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The history of Brasenose College, Oxford, stretches back to 1509, when Brasenose College was founded on the site of Brasenose Hall. Its name is believed to derive from the name of a bronze knocker that adorned the hall's door. The college was associated with Lancashire and Cheshire, the county origins of its two founders – Sir Richard Sutton ...
The history of Brasenose College, Oxford stretches back to 1509, when the college was founded on the site of Brasenose Hall, a medieval academic hall whose name is first mentioned in 1279. Its name is believed to derive from the name of a brass or bronze knocker that adorned the hall's door.
- £177.9 million (2021)
- 375 (2021)
- 1509; 514 years ago
A History of Brasenose. Founded in 1509, Brasenose College has a long and interesting history. These pages provide a brief introduction to the subject, detailing the history of its people and buildings and its customs and traditions. You will even find out where the name Brasenose comes from.
A concise history of Brasenose. Brasenose Hall. Before the foundation of Brasenose College part of the site was occupied by Brasenose Hall, one of the mediaeval Oxford institutions which began as lodging houses and gradually became more formal places of learning.
Home ›. About Brasenose ›. History & Archives ›. College history. Brasenose during the wars. A concise history of Brasenose. The College coat of arms. 'The oddest name in Oxford' From Ale Verses to a visit from the Devil, browse some of our quirky traditions and legends. A concise history, with detail on our coat of arms and our name.
Principals. Site and Buildings: The Old Quadrangle. The Second Quadrangle. The Third Quadrangle. Footnotes. BRASENOSE COLLEGE. History. Brasenose College honours two founders, William Smyth, Bishop of Lincoln (d. 1514) and Richard Sutton, serjeant-atlaw and steward of the nunnery of Syon (d. 1524).
About Brasenose ›. History & Archives ›. College history ›. 'The oddest name in Oxford' The name of the College has always fascinated visitors to Oxford. There have been several interpretations of it, including the suggestion that it is derived from ‘brasen huis' (brew house).
