Editing Wadham College, Oxford (section)

== Buildings ==
[[File:Wadham College.jpg|left|thumb|upright|College entrance on Parks Road]]

=== Front quad ===
[[File:Wadham College Front Quad October 2009.jpg|thumb|right|Front [[Quadrangle (architecture)|quad]]]]
Wadham is sometimes put forward as the last major English public building to be created according to the mediaeval tradition of the [[Master builder|Master Mason]]. Wadham's front [[Quadrangle (architecture)|quadrangle]] (quad), which served as almost the entire college until the mid-20th century, is also an early example of the "Jacobean Gothic" style that was adopted for many of the university's buildings.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

The main building was erected in a single building operation in 1610–1613. The architect, [[William Arnold (architect)|William Arnold]], was also responsible for [[Montacute House]] and [[Dunster Castle]] in [[Somerset]], and was involved in the building of [[Cranborne Manor| Cranborne Manor, Dorset]] for [[Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury]], [[James I of England|James I]]'s [[Lord Treasurer]]. The style of the building is a fairly traditional Oxford [[Gothic architecture|Gothic]], modified by classical decorative detail, most notably the 'frontispiece' framing statues of James I and the Founders immediately facing visitors as they enter the college. Classical, too, is the over-powering emphasis on symmetry. The central quadrangle was originally gravelled throughout; the present lawn was laid down in 1809. The college was refaced in the 1960s, and much of the front quad has undergone further restoration work.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

In 2019 a new 135 bed student accommodation was completed for the campus.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Traditional |first1=Brick |title=Wadham College |url=https://www.traditionalbrickandstone.co.uk/case-studies/dorothy-wadham-building-oxford |website=Traditional Brick & Stone}}</ref>

=== Hall ===
[[File:Wadham 4.jpg|right|thumb|Hall]]
In 1898, the [[hall]] was the third largest amongst Oxford colleges after [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church]] and [[New College, Oxford|New College]].<ref name="j.wells" /> <!-- Many halls have been built since, for example the St Catherine's hall apparently has the largest capacity of Oxford halls. Keble also claims to have the longest hall. --> It is notable for its great [[hammer-beam roof]] and for the Jacobean woodwork of the entrance screen. The portraits include those of the founders and of distinguished members of the college. The large portrait in the gallery is of [[John Lovelace, 3rd Baron Lovelace|John Lovelace]], who held Oxford for [[William III of England|William of Orange]] during the [[Glorious Revolution|Revolution of 1688]]; the inscription records his role in freeing England 'from popery and slavery'.<ref>{{Cite web |title=John, Baron Lovelace (c.1638–1693) {{!}} Art UK |url=https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/john-baron-lovelace-c-16381693-223924 |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=artuk.org |language=en}}</ref>
=== Chapel ===
[[File:Wadham College Chapel, Oxford - Diliff.jpg|right|thumb|Chapel]]
Although a ceremonial door opens directly into Front Quad, the chapel is usually reached through the door in staircase 3. The screen, similar to that in the hall, was carved by John Bolton. Originally Jacobean woodwork ran right round the chapel. The present stone [[reredos]] was inserted in the east end in 1834. The elegant young man reclining on his monument is Sir John Portman, baronet, who died in 1624 as a nineteen-year-old undergraduate. Another monument is in the form of a pile of books; it commemorates Thomas Harris, one of the fellows of the college appointed at the foundation. The Chapel organ dates from 1862 and 1886.<ref>[https://www.npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=N11045][[National Pipe Organ Register]]<span>. Accessed 8 April 2022</span></ref> It is one of the few instruments by [[Henry Willis]], the doyen of [[Victorian era|Victorian]] English organ builders, to survive without substantial modification of its tonal design.{{citation needed|date=March 2021}}

==== Windows ====
The East Window, which depicts several scenes from the [[Old Testament|Old]] and [[New Testament]]s, was created by [[Abraham and Bernard van Linge|Bernard van Linge]] in 1622.{{Sfn|Sherwood|Pevsner|1975|p=216}} The windows on the north and south sides of the chapel depict various Old Testament prophets, such as [[Jonah]], and apostles, such as [[St Andrew]]. They originate from different periods. One window is dated 1616, and attributed to Robert Rutland, a local craftsman.{{Sfn|Sherwood|Pevsner|1975|p=216}} The windows of the antechapel, which also show saintly figures, are Victorian. They were designed by John Bridges, and created by David Evans in 1838.{{Sfn|Sherwood|Pevsner|1975|p=216}}

=== Back Quad ===
Limited additions were made during the 18th and 19th centuries, including a converted warehouse originally used to store Bibles. A series of expansions since 1952 have made use of a range of 17th- and 18th-century houses and several modern buildings to create a Back Quad between the Front Quad and [[Holywell Street, Oxford|Holywell Street]].

