,''Oxford University Calendar 2005–2006'' (2005) p.323 has the corporate designation as "The Provost and Scholars of the House of the Blessed Mary the Virgin in Oxford, commonly called Oriel College, of the Foundation of Edward the Second of famous memory, sometime King of England", p324 has people —
Oxford University Press ISBN 0-19-928370-2. located in
Oriel Square ,
Oxford , is the fifth oldest of the
Constituent Colleges of the
University Of Oxford in
England . Oriel has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford, a title formerly claimed by
University College , whose claim of being founded by
King Alfred is no longer promoted. In recognition of this royal connection, the college has also been known as '''King's College''' and '''King's Hall'''.Watt, D. E. (editor), ''Oriel College, Oxford'' (
Trinity Term , 1953) — Oxford University Archaeological Society, uses material collected by C. R. Jones, R. J. Brenato, D. K. Garnier, W. J. Frampton and N. Covington, under advice from W. A. Pantin, particularly in respect of the architecture and treasures (manuscripts, printed books and silver plate) sections. 16 page publication, produced in association with the
Ashmolean Museum as part of a college guide series.
The original
2006 .
The main site of the College incorporates four medieval halls: Bedel Hall,
St Mary Hall , St Martin Hall and Tackley's Inn, the last being the earliest property acquired by the college and the oldest standing medieval hall in Oxford.Oriel College Memorandum 2003–4. The College has nearly 40 Fellows, about 300 undergraduates and some 160 graduates, the student body having roughly equal numbers of men and women.
Oriel's notable alumni include two
2006 .
On (1988) pp. 291–295. De Brome bought two properties in 1324, Tackley's Hall, on the south side of the
High Street and Perilous Hall, on the north side of
Broad Street , and as an investment, he purchased the
Advowson of a church in
Aberford .
. The concluding nine words give the date as 21 January in the nineteenth year of his reign.]]
De Brome's foundation was confirmed in a charter of ). it is from this property that the college acquired its common name, "Oriel", the name being in use from about 1349. The word referred to an ''oratoriolum'', or
Oriel Window , forming a feature of the earlier property.
In the early
1410s several Fellows of Oriel took part in the disturbances accompanying
Archbishop Arundel 's attempt to stamp out
Lollardy in the University; the Lollard belief that religious power and authority came through
Piety and not through the hierarchy of the Church particularly inflamed passions in Oxford, where its proponent,
John Wycliffe , had been head of
Balliol . Disregarding the Provost's authority, Oriel Fellows fought bloody battles with other scholars, killed one of the
Chancellor 's servants when they attacked his house, and were prominent among the group that obstructed the Archbishop and ridiculed his censures.
In 1442,
Henry VI sanctioned an arrangement whereby the town was to pay the college £25 a year from the fee farm in exchange for decayed property, allegedly worth £30 a year, which the college could not afford to keep in repair. The arrangement was cancelled in 1450.Crossley, Alan (editor), 'Medieval Oxford', ''A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 4: The City of Oxford'' (1979) — Oxford University Press
British History Online ISBN 0-19-722714-7.
of the College, looking east across the front entrance and First quad; on the left is the tiered garden where Second quad would be built.]]
In 1643 a general obligation was imposed on Oxford colleges to support the
Royalist Cause in the
English Civil War , the King called for Oriel's plate and almost all of it was given, the total weighing 29 lb.0 oz.5 dwt. of gilt, and 52 lb.7 oz.14 dwt. of "white" plate. In the same year the College was assessed at £1 for the weekly sum of £40 charged on the colleges and halls for the fortification of the city. When the
Oxford Parliament was assembled during the Civil War in 1644, Oriel housed the Executive Committee of the
Privy Council , Parliament being held at neighbouring
Christ Church . Following the defeat of the Royalist cause, the University was scrutinised by the Parliamentarians, and five of the eighteen Oriel Fellows were removed. The Visitors, using their own authority, elected Fellows between 1648 and October 1652, when without reference to the Commissioners, John Washbourne was chosen; the autonomy of the College in this respect seems to have been restored.
