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Brasenose College

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College name	The King's Hall and College of Brasenose
Latin name	aula regia et collegium aenei nasi
Named after	Bronze door knocker
Established	1509
Sister college	Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge
Principal	Prof. Roger Cashmore
JCR President	Victoria Hutton
Undergraduates	360
MCR President	Dave Semple
Graduates	150
Location of Brasenose College within central OxfordCoordinates: 51°45′12″N 1°15′17″W / 51.753206, -1.254731
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Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College (in full: The King's Hall and College of Brasenose), is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Although not wealthy by comparison to other Oxbridge Colleges, it has an estimated financial endowment of £72m (2003). Often referred to by the abbreviation, "BNC", Brasenose faces the west side of Radcliffe Square opposite the Radcliffe Camera in the centre of Oxford. 1509 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Most of the colleges of the University of Cambridge have sister colleges in the University of Oxford (and vice versa). ... Full name Gonville and Caius College Motto Named after Edmund Gonville & John Caius Previous names Gonville Hall (1348), Gonville & Caius (1557) Established 1348, refounded 1557 Sister College(s) Brasenose College Master Sir Christopher Hum Location Trinity St Undergraduates 468 Postgraduates 291 Homepage Boatclub Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge is a... In some universities in the United Kingdom—particularly collegiate universities—the student body is organised into one or more of the following: A Junior Common Room (JCR) A Middle Common Room (MCR) A Senior Common Room (SCR) In addition to this, each of the above phrases may also refer to... In some universities in the United Kingdom—particularly collegiate universities—the student body is organised into one or more of the following: A Junior Common Room (JCR) A Middle Common Room (MCR) A Senior Common Room (SCR) In addition to this, each of the above phrases may also refer to... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 360 × 370 pixelsFull resolution (360 × 370 pixel, file size: 156 KB, MIME type: image/png) Small map of central Oxford This map may be incomplete, and may contain errors. ... Image File history File links Blue_pog. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... The University of Oxford comprises 39 Colleges and 7 religious Permanent Private Halls (PPHs), which are autonomous self-governing corporations within the university. ... The University of Oxford (usually abbreviated as Oxon. ... A financial endowment is a transfer of money or property donated to an institution, with the stipulation that it be invested, and the principal remain intact. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Radcliffe Camera in Radcliffe Square, with the spire of St Marys, the University church, behind. ... The Radcliffe Camera in Oxford, England, was built by James Gibbs between 1737 and 1749 to house the Radcliffe Science Library. ...

History

The College was founded in 1509 by a lawyer, Sir Richard Sutton, and the Bishop of Lincoln, William Smyth. Smyth provided the money for the college's foundation, and Sutton acquired the property. It was built on the site of Brasenose Hall — one of the medieval Oxford institutions which originally existed just as a lodging house, but which had grown to become a seat of learning. The college still maintains traditional ties to its official Visitor, the Bishop of Lincoln. 1509 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Richard Sutton (d. ... Arms of the Bishop of Lincoln The Bishop of Lincoln heads the Anglican Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury. ... William Smyth could be William Smyth, bishop of Lincoln William Smyth, a professor of mathematics at Bowdoin College William Smyth, bishop William Smyth (or Smith) (c. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ... Arms of the Bishop of Lincoln The Bishop of Lincoln heads the Anglican Diocese of Lincoln in the Province of Canterbury. ...

A copy of the original Brasenose Knocker is mounted on a door in Stamford.

The name "Brasenose" is thought to originate from a brazen (bronze) door knocker in the shape of a nose; the nose-shaped door knocker which hangs above the high table of the main hall of Brasenose College is thought to be the original door knocker belonging to Brasenose Hall. In the 1330s, a group of students left Oxford for Stamford in Lincolnshire led by a student from Brasenose Hall, and are thought to have taken the door knocker with them. In 1890, a house in Stamford named "Brazenose" bearing a 12th-century door knocker in the shape of a nose was put on sale. The house was purchased by the college for the sake of the door knocker, which was removed and placed in the hall, believed to have been returned to its rightful home. The house, and remains of the Hall, are now part of the estate of Stamford School. Interest in the college's history by its members is still strong, and in 2006, Brasenose students made a pilgrimage to Lincoln and Stamford. Image File history File linksMetadata Stamford_Brazenose_Knocker2. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Stamford_Brazenose_Knocker2. ... Assorted ancient Bronze castings found as part of a cache, probably intended for recycling. ... A door knocker is an item of door furniture that allows people outside a house to alert those inside to their presence. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Stamford is a town on the River Welland in Lincolnshire, England. ... Lincolnshire (abbreviated Lincs) is a county in the east of England. ... Stamford School is an English public school in the market town of Stamford, Lincolnshire. ... Lincoln (pronounced Lin-kun) is a cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England, a bridging point over the River Witham that flows to Boston. ... Stamford is a town on the River Welland in Lincolnshire, England. ...

