Oxford - University College

On the south side of High Street is the group of buildings forming University College. Its original name was the Great Hall of the University, but to students it is merely known as "Univ". Although money for the foundation of a college was initially made available as early as 1249, the actual building of the college did not begin until 1280. The buildings which exist today are in the Late Gothic style, some of them not having been erected until the 17th century. In a small domed building there is a marble statue of Shelley, who was expelled from the college for atheism.