Introduction
Features of the Fellows' garden, to the north of the site, include lawns, herbaceous borders and one of the oldest continuously-used swimming pools in the country.
The Fellow's garden is surrounded by a small wall and contains an outstanding herbaceous border, sweeping lawns and a pool used for swimming since 1690 and is possibly the oldest surviving swimming pool still in use in the country.
However the Fellow's garden is dominated by a mature Oriental Plane planted in 1835. The imposing tree was celebrated in the poem 'El arbol' by Spanish poet Luis Cernuda who was a student at the college during the Second World War.
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Features
- Lawn
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- Tree Feature
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- Statue
- Description: Wendy Taylor's 'The Jester'
- Pool
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- Key Information
Type
Garden
Purpose
Ornamental
Survival
Extant
Open to the public
Yes
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