Wykeham House, Banbury Road, Oxford, 1866
William was employed by John Gibbs to carve a statue of William of Wykeham for a house Gibbs was designing on Banbury Road in Oxford. William was obviously a favourite artist of Gibbs as he had already worked with him in Radnor and Galton on two very large monuments
No 56 Banbury road is Wykeham House, but number 54, Wycliff Hall, was also designed by Gibbs and there are several 'beasties' carved into it's exterior that I wondered if they, and other work visible, could also be by Forsyth ?
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NB Unfortunately I left my camera at home on my day in Oxford so these snaps are shot with my phone and so are of a lower quality than hoped for
No 56 Banbury road is Wykeham House, but number 54, Wycliff Hall, was also designed by Gibbs and there are several 'beasties' carved into it's exterior that I wondered if they, and other work visible, could also be by Forsyth ?
The notes below are the work of the University of Oxford
NB Unfortunately I left my camera at home on my day in Oxford so these snaps are shot with my phone and so are of a lower quality than hoped for
