houses a conference room, one of the college's music practice rooms (the other one being located in the Back Quad of the main college), and the college gym. The college also owns the Cardo Building opposite the Oxford University Sports centre on Iffley Road (where Roger Bannister ran the first ever four-minute mile in 1954). This building is home to a mixture of second and third years, and features a common room, breakfast room and the college's two squash courts. Near the Cardo Building is the James Street Building, the smallest of the annexes with twelve rooms.[citation needed]

The Florey Building in St Clement's, designed by James Stirling and named after former Queen's Provost and Nobel Prize winner Howard Florey, is a former annex that housed most of the college's first years until 2018, when it fell into disuse following complications that arose in attempts to refurbish the building.[28][29][30] It contains nearly 80 rooms; those on the top floor have a mezzanine level where the students' beds were located. At one end of the building on the ground floor, there is a common room and a breakfast room. Following the closure of the Florey Building in 2018,[31] the former post-graduate annex, St Aldate's House, became the largest undergraduate annex at Queen's, with three floors, 90 en suite rooms, and kitchens shared with up to nine other students. The annex is situated down St Aldate's directly opposite the Christ Church Meadows, near Folly Bridge.[citation needed]

While many postgraduate students choose to live outside College accommodation, two postgraduates annexes are provided: Oxley-Wright House, which is owned by the College, and a portion of the Venneit Close complex, which is rented from North Oxford Property Services (NOPS). The former is a large Victorian house on Banbury Road, near Summertown, with 13 rooms and a large garden.[32] None of the rooms are en suite, and there are 3 bathrooms in the building, each shared between approximately 4 people.[32] The latter includes 18 apartments, each with three study bedrooms, two bathrooms, a kitchen (with a washing machine) and a dining/sitting room.[33] Both annexes are within a 10- to 20-minute walk from the city centre.[citation needed]

Gallery Edit

Student life Edit

 
High Street entrance to Queen's College from the Chapel.

Queen's is an active community performing strongly in intercollegiate sport competitions, having a variety of societies and, as one of the larger colleges, hosting triennial Commemoration balls. The 2007 ball coincided with the 666th anniversary of the college.[34]

Queen's is host to a number of dining, drinking and sports societies, as well as some which are more academically orientated such as a medical society.[citation needed]

The JCR, MCR, and Old Taberdar's Room Edit

The Junior Common Room (JCR) consists of the collective body of undergraduates at the college, and also refers to the room under the same name, located in the Back Quad, which is the only common room in the college that cannot be booked. The JCR is not to be confused with the JCR Executive members (known commonly as the "JCR exec"), which consist of a President, Vice President, the Chair, Treasurer, Welfare Reps (male and female), Entertainment Reps (Entz), Environment and Ethics Rep (E&E), Arts Rep, Access and Outreach Rep (A&O), Charities Rep, Disabilities Rep, Student Union Rep (SU), Food Reps, Academics and Careers Rep, and Internationals Rep. Non-committee roles include the Bike Rep, and the Keeper of the Bees, Boars, and Eagles. As of 2020, Webmasters have also been inaugurated as a new role in the Exec.[citation needed]

The Middle Common Room (MCR) refers to the postgraduates of the college. Like the JCR, the MCR have an Executive team, which includes the President, Victualler, Vice-President Secretary, Treasurer, Social Secretary, SCR Liaison Officer, LGBTQ+ Officer, Welfare Officer, Environment and Charities Representative, IT Officer, Sports Secretary, Oxford SU Representative, First Year Representative, and Entz Representative (the last four positions being empty as of 2020).[35] The MCR and JCR will often liaise with one another in order to organise events in the college.[citation needed]

The Old Taberdar's Room is a room unique to Queen's, described by the college as

a traditional wood-panelled room, furnished with comfortable sofas and chairs. The room is ideal as a lounge space or for informal discussion based session.[36]

It is open for use by all members of the college, though it is possible to book it for events such as welcome drinks, pre-dinner drinks, student production rehearsals, and society meetings. A Taberdar is specifically "a holder of a scholarship at Queen's College, Oxford".[37]

Sport Edit

 
Queen's College pavilion

The college playing field, less than a mile from the main buildings, runs down to the banks of the Isis. It has a football and a hockey pitch, together with hard tennis courts, a netball court and a pavilion. The football ground is nicknamed Fortress Riverside by the club and its supporters, owing to its close proximity to the Isis[citation needed]. Queen's College shares a rugby pitch nearby with University College. In the summer, the goalposts go down and a cricket square appears in the middle.[citation needed]

