46-530: Oddy is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Andrew Oddy (born 1942), British conservation scientist Christine Oddy (1955–2014), English politician John James Oddy , British Conservative Party politician Mike Oddy ( Michael Oddy ; 1937–2016), Scottish squash player Steven Oddy (born 1979), English cricketer See also [ edit ] Oddi (surname) Oddie Oddy test [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with
92-1013: A 'swansong' conference at the British Museum on the history of conservation worldwide. In 2005, Oddy participated in a European Union -funded project on the history of conservation organised by the Associazione Giovanni Secco Suardo. He wrote three contributions on the history of conservation in the UK. Oddy has contributed numerous obituaries to the national press and to various journals, newsletters, magazines and online sites. Harold James Plenderleith, He has also contributed to numerous biographical articles in Amplius Vetusta Servare , such as those relating to John Doubleday , Nigel Williams and David Baynes-Cope. Among Oddy's many other publications are: New College, Oxford New College
138-544: A junior research scientist but resigned September 1966 to take up a post as a scientific officer at the Research Laboratory in the British Museum. His role was to research methods and materials for the conservation of antiquities and during this period projects included cleaning the Elgin Marbles , cleaning limestone sculptures, and preserving waterlogged wood. In 1968, he was given the role of overseeing
184-523: A main quadrangle . The college was about as large as all of the (six) existing Oxford colleges combined. The Royalists used the cloisters and bell tower to store munitions early in the English Civil War . In August 1651, the college was fortified by Parliamentarian forces. In 1685, Monmouth's rebellion involved Robert Sewster, a fellow of the college, who commanded a company of university volunteers, mostly from New College; they exercised on
230-580: A sustained contact outreach initiative which seeks to inspire students from partner schools in England and Wales to apply to Oxford and supports them to make a competitive application. The college founded the Oxford for Wales consortium, Oxford Cymru, along with Jesus College and St Catherine's College, offering support to students from state schools in Wales. A New College rowing eight is recorded from 1840;
276-480: Is King's College, Cambridge . The choir of New College has recorded over one hundred albums, and has won two Gramophone Awards . Despite its name, New College is one of the oldest of the Oxford colleges; it was founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham , Bishop of Winchester , as "Saint Mary College of Winchester in Oxenford", with both graduates and undergraduates. It became known as "New College" because there
322-423: Is "Manners Makyth Man". New College was established to have prayers said for William of Wykeham's soul. He instructed that there were to be ten chaplains, three clerks and a choir of 16 choristers on the foundation of the college. As well as being one of the first Oxford colleges to take undergraduates and to appoint tutors to teach them, New College was the first in Oxford to be deliberately designed around
368-458: Is building a new development on its Savile Road site, next to New College School. The Gradel Quadrangles were designed by David Kohn Architects and received planning permission in June 2018. They will provide an additional 99 student rooms, additional dining and kitchen space, a flexible learning hub and a performance venue. In 2022, Sir Robert McAlpine was proceeding with construction. The hall
414-598: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Andrew Oddy William Andrew Oddy , OBE , FSA (born 6 January 1942) is a British conservator who was Keeper of Conservation at the British Museum . He is notable for his publications on artefact conservation and numismatics , and for the development of the Oddy test . In 1996 he was awarded the Forbes Prize "for outstanding work in
460-586: Is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by Bishop William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as New College's feeder school, New College was one of the first colleges in the university to admit and tutor undergraduate students. The college is in the centre of Oxford, between Holywell Street and New College Lane (known for Oxford's Bridge of Sighs ). Its sister college
506-403: Is the dining room of the college and its dimensions are eighty feet by forty feet (24 m × 12 m). In his charter, Wykeham forbade wrestling, dancing and all noisy games in the hall due to the close proximity of the college chapel and the lodgings below the hall; he further prescribed the use of Latin in conversation. The linenfold panelling was added while Archbishop Warham was bursar. The floor