In 1673 James Davenant, a Fellow since 1661, complained to
William Fuller , then Bishop of Lincoln, about Provost Say's conduct in the election of Thomas Twitty to a Fellowship. Bishop Fuller appointed a commission that included the
Vice-Chancellor ,
Peter Mews , the Dean of Christ Church,
John Fell , and the Principal of
Brasenose , Thomas Yates. On
1 August Fell reported to the Bishop that;
When this Devil of buying and selling is once cast out, your Lordship will, I hope, take care that he return not again, lest he bring seven worse than himself into the house after 'tis swept and garnisht.
On
24 January 1674 , Bishop Fuller issued a decree dealing with the recommendations of the commissioners — a majority of all the Fellows should always be insisted on, so the Provost could not push an election in a thin meeting, and Fellows should be admitted immediately after their election. On
28 January Provost Say obtained a recommendation for Twitty's election from the King, but it was withdrawn on
13 February , following the Vice-Chancellor's refusal to swear Twitty into the University and the Bishop's protests at Court.
During the early
1720s , a constitutional struggle began between the Provost and the Fellows, culminating in a lawsuit. In 1721, Henry Edmunds was elected as a Fellow by 9 votes to 3; his election was rejected by Provost George Carter, and on appeal, by the Visitor,
Edmund Gibson , then Bishop of Lincoln. Rejections of candidates by the Provost continued, fuelling discontent amongst the Fellows, until a
Writ Of Attachment against the Bishop of Lincoln was heard between 1724 and 1726. The opposing Fellows, led by Edmunds, appealed to the first set of statutes, claiming the Crown as Visitor, making Gibson's decisions invalid; Provost Carter, supported by Bishop Gibson, appealed to the second set, claiming the Bishop of Lincoln as Visitor. The jury decided for the Fellows, supporting the original charter of Edward II.
In a private printing of 1899 Provost Shadwell lists thirteen
Gaudies observed by the College during the 18th century; by the end of the 19th century all but two, the
Feast Of The Immaculate Conception and the
Purification Of The Virgin , had ceased to be celebrated.
In the early 19th century, the reforming zeal of Provosts John Eveleigh and . Retrieved on
30 September 2006 . this caused tension in College as Provost Edward Hawkins was a determined opponent of the Movement.
of the College, looking south, after the completion of the Rhodes Building (in the foreground)]]
During
World War I , a wall was built dividing Third quad from Second quad to accommodate students of
Somerville College , while their college was being used as a military hospital. At this time Oxford separated male and female students as far as possible;
Vera Brittain , one of the Somerville students, recalled an amusing occurrence during her time there in her autobiography, ''
Testament Of Youth '';
{Link without Title} the few remaining undergraduates in the still masculine section of Oriel not unnaturally concluded that it would be a first-rate "rag" to break down the wall which divided them from the carefully guarded young females in St. Mary Hall. Great perturbation filled the souls of the Somerville dons when they came down to breakfast one morning to find that a large gap had suddenly appeared in the protecting masonry, through which had been thrust a hilarious placard:
"'OO MADE THIS 'ERE 'OLE?"
"MICE!!!"
Throughout that day and the following night the Senior Reprint edition (1994) p.136 ISBN 0-14-018844-4.
In 1985, the college became the last all-male college in Oxford to admit women for
Matriculation as undergraduates. In 1984, the Senior Common Room voted 23-4 to admit women undergraduates from 1986. The Junior Common Room president believed that "the distinctive character of the college will be undermined".''Cherwell Retropsective'' (1984 section) ''
The Cherwell ''
24 November 1989 edition.
A second Feast Day was added in 2007 by a benefaction from Orielensis George Moody, to be celebrated on or near
St George's Day (23 April). The only remaining gaudy had been Candlemas, the new annual dinner will be known as the St. George's Day Gaudy. The dinner is black tie and gowns, and by request of the benefactor, the main course will normally be goose.''Oriel News'' Issue 6 Summer 2007 published by the Oriel College Development Trust. The inaugural event took place on Wednesday 25 April 2007.
in the centre leads into hall, the doors on either side lead to the undercroft (left) and chapel (right).]]