On the opposite bank of the river is a boathouse, shared with two other colleges. The college's two squash courts are located at the Cardo Building on Iffley Road. The college has a designated table tennis room.[citation needed]

College sport is organised and funded through the Amalgamated Sports Clubs Committee, consisting of individual club captains and other representatives of college sport.[38] The Queen's College competes in most of the intercollegiate Cuppers (tournament style) and league sports, with many 1st teams competing in top divisions.[citation needed]

The College is notable for having one of the oldest boat clubs in the world, along with many other colleges. In 1837, the Queen's College Boat Club represented Oxford in a Boat Race against Lady Margaret Boat Club, representing Cambridge, and won. This event, held on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames, is credited with contributing to support from the town for the establishment of the Henley Royal Regatta, one of the most famous rowing events in the world, in 1839.[39] The college's colours were changed thereafter from red and white to navy blue and white, the colours of the university. Rowing is still a major sport in the College, with the men's first boat winning blades in Torpids 2021.[citation needed]

Music Edit

 
The choir performing in the Front Quad on Ascension morning 2009.

The Queen's College is host to a mixed-voice Chapel Choir. The singers include Choral Scholars (up to eighteen at any one time) and volunteers, all of whom are auditioned. The Choir sings Evensong three times a week during term, and performs one major concert each term, often with a noted orchestral ensemble. The choir also undertakes regular tours and short visits both within this country and abroad. The Eglesfield Musical Society, named after the founder, is the oldest musical society in Oxford. It organises a substantial series of concerts each year, ranging from chamber music to orchestral works.

College Grace Edit

As is the case with many Oxbridge colleges, Queen's uses a Latin grace which is recited every evening before the second sitting of dinner:

Benedic nobis, Domine Deus, et his donis, quae ex liberalitate Tua sumpturi sumus; per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

A rough English translation: "Bless us, Lord God, and these gifts which we are about to receive through your bounty; through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen"

At gaudy dinners this grace is sung by the choir.[citation needed]

Notable alumni Edit

See also Edit

References Edit

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External links Edit

  • Official website
  • Virtual Tour of the Queen's College
  • Queen's College JCR
  • Queen's College MCR

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The Queen s College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford England 2 The college was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield in honour of Philippa of Hainault queen of England 3 It is distinguished by its predominantly neoclassical architecture primarily dating from the 18th century The Queen s CollegeOxfordArms Argent three eagles displayed gules beaked and legged or on the breast of the first a mullet of six points of the last LocationHigh Street OxfordCoordinates51 45 12 N 01 15 04 W 51 75333 N 1 25111 W 51 75333 1 25111Full nameThe Queen s College in the University of OxfordLatin nameCollegium ReginaeMottoReginae erunt nutrices tuaeEstablished1341 682 years ago 1341 Named forPhilippa of HainaultSister collegePembroke College CambridgeProvostClaire CraigUndergraduates343 1 2019 20 Postgraduates173Websitewww wbr queens wbr ox wbr ac wbr ukBoat clubwww wbr qcbcoxford wbr comMapLocation in Oxford city centreAerial view of The Queen s College OxfordIn 2018 the college had an endowment of 291 million 4 making it the fourth wealthiest Oxford college after Christ Church St John s and All Souls Contents 1 History 1 1 Naming 1 2 In popular culture 1 3 Traditions 2 Buildings 2 1 Front Quad 2 2 Back Quad 2 3 Chapel 2 4 Library 2 4 1 The Upper Library 2 4 1 1 Eighteenth Century Globes and Orrery 2 4 2 The Lower and New Libraries 2 5 Annexes 2 6 Gallery 3 Student life 3 1 The JCR MCR and Old Taberdar s Room 3 2 Sport 3 3 Music 3 4 College Grace 4 Notable alumni 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksHistory Edit nbsp Statue of Robert de Eglesfield in the Provost s gardenThe college was founded in 1341 as Hall of the Queen s scholars of Oxford by Robert de Eglesfield d Eglesfield chaplain to the then queen consort Philippa of Hainault after whom the hall was named 5 Robert s aim was to provide clergymen for his native Cumberland and where he lived in Westmorland both part of modern Cumbria In addition the college was to provide charity for the poor The college s coat of arms is that of the founder it differs slightly from his family s coat of arms which did not include the gold star on the breast of the first eagle The current coat of arms was adopted by d Eglesfield because he was unable to use his family s arms being the younger son D Eglesfield had grand plans for the college with a provost 12 fellows studying theology up to 13 chaplains and 72 poor boys However the college did not have the funding to support such numbers and initially had just two fellows citation needed The college gained land and patronage in the mid 15th century giving it a good endowment and allowing it to expand to 10 fellows by the end of the century By 1500 the college had started to take paying undergraduates typically sons of the gentry and middle class who paid the fellows for teaching There were 14 of these in 1535 by 1612 this had risen to 194 The college added lectureships in Greek and philosophy Provost Henry Robinson obtained an Act of Parliament incorporating the college as The Queen s College in 1585 so Robinson is known as the second founder citation needed Following the new foundation the college had a good reputation and flourished until the 1750s Joseph Williamson who had been admitted as a poor boy and went on to become a fellow rose to Secretary of State and amassed a fortune He funded a new range on Queen s Lane built in 1671 72 Following a bequest of books from Thomas Barlow a new library was built between 1693 and 1696 by master builder John Townesend A further bequest from Williamson of 6 000 along with purchase of the buildings along the High Street allowed a new front quad to be built and for the remaining medieval buildings to be replaced This was completed by 1759 by John s son William Townesend 6 7 The college gained a large number of benefactions during this time which helped to pay for the buildings and bring in more scholars from other mostly northern towns citation needed From the 1750s as with other Oxford colleges standards dropped The Oxford commission of 1850 1859 revised the statutes and removed the northern preference for fellows and most of the students Over the coming years requirements for fellows to be unmarried were relaxed the number of fellows required to have taken orders and studied theology was reduced and in 1871 the Universities Tests Act allowed non conformists and Catholics 8 Like many of Oxford s colleges Queen s admitted its first mixed sex cohort in 1979 after more than six centuries as an institution for men only 9 Naming Edit The college is named for its first patroness Queen Philippa Established in January 1341 under the name of the Hall of the Queen s scholars of Oxford sub nomine aule scholarium Regine de Oxon the college was subsequently called the Queen s Hall Queenhall and Queen s College An Act of 1585 sought to end this confusion by providing that it should be called by the one name the Queen s College 10 in practice the definite article is usually omitted The full name of the College as indicated in its annual reports is The Provost and Scholars of The Queen s College in the University of Oxford 11 Queens College in Cambridge positions its apostrophe differently and has no article as it was named for multiple queens Margaret of Anjou and Elizabeth Woodville citation needed In popular culture Edit In April 2012 as part of the celebrations of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II a series of commemorative stamps was released featuring A Z pictures of famous British landmarks The Queen s College s front quad was used on the Q stamp alongside other landmarks such as the Angel of the North on A and the Old Bailey on O 12 Traditions Edit One of the most famous feasts of the College is the Boar s Head Gaudy which originally was the Christmas dinner for members of the College who were unable to return home