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#1732790869372552-729: The Auxiliary Fire Service for the duration of World War II, and Hilda Florence Oddy (née Dalby). He attended Sandal Primary School in Baildon and Bradford Grammar School . It was during these years that he developed an interest in archaeology after having visited the excavations at Meare Lake Village in Somerset that were being directed by Harold St George Gray . When in the sixth form he went with parties from Bradford Grammar School on several occasions to excavate in York under
598-792: The New College Boat Club was "Head of the River" in Eights Week in 1887 and several years from 1896. The club headed the Torpids competition in 1882, 1896, and 1900 to 1904. The club represented Great Britain at the Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, in 1912, and earned a silver medal . Science Politics The head of the college is the warden, who is responsible for academic leadership, chairs
644-684: The Norrington Table . The choristers were originally accommodated within the walls of the college, under one schoolmaster. Since then the school has expanded; in 1903 the choristers moved to New College School in Savile Road. King Henry VI is said to have established his own new colleges, King's College, Cambridge , and Eton College , either in admiration of William of Wykeham's twinned institutions of New College and Winchester College, or at least to have modified his plans to outdo them. New College and Winchester College have from
690-510: The Oddy Test . It is widely used in museums around the world. In progress. From 1981, when he was appointed as Head of Conservation, Oddy had little time for research. However, his interest in history and biography led him to study the origins of 'modern' conservation in the UK and, especially, in the British Museum. His own hero was Harold Plenderleith , the first keeper of the Research Laboratory. In 2001, Oddy and Sandra Smith organised
736-597: The reredos , which had been plastered over, were uncovered in the 1780s, and were fitted with statues by Sir Gilbert Scott in the late 19th century. The chapel preserves the Founder's Crosier , a bishop's staff decorated with enamel and silver gilt; it resembles a crosier at Cologne Cathedral . The cloisters, containing a large holm oak tree, sit by the western wall of the Chapel, were featured in Harry Potter and
782-405: The surname Oddy . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Oddy&oldid=1209106444 " Category : Surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
828-516: The British Museum's forensic examination of objects submitted for acquisition. During this period research projects included the manufacture of gold wire in antiquity, the assaying of gold in antiquity, the analysis of gold coins using the Archimedes method, and the composition of niello inlay in antiquity. Oddy was appointed Head of Conservation in 1981 and then elevated to Keeper of Conservation in 1985. In later years, his research focused on
874-562: The City Ditch, a dangerous place by the city's wall; it had been used within living memory for burials during the Black Death . The college was founded the same year in conjunction with a feeder school, Winchester College (founded 1382, opened 1394). The two institutions have striking architectural similarities: both were the work of master mason William Wynford . The first stone was laid on 5 March 1380. The college had occupied
920-535: The City Wall. In 1379, William of Wykeham provided for a choral foundation of clerks and boy choristers. The tradition continues today with choral services during term. The choir often performs Renaissance and Baroque music , including Handel 's works. As well as appearing repeatedly at the BBC Proms , the choir has made numerous concert tours. The choir has recorded over one hundred albums. In 1997,
966-576: The Garden Quadrangle. The gardens include a mound that was first arranged in 1594 (with steps added in 1649, but now smooth with one set of stairs). In a 1761 edition of Pocket Companion for Oxford the mound is described: When William of Wykeham acquired the land on which to build the college, he agreed to maintain the city wall. The herbaceous border that runs alongside the wall is mentioned in Historic England 's listing of
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#17327908693721012-568: The Goblet of Fire , in the scene in which Draco Malfoy is turned into a white ferret. Michael Darbie recast the original five bells of the bell tower into eight in 1655, creating the first set of eight to be cast simultaneously. In 1712, two more bells were added, supposedly to outmatch Magdalen College's new ring of eight bells created in that year. The bells are rung by the Oxford Society of Change Ringers . The Middle Gateway opens to
1058-643: The Great Quad in 1449, was completed in two stages between 1682 and 1707. Further college expansion led to the formation of Holywell Quad in the 19th century. A range known as 'New Buildings' was built along Holywell Street between 1872 and 1896, partly by George Gilbert Scott in High Victorian style (1872), and partly, including the Robinson Tower over the entrance gates, by Basil Champneys in late Victorian style (1885, 1896). New College