=== Bar Quad ===
The small quadrangle formed by the Junior Common Room, the William Doo Undergraduate Centre, the Dr. Lee Shau Kee Building, the Holywell Music Room and (latterly) the Bowra Building was sometimes known to students as the "Ho Chi Minh" quad.  It is thought to have been thus named (in honour of Vietnamese revolutionary leader [[Ho Chi Minh]]) during the period of student radicalism in the 1960s.{{citation needed|date=March 2024}}

=== Holywell Music Room ===
[[File:Holywell Music Room.png|thumb|Holywell Music Room in 2021]]
The college grounds contain the [[Holywell Music Room]]. This is said to be the oldest purpose-built music room in [[Europe]], and hence [[England]]'s first [[concert hall]].<ref>{{cite book | title=Oxford: An architectural guide|author=Tyack, Geoffrey |year=1998| publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] | pages=187–188 | isbn=0-14-071045-0}}</ref> It was designed by Thomas Camplin, at that time Vice-Principal of [[St Edmund Hall]], and opened in July 1748. The interior has been restored to a near-replica of the original and contains the only surviving Donaldson organ, built in 1790 by John Donaldson of Newcastle and installed in 1985 after being restored.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Holywell Music Room {{!}} Wadham College |url=https://events.wadham.ox.ac.uk/holywell-music-room |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=events.wadham.ox.ac.uk |language=en}}</ref>

=== Ferdowsi Library ===
The [[Ferdowsi]] Library (formerly the [[Ashraf Pahlavi]] Library) specialises in Persian literature, art, history, and culture. It possesses about 3,500 volumes, almost 800 manuscripts, about 200 lithographs in Arabic and Persian, and about 700 rare and early Armenian books, most of which were donated by Dr. Caro Minasian.<ref name="ferd1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2009/090519.html|title=Wadham receives early birthday present|publisher=University of Oxford|date=19 May 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202162734/http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/news_stories/2009/090519.html|archive-date=2 December 2012}}</ref>

At the end of the 1960s, the Warden, [[Maurice Bowra]], President of the [[British Academy]] and one of the first co-founders of the [[British Institute of Persian Studies]] (BIPS), welcomed a donation to construct the building of the New Library in Wadham, where the emphasis would be given to Persian Studies and the post in Persian. Since then a special connection between Wadham and Iran has been established.<ref name="ferd1" />

The Wadham library building was initially funded by donations from the then (1976) Iranian ruling family, the [[Pahlavi dynasty]]. The funds were secured by Fellow and tutor in economics, Eprime Eshag.<ref name="ferd1" /><ref>[http://socialistregister.com/index.php/srv/article/view/5496/2394 HIM and his Friends | Foot]. Socialist Register. Retrieved on 23 September 2013.</ref>  The building, with associated accommodation blocks, was designed by [[Gillespie, Kidd & Coia]]. Today the library is open 24/7 and has wireless connectivity throughout.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Wadham Library |url=https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about/library/about-wadham-library |access-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref>

[[File:Wadh10.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Maurice Bowra|Bowra Building]] by [[Sir Richard MacCormac]]]]

=== Bowra Building ===
The Bowra Building next to the Ferdowsi Library and Bar Quad was designed by [[Sir Richard MacCormac]] and opened in 1992. It includes a cafeteria, gym, seminar rooms, squash court and the Moser Theatre as well as student rooms.<ref>[https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about-wadham/buildings-and-architecture "Bowra Building"]. wadham.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved on 7 August 2018.</ref> It also included a bar, which has since been moved to the Dr Lee Shau Kee Building and William Doo Undergraduate Centre.

=== McCall MacBain Graduate Centre ===
The McCall MacBain Graduate Centre was designed by Lee/Fitzgerald Architects and opened in 2012. It won a 2014 Riba Regional Award and Conservation Award.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ribaj.com/buildings/mccall-macbain-graduate-study-centre-wadham-college-oxford|title=McCall MacBain Graduate Study Centre|date=June 2014 }}</ref> It provides a dedicated social and study space for Wadham's graduate students on the main site of Wadham college.<ref>[https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/about-wadham/buildings-and-architecture "McCall MacBain Graduate Centre"]. wadham.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved on 7 August 2018.</ref>

=== Dr Lee Shau Kee Building and William Doo Undergraduate Centre ===
The Dr Lee Shau Kee Building and William Doo Undergraduate Centre were designed by [[Amanda Levete Architects]]. They replaced the Goddard building of 1951 and now provide facilities for the college's access activities and student union. Construction began in 2018 and was completed in late 2020.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.archdaily.com/890356/amanda-levete-architects-unveil-oxford-university-addition/ |title=Amanda Levete Architects Unveil Oxford University Addition |last=Pavka |first=Evan |date=14 March 2018 |website=ArchDaily |access-date=2 September 2019 }}</ref>

=== Merifield ===
The Merifield annexe, named after [[Merryfield, Ilton]] once home to the Wadhams, is in [[Summertown, Oxford|Summertown]], about 1.2 miles from the centre of Oxford.<ref name="Merifield Graduate Accommodation">[https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/students/graduate-students/graduate-accommodation/merifield "Merifield Graduate Accommodation"]. wadham.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved on 16 May 2019.</ref>
Most of the graduate student accommodation is at Merifield.<ref name="Wadham Graduate Accommodation">[https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/students/graduate-students/graduate-accommodation "Wadham Graduate Accommodation"]. wadham.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved on 16 May 2019.</ref>

=== Dorothy Wadham Building ===
The Dorothy Wadham Building, on [[Iffley Road]], was designed by [[Allies and Morrison]] and opened in 2019. It houses undergraduates, predominantly in their second year of studies.<ref name="Dorothy Wadham Building">{{cite web |url=https://www.wadham.ox.ac.uk/news/2019/october/moving-in |title=Moving in |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=2 October 2019 |website=Wadham College, Oxford |access-date=2 February 2020 }}</ref>