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| Famous for having a [[Hertford Bridge | bridge]] linking two of the quads, named and styled after the [http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/bridge_of_sighs.htm Bridge of Sighs] in Venice. Also has a cat called [http://www.hertford.ox.ac.uk/news/24-07-00.htm Simpkins], the third of that name (or similar: the original was "Simpkin") following a tradition started in the 1970s by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geoffrey_Warnock Geoffrey] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Warnock%2C_Baroness_Warnock Mary] Warnock when he was Principal of the College. The current Simpkins has been observed slipping over the wall to terrorise not only the cat of the nearby [[Turf Tavern]] (called Louvois, after [http://www.chez.com/courduroisoleil/documents/louvois.htm someone famous] of the same name) but also the [[New College]] cat as well. |
Famous for having a [[Hertford Bridge | bridge]] linking two of the quads, named and styled after the [http://europeforvisitors.com/venice/articles/bridge_of_sighs.htm Bridge of Sighs] in Venice. Also has a cat called [http://www.hertford.ox.ac.uk/news/24-07-00.htm Simpkins], who terrorises the cat of the nearby [[Turf Tavern]], called Louvois, after [http://www.chez.com/courduroisoleil/documents/louvois.htm someone famous] of the same name. |
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Hert is an acceptable spelling of 'hart', an oldish word for a stag (Goodliest of all the forest, hart and hind. --Milton). In fact, Hertford was originally founded as Hart Hall by Elias de Hertford around 1282. An ambitious scheme to incorporte Hart Hall as a full college of the University failed in the eighteenth century, and the institution went into a decline. It was eventually dissolved, and the site and buildings taken over by [[Magdalen Hall]]. In 1874, however, thanks to a benefaction from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_George_Baring%2C_1st_Earl_of_Northbrook Sir Thomas Baring], the college was recreated as Hertford College by Act of Parliament. Notable former students include *[[William Tyndale]] *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hobbes Thomas Hobbes] *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evelyn_Waugh Evelyn Waugh] *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Swift Jonathan Swift] *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Donne John Donne] |
(Hert is an acceptable spelling of 'hart', an oldish word for a stag (Goodliest of all the forest, hart and hind. --Milton)) |
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Famous for having a bridge linking two of the quads, named and styled after the Bridge of Sighs in Venice. Also has a cat called Simpkins, who terrorises the cat of the nearby Turf Tavern, called Louvois, after someone famous of the same name.
(Hert is an acceptable spelling of 'hart', an oldish word for a stag (Goodliest of all the forest, hart and hind. --Milton))
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