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Banbury Street 56
(Wykeham House)

William of Wykeham

1320 or 1324 - 1404
Bishop of Winchester and Chancellor of England; founded New College Oxford and New College School in 1379
(Wikipedia)

William Forsyth
1886

Description

Stone statue in a niche in the front façade.

Sculptor

William Forsyth (Kelso, Scotland c. 1834 - 1915), sculptor from Worcester (Mapping of Sculpture and Website).

Sources & Information

British Listed Buildings, English Heritage Building ID: 493688.

Locatie (N 51°45'48" - W 1°15'37") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: gbse126; Photograph: 18 October 2015
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