Thursday 10 December 2009

7. Riddle's Court



Riddle’s Court

Yet another example of a concerted effort to retain rather than demolish Geddes renovated two houses of the court and created a self-governing accommodation for students. Student housing was relatively uncommon at the time with only Oxford and Cambridge offering accommodation of any sort for students. Geddes’ influence is given pride of place in the court with his life motto, ‘Vivendo Discimus’ (By living we learn) inscribed on the round stione arch.

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