The Bridge of Sighs at Oxford

Sir Thomas Graham Jackson RA (1835–1924) was one of the most distinguished English architects of his generation. He is best remembered for his work at Oxford for various colleges as well as the university, notably: the Examination Schools, most of Hertford College (including the Bridge of Sighs over New College Lane}, much of Brasenose College, and a range at Trinity College. Much of his career was devoted to the architecture of education and he worked extensively for various schools, notably Giggleswick and his own alma mater Brighton College. He also worked on many parish churches and the college chapel at the University of Wales, Lampeter. Bridge of Sighs, Hertford College, Oxford 2004-01-24; Copyright Kaihsu Tai File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Bridge of Sighs, Hertford College, Oxford 2004-01-24; Copyright Kaihsu Tai File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... | Come and take it, slogan of the Texas Revolution 1835 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An Ciara Danille Bowers is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... The Bridge of Sighs at Oxford Hertford Bridge in Oxford, England is often referred to as the Bridge of Sighs because of its similarity to the famous bridge in Venice. ... Brasenose College (in full: The Kings Hall and College of Brasenose) is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... College name Trinity College Named after The Holy Trinity Established 1555 Sister College Churchill College President Sir Ivor Roberts KCMG MA JCR President Kushal Banerjee Undergraduates 298 MCR President Andrew Ng Graduates 105 Homepage Boatclub Trinity College (in full: The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University... Giggleswick is a village in the English county of North Yorkshire near to the town of Settle. ... Brighton College is a public school (that is, an independent, fee-paying secondary school) for boys and girls in Brighton, East Sussex in England. ... University of Wales, Lampeter Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan   University of Wales, Lampeter (Welsh: Prifysgol Cymru, Llanbedr Pont Steffan) is a university in Lampeter, Wales, the oldest degree awarding institution in Wales, and the third oldest in England and Wales after Oxford and Cambridge. ...

He was educated at Brighton College and then Wadham College, Oxford, before being articled as a pupil to Sir George Gilbert Scott. College name Wadham College Named after Nicholas Wadham Established 1610 Sister College Christs College Warden Sir Neil Chalmers JCR President Ben Jasper Undergraduates 460 MCR President David Patrikarakos Graduates 180 Homepage Boatclub Wadham College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, located at... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... The chapel of St Johns College, Cambridge is characteristic of Scotts many church designs Sir George Gilbert Scott (July 13, 1811 – March 27, 1878) was an English architect of the Victorian Age, chiefly associated with the design, building and renovation of churches and cathedrals. ...

Jackson was a prolific author of carefully researched works in architectural history, often illustrated with sketches made during his extensive travels.

A stone memorial tablet to Sir Thomas was erected in the chapel of Brighton College, part of which he had built as a First World War memorial in 1922–23. For that school's chapel he had also designed many memorials during the 1880s and 1890s. The other concentrated group of mural tablets by Jackson is to be found in the antechapel of Wadham College, Oxford. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Wadham College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ...

Reference

• Martin D W Jones, 'Gothic Enriched: Thomas Jackson's Mural Tablets in Brighton College Chapel', Church Monuments VI (1991), pp.54-66.