Plans of University buildings at Oxford by James King

This material is held atBodleian Library, University of Oxford

  • Reference
    • GB 161 MSS. Top. Oxon. a. 22-3 (R)
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1848
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 2 shelfmarks, rolls

Scope and Content

Plans of University buildings at Oxford made in 1848 by James King, surveyor, on a scale of 20ft. to 1 in. Includes plans of: All Souls College, Balliol College, the Botanic Garden, Brasenose College, Church of St. Mary the Virgin with the Schools and Radcliffe Camera, Corpus Christi College, Exeter College, Jesus College, Lincoln College, Magdalen College, Magdalen Grove, Magdalen Hall, Merton College, New College, New Inn Hall, Oriel College with St. Martin's Hall, Oxford City, Pembroke College, Queen's College, St. Alban Hall, St. Edmund Hall, St. John's College, the Taylor and Radcliffe galleries, Trinity College, University College, the University Printing Office, Wadham College and Worcester College.

Administrative / Biographical History

James King (fl 1848) was a surveyor.

Access Information

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Acquisition Information

Transferred to the Library from the University Archives in 1920.

Note

Collection level description created by Susan Thomas, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.

Other Finding Aids

P.S. Spokes, Summary Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library relating to the city, county, and university of Oxford. Accessions from 1916 to 1962 (Oxford, 1964).

Corporate Names