Nothing survives of the original buildings, La Oriole and the smaller St Martin's Hall in the south-east; both were demolished before the
Quadrangle was built in the
Artisan Mannerist style during the 17th century. The south and west ranges and the gate tower were built around 1620 to 1622; the north and east ranges and the chapel buildings date from 1637 to 1642. The façade of the east range forms a classical E shape comprising the college chapel, hall and
Undercroft . The exterior and interior of the ranges are topped by an alternating pattern of decorative
Gable s. The gate house has a Perp portal and canted
Gothic oriel windows, with fan vaulting in the entrance. The room above has a particularly fine plaster ceiling and chimneypiece of
Stucco Caryatid s and panelling interlaced with studded bands sprouting into large flowers.
In the centre of the East range, the , although this is disputed; above those is a statue of the
Blessed Virgin Mary after whom the College is officially named. The top breaks the
Jacobean tradition and has
Classical Pilaster s, a shield with garlands, and a segmental
Pediment .
The hall has a
Hammerbeam Roof ; the louvre in the centre is now
Glazed , but was originally the only means of escape for smoke rising from a fireplace in the centre of the floor. The wooden panelling was designed by
Ninian Comper and was erected in 1911 in place of some previous
19th-century Gothic type, though even earlier panelling, dating from 1710, is evident in the Buttery.
Behind the High Table is a portrait of Edward II; underneath is a
Longsword brought to the college in 1902 after being preserved for many years on one of the college's estates at
Swainswick , near
Bath . On either side are portraits of
Sir Walter Raleigh and
Joseph Butler . The other portraits around the hall include other prominent members of Oriel such as
Cecil Rhodes ,
Matthew Arnold ,
Thomas Arnold ,
James Anthony Froude ,
John Keble ,
John Henry Newman ,
Richard Whately and
John Robinson .
The
Heraldic Glass in the windows display the
Coats Of Arms of benefactors and distinguished members of the College; three of the windows were designed by Ninian Comper. The window next to the entrance on the East side contains the arms of
Regius Professors Of Modern History who have been ''
Ex-officio '' Fellows of the College.
The current chapel is Oriel's third, the first being built around 1373 on the north side of the front quadrangle. By 1566, the chapel was located on the south side of the quadrangle, as shown in a drawing made for
Elizabeth I 's visit to Oxford in that year. The present building was consecrated in 1642 and despite subsequent restorations it largely retains its original appearance.
.]]
The bronze
Lectern was given to the College in 1654. The black and white marble paving dates from 1677–78. Except for the
Pew s on the west, dating from 1884, the panelling, stalls and screens are all 17th-century, as are the altar and carved
Communion Rails . Behind the altar is
Bernard Van Orley 's ''
The Carrying Of The Cross '' — a companion-piece to this painting is in the
National Gallery Of Scotland . The organ case dates from 1716; originally designed by Christopher Schreider for St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington, it was acquired by Oriel in 1884.Pacey, Robert and Popkin, Michael, ''The Organs of Oxford'' (1980) — Second edition published by
Positif Press, Oxford , p.73 ISBN 0-906894-25-5.
In the north-west window of the gallery there is a small piece of
Late Medieval glass, a figure of
St Margaret Of Antioch . In the south window of the gallery there is a painted window of "
The Presentation Of Christ In The Temple ", executed by William Peckitt of York. It was originally set in the east window in 1767; a later version of his work can be seen in
New College Chapel. The rest of the
Stained Glass is
Victorian : the earliest is on the easternmost part of the south side; the rest date from after the 1884 restorations by Powell.
Above the entrance to the chapel is an oriel that, until the
1880s , was a room on the first floor that formed part of a set of rooms that were occupied by
Richard Whately , and later by
John Newman . Whately is said to have used the space as a larder and Newman is said to have used it for his private prayers — when the organ was installed in 1884, the space was used for the blower. The wall that once separated the room from the
Ante-chapel was removed, making it accessible from the chapel. The organ was built by J. W. Walker & Sons in 1988; in 1991 the space behind the organ was rebuilt as an oratory and memorial to Newman and the
Oxford Movement . A new stained glass window designed by Vivienne Haig and realised by Douglas Hogg was completed and installed in 2001.
During the late
2007 .
Originally a garden, the demand for more accommodation for undergraduates in the early 18th century resulted in two free-standing blocks being built. The first block erected was the Robinson Building on the east side, built in 1720 by
Bishop Robinson at the suggestion of his wife, as the inscription over the door records. Its twin block, the Carter Building, was erected on the west side in 1729, as a result of a benefaction by Provost Carter. The two buildings stood for nearly a hundred years as detached blocks in the garden, and the architectural elements of the First quad are repeated on them — only here the seven gables are all alike. Between 1817 and 1819, they were joined up to the Front quad with their present, rather incongruous connecting links. In the link to the Robinson Building, two purpose-built rooms have been incorporated - the Champneys Room, designed by Weldon Champneys, the nephew of
Basil Champneys , and the Benefactors Room, a panelled room honouring benefactors of the college. A Gothic oriel window, belonging to the Provost's Lodgings, was added to the Carter Building in 1826.
and completed in 1796, this building houses the senior common rooms and library.]]
The north range houses the library and senior common rooms; designed in the
2007 . The two-story building has
Rusticated arches on the ground floor and a row of
Ionic columns above, dividing the façade into seven bays — the ground floor contains the first purpose built senior common rooms in Oxford, above is the library.
On
7 March 1949 , a fire spread from the library roof; over 300 printed books and the manuscripts on exhibition were completely destroyed, and over 3,000 books needed repair, though the main structure suffered little damage and restoration took less than a year.
The south, east and west ranges of third quadrangle contain elements of
St Mary Hall , which was incorporated into Oriel in 1902; less than a decade later, the Hall's buildings on the northern side were demolished for the construction of the Rhodes Building. Bedel Hall in the south was formally amalgamated with St Mary Hall in 1505.
In the south range, parts of the medieval buildings survive and are incorporated into staircase ten — the straight, steep flight of stairs and timber framed partitions date from a mid-15th century rebuilding of St Mary Hall. The former Chapel, Hall and Buttery of St Mary Hall, built in 1640, form part of the Junior Library and Junior Common Room. Viewed from the third quad, the Chapel, with its Gothic windows, can be seen to have been built neatly on top of the Hall, a unique example in Oxford of such a plan.
On the east side of the quad is a simple rustic style timber-frame building; known as the "the Dolls House", it was erected by Principal King in 1743.
In 1826 an ornate range was erected in the
Gothic Revival style, incorporating the old gate of St Mary Hall, on the west side of the quad. Designed by Daniel Robertson, it contains two quite ornate oriels placed asymmetrically, one is of six lights, the other four. They are the best example of the pre-archeological Gothic in Oxford. The large oriel on the first floor at the north end was once the drawing room of the Principal of Hall. Parts of the street wall incorporated into this range show traces of blocked windows dating from the same period of rebuilding in the 15th century as staircase ten.
,
Edward VII and
George V on the central bay of the Rhodes Building's
High Street façade]]
The Rhodes Building, pictured right, was built in 1911 using £100,000 left to the College for that purpose by former student giving the date of construction, MDCCCLLVIIIIII. The building was not entirely well received; William Sherwood, Mayor of Oxford and Master of
Magdalen College School , wrote:
Oriel broken out into the High, ... destroying a most picturesque group of old houses in so doing, and, to put it gently, hardly compensating us for their removal.[http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/high/tour/south/095_101.htm 95–101 High Street, Oxford , ''headington.org.uk''. Retrieved on 24 May 2006 .