to the north of England over the Christmas break between terms but is now a feast for old members of the College on the Saturday before Christmas 13 Buildings Edit nbsp The Front Quad of The Queen s CollegeFront Quad Edit The main entrance on the High Street leads to the front quad which was built between 1709 and 1759 There are symmetrical ranges on the east and west sides while at the back of the quad is a building containing the chapel and the hall 7 The architect Nicholas Hawksmoor a leading figure of the English Baroque style provided a number of designs that were not used directly but that heavily influenced the final design In the cupola above the college entrance is a statue of the British queen Caroline of Ansbach by the sculptor Henry Cheere the legend Carolina Regina Nov 12 1733 may be found marking the laying of the foundation stone of the screen wall which is visible from the High Street 7 Back Quad Edit A second and older quad lies to the north of the hall and chapel The west side consists of the library The east side is the Williamson building which was originally built to a design by the architect Christopher Wren known for his work in the English Baroque style but has been largely rebuilt since then 7 Chapel Edit nbsp The Chapel looking towards the Frobenius organThe chapel is noted for its Frobenius organ in the west gallery 14 15 It was installed in 1965 replacing a Rushworth and Dreaper organ from 1931 The earliest mention of an organ is 1826 The Chapel Choir has been described as Oxford s finest mixed voice choir and continues to perform termly concerts recent examples of which include Handel s Messiah and Bach s St John Passion 16 17 The chapel has stood virtually unchanged since it was consecrated by the Archbishop of York in 1719 citation needed Holy Communion is celebrated every Sunday morning and at other times and is open to all communicant members of any Christian church or denomination The Sunday evening service takes the traditional form of Choral Evensong which is also held on Wednesday and Friday evenings during term Morning and evening prayer is said daily and at other times some like to use the stillness for their own prayer Baptisms confirmations and weddings are also conducted for members or former members of the College citation needed nbsp The Baroque Upper Library feat one of the C18 Senex globes Library Edit The Upper Library Edit The Upper Library has been a focal point for the College ever since its construction at the end of the 17th century Unlike many other similar rooms in Oxford libraries the Upper Library remains as a silent reading room for students open during staffed hours 18 Eighteenth Century Globes and Orrery Edit On display in the middle of the library are two eighteenth century papier mache Senex globes and an orrery from the same period John Senex was the foremost globe maker of the eighteenth century 19 and also crafted the miniature globe featured in the orrery The globes are now found in cases that were designed and fitted by Welsh furniture designer Bernard Allen in 2007 after being removed from the library for a period of time in 2002 for structural repair and restoration by renowned English globe conservator Sylvia Sumira citation needed The Benjamin Cole orrery was a gift to the College in 1763 from a Group of Gentleman Commoners of the College recorded in two entries in the Benefactors Book as well as on an inscription in the lunar calendar scale 20 The instrument is made of brass steel and wood contained within a wooden case and resting on a mahogany stand with a glazed cover 21 Johnathan Betts in an Excerpt from A report following the servicing and inspection of The Queen s College Grand Orrery in 2016 describes the instrument as standingon a fine mahogany table with six finely carved cabriole legs the whole covered with a multi panelled protective glass shade which can be locked securely onto the table preventing access to the orrery 21 In the same article Betts illustrates the orrery fitted in a mahogany twelve sided case with lacquered brass mounts and surmounted on a brass pillared gallery with a large lacquered brass hemispherical armillary structure The mechanical orrery itself incorporates within its compass the solar system out to Mars including the Earth and Moon with additional mountings fixed on the outside of the case for attaching static models of Jupiter and Saturn 21 The turning of the orrery is a traditional event at Queen s done by hand only once every few years or on special occasions Only two people are permitted to turn the orrery the Patroness of the College a position most recently occupied by The Queen Mother and the Sedleian Professor of Natural Philosophy a Fellow of Queen s 22 This event most recently took place on the 4th of February 2020 during the Hilary term with professor Jonathan Keating as the honorary orrery turner citation needed The Lower and New Libraries Edit The open cloister below the Upper Library was enclosed in the 19th century to form the Lower Library which now houses the bulk of the lending collection The lending collection consists of around 50 000 23 with an additional 70 000 items in the special collections available by appointment 24 In April 2017 the New Library opened 25 beneath the Provost s Garden 26 with an official opening by Old Member Rowan Atkinson taking place in November of the same year 27 Annexes Edit Queen s is able to provide accommodation for all of its undergraduates who are divided between the college s main buildings and annexes nearby Adjacent to college is Carrodus Quad located just across Queen s Lane It has been completely refurbished and now has approximately 80 en suite rooms for first year students as well as a few second and third final year students with access requirements The building also houses a conference room one of the college s music practice rooms the other one being located in the Back Quad