1719 Emmanuel College Westmoreland Building

Around 50 years after Wren's Chapel was completed at Emmanuel College, there were moves to bring the rest of Front Court more in keeping with the Italian style. In 1719-22 the South range of the court was rebuilt. It has three storeys, and was orginally 19 bays wide, faced with ashlar on the front, and brick with stone quoins at the back. There is a small central entrance, flanked by two giant Ionic pilasters judged by Pevsner to be inadequate. Certainly the overall effect is understated, which is perhaps fortunate alongside the Baroque and more modestly dimensioned Chapel.

The building was funded by subscription, the most important contribution coming from Thomas Fane, the 6th Earl of Westmoreland. Consequently, after its completion, it was named the Westmoreland Building, and in 1732 the arms of the then Earl were set up above the central doorway.

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