A
Convex Quadrilateral of buildings, bordered by the
High Street , and the meeting of
Oriel Street and
King Edward Street in
Oriel Square . The site took six hundred years to acquire and although it contains teaching rooms and the Harris Lecture Theatre, it is largely given over to accommodation.
On the
High Street , No. 106 and 107 stand on the site of Tackley's Inn; built around 1295, it was the first piece of property that Adam de Brome acquired when he began to found the college in 1324. It comprised a hall and chambers leased to scholars, behind a frontage of five shops, with the scholars above and a cellar of five bays below. The hall, which was open to the roof, was 33 feet (10 m) long, 20 feet (6 m) wide, and about 22 feet (7 m) high; at the east end was a large chamber with another chamber above it. The south wall of the building, which survives, was partly of stone and contains a large two-light early 14th-century window. The cellar below is of the same date and is the best preserved medieval cellar in Oxford; originally entered by stone steps from the street, it has a stone
Vault divided into four sections by two diagonal ribs, with carved
Corbel s.
The
Oriel Street site was acquired between 1329 and 1392. No. 12, now staircases 19 and 20, is the oldest tenement acquired by the college; known as Kylyngworth's, it was granted to the college in 1392 by Thomas de Lentwardyn, Fellow and later Provost, having previously been let to William de Daventre, Oriel's fourth Provost, in 1367. A back wing to the property was added around 1600 and further work to the front was conducted in 1724–38.Pantin, W. A., 'Kylyngworth's', ''The Oriel Record'', Jan 1944, pp. 246–253. In 1985, funded by a gift from Edgar O'Brien and £10,000 from the
Pilgrim Trust , Kylyngworth's was refurbished along with Nos. 10, 9 and 7.
is a portrait bust of former student and benefactor
Cecil Rhodes .]]
2006 . On the wall of the first floor of No. 6, there is a large metal plaque with a portrait of Cecil Rhodes; underneath is the inscription:
In this house, the Rt. Hon Cecil John Rhodes kept academical residence in the year 1881. This memorial is erected by Alfred Mosely in recognition of the great services rendered by Cecil Rhodes to his country.An ABC of notables oxfordinscriptions.com .
In the centre of the quad is the Harris Building, formerly and Lady Harris, contains accommodation, a seminar room and the college's main lecture theatre. The bronze plaque in the lobby commemorates Sir Philip's father, Captain Charles William Harris, after whom the building is named. The building was opened by
John Major , then
Prime Minister , on
10 August 1993 .''Oriel College Record'', 1993, pp.54–55.
Bordered by the
2006 .
As it is about ten minutes walk from College and more peaceful than the middle of the city, it has become the principal choice of accommodation for Oriel's graduates and finalists.
Oriel Graduate Accommodation , ''orielmcr.org''. Retrieved on
23 May 2006 . The site has its own common rooms,
Squash court,
Gym nasium and support staff.
Bartlemas is a conservation area that incorporates the remaining buildings of a leper hospital founded by and
Lincoln Colleges, along with landscaping for wildlife and small scale urban development.
In 1326 Provost Adam de Brome was appointed warden of St Bartholomew's; a leper hospital in ). In 1649 the college rebuilt the main hospital range north of the chapel, destroyed in the Civil War, as a row of four
Almshouse s, called Bartlemas House.Sherwood, Jennifer, ''A guide to the Churches of Oxfordshire'' (1989) p. 143 has grant date as 1327 — published by
Robert Dugdale in association with
Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust ISBN 0-946976-03-1.
Bartlemas Chapel and two farm cottages are the other extant buildings.
of the main entrance, a
Roof Boss displays the college's
Coat Of Arms , the three lions of
Edward II with an engrailed silver border.]]
of the
Prince Of Wales , a symbol often adopted by members of college. The
German Motto "''Ich dien ''" means "I serve."]]
In
Heraldic terminology: ''Gules, three lions passant guardant or within a bordure engrailed argent''
The arms of the College are based on those of the founder
Edward II , the three gold lions of England on a red background. However, as no one may bear another's arms unaltered, an engrailed silver border was added "for difference".
