Beyond St Peter’s, on the same side of the lane, is the only survivor from the large number of medieval halls in Oxford – St Edmund Hall. It was founded in honour of St Edmund Rich, who was canonized by Innocent III in 1247. Its constitution is now similar to those of the colleges but, until quite recently, its principal was appointed by the provost of Queen’s. (From Goulder, Pilgrimage Pamphlets: Oxford & Cambridge, 1963)
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