Thirty student flats are being developed at Brasenose College's Frewin Annexe where the college was found[Simon Gannon]
Posted on 02/06/2022 6:53:30 AM PST by SunkenCiv
A "lost" Oxford University college has been unearthed during the construction project for new student flats.
The former St Mary's College was founded in 1435 but had already fallen into disrepair 100 years later.
A team from Oxford Archaeology discovered a massive limestone wall foundation, butchered animal bones and decorated floor tiles.
Construction firm Beard is developing 30 student flats at Brasenose College's Frewin Annexe.
The ill-fated St Mary's College was to be a base for Augustinian canons studying in Oxford.
A two-storey college chapel and library was built, but construction was very slow.
Cardinal Thomas Wolsey tried to speed things up but was later accused of treason by King Henry VIII and died.
The college further faded into obscurity after the Dissolution of the Monasteries...
The site has been occupied since the late 11th Century and was once the location of a high status Norman house.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
Thirty student flats are being developed at Brasenose College's Frewin Annexe where the college was found[Simon Gannon]
Hey, have you seen my college lately? It was around here somewhere. Where could I have put it?
LOL! Like from old age? Did he die from a heart attack? Fell off a horse? "Death happened."
What wonderful symbolism!
Covid vax.
Well, you know, life can get pretty stressful when you're accused of high treason and on your way back to the Tower of London for a head lopping.
Remains of wing night?
COVID
Turns out it was actually a medieval take-out joint.
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