Inscriptions: Hertford College
The inscription over the main entrance to Hertford College reads:
AD • FONTES • AQVARUM
SICUT • CERVUS • ANHELAT
[As a hart doth pant for streams of water]
Hertford College’s motto is taken from from Psalm 42:1.
The college is descended from two ancient university halls: Hart Hall and Magdalen Hall. This central section of the main part of the college was built by Jackson between 1887 and 1889; but the door with scrolly flowers underneath this inscription dates from the mid-seventeenth century.
Wikipedia: Hertford College, Oxford