Limited edition giclée print
Edition of 500
Print size 594mm x 210mm
Printed on 310gsm
standard fine art paper

Merton College was founded in 1264 by Walter de Merton. It has the best claim to be the earliest Oxford college and was started before any established idea of how a university college should work. As a result the layout of the college developed piecemeal. Front Quad was formed when the hall was built behind existing houses
in 1266. St Alban Hall was demolished in the early 1900‘s to make way for Basil Champneys’ St Alban’s Quad, built to house undergraduates. The gatehouse was built by Robert Janyns in 1465. Above the gateway is a statue of Walter de Merton kneeling in prayer. The doorway to Merton Street is flanked by statues of the Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist.