Wadham College, Oxford facts for kids
Wadham College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford. Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham founded the college in 1610. The college, founded for male students only, first admitted female students in 1974.
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Images for kids
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Statues of the founders above the main entrance to the Hall
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College entrance on Parks Road
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Front quad
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Hall
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Chapel
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Holywell Music Room
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The Bowra Building by Sir Richard MacCormac
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Holywell Quad, composed mainly of old town houses restored in the 1950s
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Back quad
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Sir Roger Penrose, Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics (1973–1999) and Nobel Laureate
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Sir Christopher Wren, architect and astronomer
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Robert Boyle, physicist
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Sir Roger Penrose, mathematician
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C. B. Fry, cricketer
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Arthur Onslow, former Speaker of the House of Commons
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Sir Kamisese Mara, first prime minister of Fiji
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Sir William Fox, former Prime minister of New Zealand
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Robert Blake, Father of the Royal Navy
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Rosamund Pike, actress
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Felicity Jones, actress
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Melvyn Bragg, broadcaster and author
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Marcus du Sautoy, mathematician and Simonyi Professor
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