The
2007 .
College Colours , used on the college scarf, sports clothing,
Oar Blades and the like, are two white stripes on navy.
Before
Formal Hall each evening, the following Latin
Grace is recited by one of the student bible clerks. The translation is reputedly by
Erasmus in his ''Convivium Religiosum'' of a grace recorded by
St John Chrysostom :
''Benedicte Deus, qui pascis nos a juventute nostra et praebes cibum omni carni, reple gaudio et laetitia corda nostra ut nos affatim quod satis est habentes abundemus in omne opus bonum, per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum, cui, tecum et Spiritu Sancto, sit omnis honos, laus et imperium, in saecula saeculorum.''
Blessed God, who feeds us from our youth and provides food for all flesh, fill our hearts with joy and gladness, that we, having enough to satisfy us, may abound in every good work. Through Jesus Christ our Lord, to whom with You and the Holy Spirit, be all honour, praise, and power for all ages.
After the meal, the Provost, or a Fellow, usually recites a short Latin prayer
benedicatur, per Jesum Christum'', Let praise be given to/by the Blessed One instead of the full ''post cibum'' grace:
''Domine Deus, resurrection et vita credentium, qui semper es laudandus cum in viventibus tum in defunctis, agimus tibi gratias pro Eduardo secundo, Fundatore nostro, pro Adamo De Brome, praecipuo benefactore caeterisque benefactoribus nostris, quorum benficiis hic as pietatem et ad studia bonarum literarum alimur; rogantes ut nos his donis tuis recte utentes, ad resurrectionis gloriam immortalem perducamur, per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum.''
Lord God, the resurrection and life of all who believe in thee, who art always worthy to be praised by both the living and the dead, we give thee thanks for Edward the Second, our Founder, for Adam de Brome, our principal benefactor and for all our other benefactors, by whose benefits we are here maintained in godliness and learning; and we beseech thee that using these thy gifts rightly we may be led to the immortal glory of resurrection, through Jesus Christ our Lord.Adams, Reginald, ''The College Graces of Oxford and Cambridge'' The Perpetua Press, Oxford (1992) pp. 26–27 and 93 (reference for the section) ISBN 1-870882-06-7.
Students are admitted to Oriel in line with the common framework the Oxford University Colleges adhere to, which lays down the principles and procedures for
Admission To Oxford University , which they all observe.
Accommodation is provided for all undergraduates, and for some graduates, though some accommodation is off-site. Members are generally expected to dine in hall, where there are two sittings every evening, one
Informal and one
Formal , except on Saturdays, where there is only an informal sitting. The Bar, situated underneath the Hall, serves food from mid-morning and drinks in the evening; its LCD TV was installed prior to the
2006 Football World Cup . There is both a Junior Common Room (JCR), between Second and Third quad, and a Middle Common Room (MCR), on the Island Site.
The college lending library supplements the university libraries; with over 100,000 volumes, it is one of the largest college libraries in the university and will purchase books needed for the course. Most undergraduate tutorials are carried out in the college, though for other specialist papers, undergraduates may be sent to tutors in other colleges.
Since 2001, Oriel College students have chosen not to be affiliated to the University-wide Students' Union,
2007 . Mead, Jessica, ''Cherwell'' article of
10 November 2006 .
, the double
Headship winning Oriel Men's and Women's Eights maintained the College's reputation for success in
Rowing .]]
Oriel has a reputation for its success in
1999 . Retrieved on
30 September 2006 . In 2005 they remained "
Head Of The River " in Torpids and rowed over second in Eights Week. In 2006 Oriel claimed the first ever double headship in Torpids, rowing over as Head of the River in both the men's and women's first divisions. However, in Summer Eights, the Men's 1st VIII were awarded spoons after being bumped every day. On the afternoons of the Thursday, Friday and Saturday of 7th week in
Trinity Term , the boat club hosts the annual Oriel Regatta; events in this competition include side-by-side racing for eights, coxed fours, pairs and single sculls. The course runs upstream from the Longbridges Boathouse to past the end of boathouses on Christ Church Island and are conducted in knock-out format.