of the main college and the college gym The college also owns the Cardo Building opposite the Oxford University Sports centre on Iffley Road where Roger Bannister ran the first ever four minute mile in 1954 This building is home to a mixture of second and third years and features a common room breakfast room and the college s two squash courts Near the Cardo Building is the James Street Building the smallest of the annexes with twelve rooms citation needed The Florey Building in St Clement s designed by James Stirling and named after former Queen s Provost and Nobel Prize winner Howard Florey is a former annex that housed most of the college s first years until 2018 when it fell into disuse following complications that arose in attempts to refurbish the building 28 29 30 It contains nearly 80 rooms those on the top floor have a mezzanine level where the students beds were located At one end of the building on the ground floor there is a common room and a breakfast room Following the closure of the Florey Building in 2018 31 the former post graduate annex St Aldate s House became the largest undergraduate annex at Queen s with three floors 90 en suite rooms and kitchens shared with up to nine other students The annex is situated down St Aldate s directly opposite the Christ Church Meadows near Folly Bridge citation needed While many postgraduate students choose to live outside College accommodation two postgraduates annexes are provided Oxley Wright House which is owned by the College and a portion of the Venneit Close complex which is rented from North Oxford Property Services NOPS The former is a large Victorian house on Banbury Road near Summertown with 13 rooms and a large garden 32 None of the rooms are en suite and there are 3 bathrooms in the building each shared between approximately 4 people 32 The latter includes 18 apartments each with three study bedrooms two bathrooms a kitchen with a washing machine and a dining sitting room 33 Both annexes are within a 10 to 20 minute walk from the city centre citation needed Gallery Edit nbsp The Queen s College view from the High Street nbsp View of the Upper Library featuring the last remaining part of the medieval college nbsp The Queen s College Back Quad nbsp Back Quad detailStudent life Edit nbsp High Street entrance to Queen s College from the Chapel Queen s is an active community performing strongly in intercollegiate sport competitions having a variety of societies and as one of the larger colleges hosting triennial Commemoration balls The 2007 ball coincided with the 666th anniversary of the college 34 Queen s is host to a number of dining drinking and sports societies as well as some which are more academically orientated such as a medical society citation needed The JCR MCR and Old Taberdar s Room Edit The Junior Common Room JCR consists of the collective body of undergraduates at the college and also refers to the room under the same name located in the Back Quad which is the only common room in the college that cannot be booked The JCR is not to be confused with the JCR Executive members known commonly as the JCR exec which consist of a President Vice President the Chair Treasurer Welfare Reps male and female Entertainment Reps Entz Environment and Ethics Rep E amp E Arts Rep Access and Outreach Rep A amp O Charities Rep Disabilities Rep Student Union Rep SU Food Reps Academics and Careers Rep and Internationals Rep Non committee roles include the Bike Rep and the Keeper of the Bees Boars and Eagles As of 2020 Webmasters have also been inaugurated as a new role in the Exec citation needed The Middle Common Room MCR refers to the postgraduates of the college Like the JCR the MCR have an Executive team which includes the President Victualler Vice President Secretary Treasurer Social Secretary SCR Liaison Officer LGBTQ Officer Welfare Officer Environment and Charities Representative IT Officer Sports Secretary Oxford SU Representative First Year Representative and Entz Representative the last four positions being empty as of 2020 35 The MCR and JCR will often liaise with one another in order to organise events in the college citation needed The Old Taberdar s Room is a room unique to Queen s described by the college asa traditional wood panelled room furnished with comfortable sofas and chairs The room is ideal as a lounge space or for informal discussion based session 36 It is open for use by all members of the college though it is possible to book it for events such as welcome drinks pre dinner drinks student production rehearsals and society meetings A Taberdar is specifically a holder of a scholarship at Queen s College Oxford 37 Sport Edit nbsp Queen s College pavilionThe college playing field less than a mile from the main buildings runs down to the banks of the Isis It has a football and a hockey pitch together with hard tennis courts a netball court and a pavilion The football ground is nicknamed Fortress Riverside by the club and its supporters owing to its close proximity to the Isis citation needed Queen s College shares a rugby pitch nearby with University College In the summer the goalposts go down and a cricket square appears in the middle citation needed On the opposite bank of the river is a boathouse shared with two other colleges The college s two squash courts are located at the Cardo Building on Iffley Road The college has a designated table tennis room citation needed College sport is organised and funded through the Amalgamated Sports Clubs Committee consisting of individual club captains and other representatives of college sport 38 The Queen s College competes in most of the intercollegiate Cuppers tournament style and league sports with many 1st teams competing in top divisions citation needed The College is notable for having one of the oldest boat clubs in the world along with many other colleges In 1837 the Queen s College Boat Club represented Oxford in