1104-558: The boat. In 1972, the Wallace Collection sought the help of the British Museum Research Laboratory to investigate the tarnishing of gold snuff boxes after they had been on display for only a few months. Tarnish in the form of silver sulphide was spreading from the settings of precious stones. Testing of the materials of which the showcase were made revealed that the main structural timber
1150-673: The bowling green. Students at New College were until 1834 exempt from taking the university's examinations for the BA and (in earlier times) the MA degrees, and were also ineligible for honours, though they still had to take the college's own tests. The college used to have a reputation for "Golden scholars, silver bachelors, leaden masters and wooden doctors." More recently, like many of Oxford's colleges, New College admitted its first mixed-sex cohort in 1979, after six centuries as an institution for men only. In 2022, students at New College scored 75.5 on
1196-441: The buildings by 14 April 1386. William of Wykeham then drew up the statutes of the college. The coat of arms of the college is William of Wykeham's. It features two black chevrons, one said to have been added when he became a bishop and the other possibly representing his skill with architecture, since the chevron was a device used by masons. Winchester College uses the same arms. The college's motto , created by William of Wykeham,
1242-785: The choir won a Gramophone Award in the best-selling disc category for their album Agnus Dei , and in 2008, they won a Gramophone Award in the early music category for their recording of Nicholas Ludford 's Missa Benedicta . On 29 June 2015, at the invitation of the Holy See and the Cappella Musicale Pontificia Sistina , the choir sang at the Papal Pallium mass for the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul in St. Peter's Basilica . The original organ
1288-524: The conservation and scientific examination of the finds from the Sutton Hoo ship burial, excavated in 1939. He was promoted to Senior Scientific Officer in June 1969 and Principal Scientific Officer in December 1974. In 1975, as a result of a re-organisation within the British Museum, Oddy was given the management of metallurgy, x-ray diffraction and radiography and became responsible for coordinating
1334-773: The direction of George Willmot of the Yorkshire Museum . He also took an interest in stonemason's marks on mediaeval buildings and this led to his first publications, which were in the Archaeology Group Bulletin published by Bradford City Art Gallery and Museums. In the summer of 1960, Oddy participated in the King Hussein Youth Camp in Jordan . Two weeks were spent visiting religious and archaeological sites. In October 1961, Oddy went to New College, Oxford to read chemistry. He
1380-733: The field of conservation" by the International Institute for Conservation , and gave the attendant Forbes Lecture that year in Copenhagen. He retired in 2002 and was appointed as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire the same year. William Andrew Oddy was born on 6 January 1942 in Bradford and spent his childhood in the nearby township of Baildon . He was the first son of William Tingle Oddy, then serving in
1426-694: The four-storeyed Muniment Tower for access, the chapel, the cloisters (consecrated as a burial site in 1400) with the four-storeyed bell tower (1400), along with the Warden's Barn in New College Lane (1402) and the Long Room (behind the SE corner of the Great Quad), purpose-built as a garderobe . The three-sided Garden Quadrangle, open at one end and begun by the addition of The Chequer to the east of
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1472-469: The garden. The New College sports ground south of the University Parks was established in the 1880s. The Weston buildings, which accommodate postgraduate students, were built next to the ground in 1999. The college treasures include paintings and a substantial silver collection. The library contains a copy of the first printed edition of Aristotle. A Barbara Hepworth statue stands by
1518-415: The governing body, and represents the college. Policy is defined and actioned by the warden together with the fellows of the college, who are scholars. New College is one of the constituent self-governing colleges of the University of Oxford , which has a federal organisation. The warden is supported by specialist officers including tutors, bursar, librarian, and chaplain. The students are divided into
1564-412: The history and philosophy of conservation. He retired on his 60th birthday in 2002. In the early 1960s, the British Museum began an extensive programme of cleaning its collection of classical marble sculptures by the application of a solvent to remove atmospheric grease and a mud-pack to suck out dirt from the porous surface. The mud-pack consisted of a natural clay-like material called sepiolite , and
1610-490: The mid 15th century been formally linked to Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, a four-way relationship known as the Amicabilis Concordia . King's and New College are sister colleges. At the time of its foundation, the college was a grand example of the " perpendicular style ". With the evolution of the college over the centuries, it has regularly added to its original quadrangle. The upper storey of
