Oxford - Oriel College

Opposite Corpus Christi stands Oriel College, founded by Edward II in 1326. It takes its name from a house known as La Oriole which previously stood on the site. The 16th and 17th century buildings are well-proportioned, but a newer block built in 1911, with a statue of Cecil Rhodes, a member of the college, is less attractive.

The 19th century Tractarian movement originated in Oriel. It took its name from the "Tracts for the Times" written here by John Henry Newman (1801-90), an Anglican priest who was one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement but became a Catholic in 1845 and was made a cardinal in 1879.