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Trinity College, in the centre of Oxford on Broad Street alongside Balliol College, was established in 1555 by Sir Thomas Pope. It stands on the site of Durham College, founded in 1286 for monks from Durham Cathedral; the east range of Durham Quad, containing the Old Library, dates from 1421 and is the only major surviving building from Durham College. Pope, who had no surviving children, founded the college in the hope that he would be remembered in the prayers of its students; his remains are still encased beside the chapel altar. Trinity has four major quadrangles, a large lawn and gardens, but despite its size it is relatively small in student numbers, with about 300 undergraduates and 125 postgraduates. Alumni include the theologian John Henry Newman, the politician Pitt the Elder, the poet Laurence Binyon, Lord Goddard (Lord Chief Justice 1946–58), and the humorist Miles Kington. (Full article...)