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==1870-1874== | ==1870-1874== | ||
Father Richard Meux Benson (1824-1915) was responsible for developing the site. He moved into east Oxford in 1868 to serve the spiritual, educational and social needs of the growing working-class population. Using Meux family money he purchased the site in 1870. St. John's Hospital for Incurables, opened in 1873, formed another element of this project <ref name="historicEngland"/>. | |||
==Before then?== | ==Before then?== |