Radcliffe Quad
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The Radcliffe Quadrangle (or Rad Quad as it is known to students of the College) is the second quadrangle of University College, Oxford, England. It was built in 1719 with money bequeathed to the College by John Radcliffe, a former student of the college and doctor to the king. Oxford's main hospital and other University buildings are named after him.
There is a statue of John Radcliffe on the gate tower of the quad. The style matches that of the earlier main quadrangle immediately to the west, although this was by then rather old-fashioned for the time. It is not a "quadrangle" in the same way as the main quadrangle, because it only has buildings on three sides; the fourth side is bounded by the wall of the garden of the Master's Lodgings to the south.
To the east is Logic Lane, a small cobbled lane thorough the College, connecting the High Street at the front of the College and Merton Street at the rear. A covered bridge (built in 1903) connects the Radcliffe Quad buildings internally with other buildings on the High Street owned by the College to the east.
The Radcliffe Quad is where University College's matriculation photograph is taken at the start of each academic year.