1656-572: The procedure was known as the Sepiolite Method. By 1966 much of the reserve collection of marbles had been cleaned and only the Elgin Marbles remained. These were, however, a sensitive issue because of a scandal in the late 1930s when craftsmen had over-enthusiastically scraped at natural deposits on some of the surfaces with copper tools. In 1966, Oddy and a senior conservator, Hannah Lane, did some initial cleaning which showed that
1702-466: The quad was added in the sixteenth century as attics which, in 1674, were replaced by a third storey proper as seen today. The oval turf at the centre of the quad is an eighteenth-century addition. Many of its buildings are listed as being of special architectural or historical importance. The initial building phase saw the construction of the Great Quad with the Gate Tower, the dining hall with
1748-512: The remains of this early medieval boat and asked the Research Laboratory of the British Museum for assistance. This led to a programme of research into the conservation of waterlogged wood. The result was that the method chosen was the replacement of the water inside the wood with a water-soluble polyethylene glycol wax by soaking in tanks of the wax for many months. Tanks were built at the National Maritime Museum to conserve
1794-546: The sepiolite method did not adversely affect the marble but did leave the surface looking rather milky in appearance. It was thus decided to apply a very dilute solution of a water-soluble polyethylene glycol wax. In the autumn of 1970, dredging operations in a drainage channel on the Graveney marshes on the north coast of Kent revealed the remains of a small ship, the wood of which was completely waterlogged. The National Maritime Museum decided to recover and conserve
1840-497: Was already a college dedicated to St Mary in Oxford ( Oriel College ). In 1379 William of Wykeham decided to found a college. He applied to King Richard II for a royal charter permitting the foundation. In addition, he wrote a charter of his own, requiring his college to have a warden and seventy scholars. He purchased the necessary land in separate lots from the City of Oxford, Merton College and Queen's College . The area had been
1886-421: Was an African pseudo- mahogany and that this caused silver to tarnish very quickly. Fresh samples of this timber were inert and it was assumed that the timber of the showcase had been treated with a chemical either as a fire retardant or insect repellent. The method of testing materials to be used in the construction of storage units or display cases for metal objects eventually became standardised and known as
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1932-699: Was awarded a BA at the end of year three in 1964 and a BSc following the submission of a dissertation in 1965. An MA followed in 1969 and a DSc in 1993. He became a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths and a Freeman of the City of London in 1986. On graduating in 1965, Oddy joined the Research Department of the Agricultural Division of Imperial Chemical Industries at Billingham in County Durham as
1978-467: Was based on the plan of Merton Chapel . The transepts and tower that made Merton Chapel T-shaped were omitted, and a screen separated the main chapel from the ante-chapel . The medieval interior was modified after the Reformation , with the removal of secondary altars, the rood loft, and the reredos' statues, the reredos being covered in plaster. Much of the medieval stained glass in the ante-chapel
2024-488: Was given by William Porte (1420–1423). An organ was removed in 1547 under Edward VI , and likewise in 1572. A Willis organ installed in 1874 contained parts from organs by Samuel Green in 1776, James Chapman Bishop , and Dallam in 1663. The present instrument was constructed by Grant, Degens and Bradbeer in 1969. In 2014 the organ was restored, with the key actions and other mechanisms being completely renewed by Goetze and Gwynn . New College has launched Step-Up,
2070-499: Was paved with marble in 1722. By the end of the 18th century, the open oak roof had been replaced by a ceiling. When the Junior Common Room offered £1000 to restore the hall roof, work began in 1865 under the architect George Gilbert Scott to create the current roof. The plain windows were replaced with stained glass , and the portraits were relocated. The hall underwent a major restoration project in 2015. The chapel
2116-515: Was restored in a 20-year project which was commended in the 2007 Oxford Preservation Trust Environmental Awards. The chapel contains a statue of Lazarus by Sir Jacob Epstein and a painting by El Greco . Some of the stained glass windows, including the Great West Window, were designed by the 18th-century portraitist Sir Joshua Reynolds . The choir stalls contain a "splendid set" of 62 14th-century misericords . The niches of
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