a Boat Race against Lady Margaret Boat Club representing Cambridge and won This event held on the River Thames at Henley on Thames is credited with contributing to support from the town for the establishment of the Henley Royal Regatta one of the most famous rowing events in the world in 1839 39 The college s colours were changed thereafter from red and white to navy blue and white the colours of the university Rowing is still a major sport in the College with the men s first boat winning blades in Torpids 2021 citation needed Music Edit nbsp The choir performing in the Front Quad on Ascension morning 2009 The Queen s College is host to a mixed voice Chapel Choir The singers include Choral Scholars up to eighteen at any one time and volunteers all of whom are auditioned The Choir sings Evensong three times a week during term and performs one major concert each term often with a noted orchestral ensemble The choir also undertakes regular tours and short visits both within this country and abroad The Eglesfield Musical Society named after the founder is the oldest musical society in Oxford It organises a substantial series of concerts each year ranging from chamber music to orchestral works College Grace Edit As is the case with many Oxbridge colleges Queen s uses a Latin grace which is recited every evening before the second sitting of dinner Benedic nobis Domine Deus et his donis quae ex liberalitate Tua sumpturi sumus per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum Amen A rough English translation Bless us Lord God and these gifts which we are about to receive through your bounty through Jesus Christ our Lord Amen At gaudy dinners this grace is sung by the choir citation needed Notable alumni EditMain category Alumni of The Queen s College Oxford Tony Abbott 28th Prime Minister of Australia Barbara Frances Ackah Yensu Justice of the Supreme Court of Ghana Joseph Addison co founder of The Spectator Rowan Atkinson actor and comedian known for Blackadder and Mr Bean Michael Barber FRS chemist and mass spectrometrist Jeremy Bentham English philosopher and legal and social reformer Tim Berners Lee inventor of the World Wide Web and director of the World Wide Web Consortium Wilfred Bion British psychoanalyst 40 Christopher Bland British businessman and politician Cory Booker United States Senator from New Jersey Vere Gordon Childe Archaeologist socialist excavator of Skara Brae and Maes Howe Clayton Christensen American business academic known for coining disruptive innovation Myles Cooper 2nd President of Columbia University Frank Cowper English yachtsman and author John Crewdson Pulitzer Prize winning journalist for The New York Times Ernest Dowson English poet and prose writer Alfred Enoch English actor Howard Florey Lord Florey Nobel Laureate and co developer of penicillin later Provost of the College Oliver Franks Baron Franks civil servant and philosopher Provost of The Queen s College later Provost of Worcester College Eric Garcetti Mayor of Los Angeles Herbert Branston Gray educationalist Leonard Hoffmann Baron Hoffmann English jurist and judge Edmund Halley English astronomer Fred Halliday Irish academic Fellow of the British Academy Montague Burton Professor of International Relations at London School of Economics John Heath Stubbs English poet and editor King Henry V of England Edwin Powell Hubble American astronomer 41 Ruth Kelly former UK Cabinet and Government Minister Kenneth Leighton twentieth century English composer John Henry Mee nineteenth century English composer Thomas Middleton English Jacobean playwright and poet John Milbank Anglican Theologian David Moule Evans twentieth century English composer David Oliver Geriatrician Professor of Medicine for Older People at City University Former National Clinical Director for Older People Department of Health President British Geriatrics Society Visiting Fellow The King s Fund John Owen seventeenth century English theologian Brian Paddick twice Liberal Democrat candidate for Mayor of London Walter Horatio Pater English essayist Richard Rampton barrister in high profile cases such as Irving v Penguin Books and Lipstadt which was the subject of the film Denial Ryan Max Riley United States Ski Team skier Gilbert Ryle British philosopher Oliver Sacks neurologist and writer Leopold Stokowski conductor Claire Taylor MBE English cricketer William Thomson Archbishop of York John Wycliffe English theologian Adam Zamoyski historian and authorSee also EditFellows of The Queen s College Oxford List of Provosts of The Queen s College Oxford Queens College Cambridge Daniel Faraday and The Constant in Lost List of Honorary Fellows of The Queen s College Oxford The Neda Agha Soltan Graduate ScholarshipReferences Edit Student statistics University of Oxford Archived from the original on 4 July 2019 Retrieved 27 December 2019 The Queen s College University of Oxford www ox ac uk Archived from the original on 1 November 2022 Retrieved 1 November 2022 History The Queen s College Oxford Archived from the original on 10 January 2021 Retrieved 1 November 2022 The Queen s College Oxford Annual Report and Financial Statements Year ended 31 July 2018 PDF ox ac uk p 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Archived from the original on 9 July 2012 Retrieved 23 December 2012 Rhodes Scholars the Rhodes Trust Archived from the original on 26 July 2011 Retrieved 15 April 2011 For example the Rhodes Scholar identifiers for Edwin Hubble American astronomer for whom the Hubble Telescope is named would be Illinois amp Queen s 1910 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Queen s College Oxford Official website Virtual Tour of the Queen s College Queen s College JCR Queen s College MCR Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Queen 27s College Oxford amp oldid 1177371160, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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