New College was founded in 1379 by Bishop William of Wykeham, about the time that Mob Quad at Merton College was being completed. It had a generous endowment from the start, and was the first college plan to be conceived all at one time as a coherent architectural whole. From the time it was built and to the present day, New College set the standard for collegiate architecture in Oxford. It has a wonderful cloister, completed in the late 14th century, and the original town wall dating from the early 1200's is still visible along the North edge of the campus.
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