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4 unusual facts about Sheldonian Theatre


Beachcomber's Windowsill

Early versions of the album sold at some Independent Music stores in the UK also included a 7" vinyl single containing two live versions of tracks from the album recorded at the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford on the 30th of October 2009.

Sheldonian Theatre

The 32 oil on canvas panels originally painted by King Charles II’s court painter, Robert Streater, were removed and conserved.

With the triumph of the Restoration and with it the Church of England, Dean Fell sought to revive a project proposed in the 1630s by the late William Laud Archbishop of Canterbury: a separate building whose sole use would be graduation and degree ceremonies.

William Money Hardinge

In 1876, at the age of 21, he won the Newdigate Prize for his work Troy and recited his poem at the Sheldonian Theatre, June 21, 1876.


Bob Chilcott

Chilcott’s Requiem was premiered on 13 March 2010 at the Sheldonian in Oxford by the Oxford Bach Choir and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Nicholas Cleobury.

Henry Thomas Pringuer

Dr. Pringuer composed a setting of Psalm 48 "Great is the Lord", and it was performed at the Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford, on the 16 October 1885.


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