Convocation House
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Convocation House is a historic chamber in Oxford, England, traditionally used for university meetings and ceremonies and located adjacent to the Divinity School.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Convocation House canonical | 2 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historic building ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Chancellor’s Court
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Divinity School, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | Sir Thomas Bodley (patron and planner of complex) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Perpendicular Gothic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builder | John Jackson (master mason) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Buildings of the University of Oxford
ⓘ
Grade I listed buildings in Oxford ⓘ History of the University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Divinity School, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1637 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1634 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| floorCount | 1 ⓘ |
| governedBy | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
assembly chamber
ⓘ
ceremonial hall ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chancellor’s chair
ⓘ
fixed wooden benches ⓘ raised dais ⓘ timber roof ⓘ wainscoted walls ⓘ |
| hasSeatingCapacity | approximately 200 people ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
meeting place of the Convocation of the University of Oxford
ⓘ
venue for university governance ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Oxford ⓘ University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Catte Street, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| near |
Old Schools Quadrangle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheldonian Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | used by the House of Commons during the English Civil War ⓘ |
| openToPublic | by guided tour via Bodleian Library ⓘ |
| ownedBy | University of Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bodleian Library complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedFor |
degree ceremonies
ⓘ
official congregations of the University of Oxford ⓘ university ceremonies ⓘ university meetings ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.