William of Wykeham
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William of Wykeham was Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England. He founded New College, Oxford, and New College School in 1379, and founded Winchester College in 1382. He was also the clerk of works when much of Windsor Castle was built.
William of Wykeham, Bishop of Winchester, 1367-1404: from his tomb at Winchester.
Portrait (posthumous), showing the two colleges he founded, and his coat of arms and motto
Funerary effigy of William of Wykeham in Winchester Cathedral
New College, Oxford
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New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as its feeder school, New College was one of the first colleges in the university to admit and tutor undergraduate students.
New College, Oxford
Photo-chrome of Garden Quad
Holywell Street: Scott Buildings and Robinson Tower
The Chapel and old city wall from Holywell Quad