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Oxford University academics to vote on renaming Cecil Rhodes professorship
The Rhodes Professor of Race Relations could be rebranded amid claims Rhodes legacy is quietly being removed
Oriel College set up an inquiry to examine the legacy of Cecil Rhodes
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Oxford University is attempting to change the title of a professorship named after Cecil Rhodes, The Telegraph has learned, amid claims that Rhodes is “falling by the back door”.
The 900-year-old institution’s council, which is chaired by the vice-Chancellor, has backed an amendment to its statues that would see the Rhodes Professor of Race Relations renamed the Professorship of African Studies.
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HISTORIAN Elizabeth Hazeldine says she read with interest our report two weeks ago about the Red Lion Hotel in Henley, particularly in reference to hostelries called the Red Lion not being a peculiarity.
Indeed at one time there were two establishments in Henley named the Red Lion.
Elizabeth says: “Itinerant workers and those who did not have the benefit of a tied house, or the wherewithal necessary to rent, turned to lodging houses, the Red Lion in West Hill (now West Street) being one such place.
“Rental entries trace this hostelry back to at least 1795, a red brick building of large proportion with a frontage of some 24ft 6in and depth of nearly 99ft.