. Alden's Oxford guide : with key-plan of the University and city, and numerous engravings . held ina newand more spaciousdetached building,erected in iSySfrom de-signs by Mr. A. Water-house, further to theright. On its walls arehung a large numberof portraits of formerofficers of the Society,manyof whom have risento eminence in Churchand State. A life-likebust of Gladstone, itsmost eminent member,the work of Mr. OnslowFord, was unveiled by Sir W. Anson, , on 14th Feb., 1900. The UnionSociety numbers over 1,000 members and some 20,000 life members. Itsfiftieth anniversary was celebrated in
. Alden's Oxford guide : with key-plan of the University and city, and numerous engravings . held ina newand more spaciousdetached building,erected in iSySfrom de-signs by Mr. A. Water-house, further to theright. On its walls arehung a large numberof portraits of formerofficers of the Society,manyof whom have risento eminence in Churchand State. A life-likebust of Gladstone, itsmost eminent member,the work of Mr. OnslowFord, was unveiled by Sir W. Anson, , on 14th Feb., 1900. The UnionSociety numbers over 1,000 members and some 20,000 life members. Itsfiftieth anniversary was celebrated in 1873 hy a public banquet, at whichspeeches were delivered by members past and present, including the Salisbury (Chancellor of the University), the late Lord Selborne, Abp. Tait,Cardinal Planning, and other distinguished men. Retracing a few steps along St. Michaels-street, then turning to the rightand resuming our course northward, we notice on our right the Liberal Hall, opened on 9th January, 1879, by Sir William Harcourt (enlarged 1898), now the head-quarters of the Oxford. UNION SOCIETYS ROOMS. Congregational Church.—High School.—Theatre. S- Liberal Association and the Reform Club ; and facing us the43. Congregational Church, built in 1832 in the EarlyEnglish style, and improved in i860 and 1893; with buildingsin the rear, used for the Central Boys School, until super-seded in 1901 by new Schoolrooms at the angle of GloucesterGreen (Mr. L. Stokes, architect).Nearly opposite the Congregational Church is the 43^7. Oxford High Schoolfor Boys, a picturesque andsubstantially built structure, in thecharacteristic style of its populararchitect, Mr. T. , This enterprise was inaugurated at apublic meeting held 9th Jan., 1878 ; thefirst stone of the building was formallylaid by the late Prince Leopold on the13th April, 1S80 ; and the School waspublicly opened on 15th Sept., site and a large endowment weregiven by the City of Oxford ; and the
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