Brasenose College Boat Club (BNCBC) is popularly held to be the oldest boat club in the world; this is impossible to verify but BNCBC is certainly the oldest collegiate boat club and took part in the first ever head race, beating Jesus College Boat Club on that occasion. Brasenose College Boat Club (BNCBC) is the rowing club of Brasenose College, Oxford in Oxford, England. ... A Head of the River race is a rowing race, held as a procession race against the clock, with the winning crew receiving the title of Head of the River. ... The blade colours of Jesus College Boat Club Jesus College Boat Club (commonly abbreviated to JCBC) is a rowing club for members of Jesus College, Oxford. ...

Brasenose College Rugby Football Club proudly associates itself with William Webb Ellis, the inventor of the game, founder of BNCRFC, the club's first captain, graduate of the college and all-round good egg. Webb-Ellis's 'outside-the-box' approach has underpinned the tactical philosophies of a long and illustrious line of BNCRFC captains.

The first XV play their home games at Fortress Abingdon Road. It used to be known only as The Abingdon Road Stadium but, after conceding a mere 5 points (<- citaton needed) during home games in the 2002-3 season, the new name came into popular usage among the club's diehard fans, in the university newspapers and as a half-whispered threat made by mothers to children who had picked another college as their first choice.

The college also prides itself on its annual summer arts festival, involving various plays, pantos, comedy evenings and musical performances. The Christmas Pantomime colour lithograph bookcover, 1890 Pantomime (informally, panto) refers to a theatrical genre, traditionally found in Great Britain, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand and Ireland, which is usually performed around the Christmas and New Year holiday season. ...

Notable former students

See also Former students of Brasenose College, Oxford.

• Henry Addington
• Elias Ashmole
• Frank Aydelotte
• Richard Barham
• Richard Barnes (bishop)
• Wilton Barnhardt
• John Brademas
• John Buchan
• Robert Burton
• David Cameron
• Colin Clark
• Colin Cowdrey
• Pete Dawkins
• Helen DeWitt
• Stephen Dorrell
• Thomas Egerton, 1st Baron Ellesmere
• William Webb Ellis
• Arthur Evans
• J. G. Farrell
• Denys Finch Hatton
• John Foxe
• Paul Frampton
• William Golding
• John Gorton
• William Robert Grove
• Douglas Haig
• Mark Harper
• William Hulme
• Robin Janvrin
• Peter J. King
• Charles Herbert Little
• John Marston
• Philip Moore
• Sir John Mortimer
• Mylo
• Rajeev F. Nayarr
• Alexander Nowell
• Cuthbert Ottaway
• Michael Palin
• Walter Pater
• John Profumo
• Robert Runcie
• Leslie Scarman, Baron Scarman
• Rolfe Arnold Scott-James, Literary Critic
• Arnold Strode-Jackson
• Thomas Traherne
• Roy Vickers
• Lawrence Washington
• William Webb-Ellis
• William Whittingham
• Mark Williams (actor)
• Francis Willis
• Philip Yea
• Toby Young

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See also

• Fellows of Brasenose College
• Simon Schama

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Fictional Brasenose

• Brasenose College is featured as Lonsdale College in the Inspector Morse novels and television adaptations. It appears both as Brazenface College and under its own name in Cuthbert Bede's 19th-century comic novel Verdant Green, an Oxford Freshman.

• In The Science of Discworld III: Darwin's Watch by Terry Pratchett a reference is made to "those bastards over at Braseneck College", probably a parody of Brasenose.

• Thomas Love Peacock in his novel 'Crotchet Castle' (1831) has one of his characters say: 'the Friar is gone, and his learning with him. Nothing of him is left but the immortal nose, which, when his brazen head had tumbled to pieces, crying "Time's Past," was the only palpable fragment among its minutely pulverised atoms, and which is still resplendent over the portals of its cognominal college. That nose, sir, is the only thing to which I shall take off my hat, in all this Babylon of buried literature.'

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External links

• HCR temporary website (from March 31st, 2006)
• Official HCR website (a little outdated)
• JCR website
• Virtual tour of Brasenose College
• Prints of Brasenose College
• Brasenose Arts Festival website