Saturday, 3 September 2011

Oxford Photos

A view from the top of Carfax Tower. This tower is 74 ft tall and no building in central Oxford may be constructed higher than it.

The Radcliffe Camera, completed in 1748, is the earliest example in England of a circular library.

All Souls College - it has no undergraduate members, but each year recent graduates of Oxford and other universities compete in "the hardest exam in the world" for Examination Fellowships. There are no teaching or research requirements; they can study anything for free at Oxford with room and board. Past Fellows include T. E. Lawrence and Sir Isaiah Berlin.

Helen near Hertford Bridge, aka the Bridge of Sighs, links together Old and New Quadrangles of Hertford College.

The Tower of the Five Orders at the Bodleian Library.

The courtyard of the Bodleian Library. The library is responsible for 11 million items on 117 miles of shelving, and has a staff of over 400.

Brasenose College whose alumni include Michael Palin and David Cameron.

The Turf Tavern where former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke set a Guinness World Record for consuming a yard glass of ale in 11 seconds.
Legend also has it that it was at the Turf Tavern where Bill Clinton "did not inhale".

Uffington White Horse near Wantage. This highly stylised prehistoric hill figure dates back over 3,000 years, to the Bronze Age.

The view looking north-west from the Uffington White Horse.