There has been a church on this site for a thousand years, standing in the very centre of the ancient walled city of Oxford.
In the early thirteenth century the University began to develop as scholars and teachers, with their classes of scholars, moved into small halls of residence here. They needed a central meeting place and [...]
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University Church of St Mary the Virgin
6 Comments CherryPie on Mar 25th 2015
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Folly Bridge
The Anglo Saxon Chronicle of 912 records a settlement called Oxenford at a pace where local people would drive their cattle across the river. The popular belief has always been that the city takes its name from the words “ox” and “ford” and that the crossing place was here, at was is now Folly Bridge.
By [...]
16 Comments CherryPie on Mar 24th 2015
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Stone Carvings on the Bodleian Library
14 Comments CherryPie on Mar 21st 2015
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King James
Anthony Wood has given us, along with a detailed description of the carvings, the sad story of the shabby treatment which this magnificent spectacle received at the King’s hands.” ‘The effigies of King James’ he writes’ was cut very curiously in stone, sitting in a throne and giving with his right hand a book to [...]
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 19th 2015
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The Bodleian Library
Oxford’s libraries are among the most celebrated in the world, not only for their incomparable collections of books and manuscripts, but also for their buildings, some of which have remained in continuous use since the Middle Ages. Among them the Bodleian, the chief among the University’s libraries, has a special place.
First opened to scholars in [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Mar 18th 2015
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Radcliffe Camera
This most memorable of Oxford buildings is now the principal reading room of the nearby Bodleian Library. It was built to house the great library belonging to Dr John Radcliffe, medical adviser to Queen Anne. The concept of a rotunda came from architect Nicholas Hawksmoor, but he died before work was started in 1737 and [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Mar 17th 2015
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The Turf Tavern
Whilst walking in Oxford, my companions thought I had lost my senses when I suddenly veered off down a narrow alleyway. I had been paying attention the words of a nearby tour guide who was speaking to his group. One of the things he mentioned was this hidden gem. Unfortunately there was not enough time [...]
23 Comments CherryPie on Mar 13th 2015
