An apocryphal story claims that a French visitor, on first sight of the college exclaimed "C'est magnifique mais ce n'est pas la gare?" ("It is magnificent but is it not the railway station?"). This is a play on Field Marshal Pierre Bosquet's memorable line, referring to the Charge of the Light Brigade, "C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas la guerre" ("It is magnificent, but it is not war"). This story may have been borrowed from Arthur Wing Pinero's identical quip said to have been made at the opening ceremony for the Royal Courts of Justice in London.