Croquet may be played in St Mary quad in the summer, as can
Bowls on the south lawn of First quad. The sports ground is mainly used for
Cricket ,
Tennis ,
Rugby and
Football . Rowing is carried out from the boat-house across
Christ Church Meadow .
See Also: List of Oriel College people
Many notable and famous people have passed through Oriel's gates, from (Chemistry) and
James Meade (Economics).
The Professorial Fellowships the College holds are: the
Regius Professor Of Modern History , held by
Robert Evans and formerly by
Sir John Elliott and
Thomas Arnold , the Oriel Professor of the Interpretation of Holy Scripture, held by
John Barton , the Nolloth Professor of the Philosophy of the Christian Religion, and the Nuffield Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
:See also
Oriel has three notable pieces of medieval
Plate . The first is a French beaker and cover in silver gilt; past estimates on its dating from 1460–70 are thought mistaken, and circa 1350, with later decoration, was later expounded.The more recent date is for example given in the ''
Victoria County History Of The Counties Of England , Oxfordshire Volume III'' (1954) p.124. In a modern work, such as the ''Oriel College Oxford, A short guide (2006)'', the year is given as 1350. It was bought in 1493 for £4.18''s''.1''d''., under the mistaken belief that it had belonged to
Edward II . In a college inventory of plate dated
21 December 1596 , it is named as the Founder's Cup.
The second notable piece of plate is a
Mazer of maplewood with silver gilt mounts, dating from 1470–85. On the edge of the rim is a row of grouped beads; below is an inscription in black letters:
Vir racione vivas non quod petit atra voluptas sic caro casta datur lis lingue suppeditatur
:Man, in thy draughts let reason be thy guide, and not the craving of perverted lust;
:So honest nourishment will be supplied, and strife of tongue be trampled in the dust
This type of shallow drinking vessel was quite common in the Middle Ages, but the only other mazers in Oxford are three dating from the 15th century, and one standing mazer from 1529–30, all belonging to
All Souls . Thirdly is a coconut cup, one of six in Oxford; the Oriel cup has silver gilt mounts and dates from the first quarter of the 16th century.Jones, Alfred, ''Catalogue of the plate of Oriel College Oxford'' (1944) — Oxford University Press pp.xi-xiii, 1–2, 97.
Among the later plate are two flagons, two pattens and a
Chalice which date from 1640–41. The larger pieces of Buttery Plate include the Sanford and Heywood
Grace Cups , dated 1654–55 and 1669–70, a rosewater ewer gifted in 1669, a punchbowl dating from 1735–36, and the great Wenman tankard presented in 1679, which holds a gallon and is the largest in Oxford. Many of the 17th- and 18th-century tankards were given by commensales and commoners as a form of admission fee.
The buildings of Oriel College were used as a location for
Hugh Grant 's first film, ''
Privileged '' (1982), as well as ''
Oxford Blues '' (1984), ''
True Blue '' (1991) and ''The Dinosaur Hunter'' (2000).Leonard, Bill, ''The Oxford of Inspector Morse'' Location Guides, Oxford (2004) pp.100 and 176 ISBN 0-9547671-1-X.
The television crime series ''. Retrieved on
13 December 2006 .
In the first series of ''
Chancer '', broadcast in 1990, Oriel College was featured under its genuine name as the home of
Lynsey Baxter 's character, Victoria Douglas. Filming was done on Staircase 14 in the Rhodes Building, and also featured prominent shots of the first and third quadrangles and of Oriel Square.
The quads and interiors were used in a 2006 documentary on
Gilbert White by
Michael Wood , both being former students of the college.
In ''
Tom Brown At Oxford '' by
Thomas Hughes , Oriel's win in the 1842
Head Of The River Race , with Oriel bumping Trinity, was re-written as Tom's college, "St Ambrose" taking first place and "Oriel" in second place.
