Oxfordshire All photos by Hetty
3rd August 2024 – A day in Oxford
First we followed a perimeter walk of the castle. The first part of Oxford Castle was built in 1071-73 on the mound. The castle became a prison in the Civil War, but was largely destroyed afterwards. A new castle was completed in 1805 and it became HM Prison Oxford in 1888 until it closed in 1993.
The square tower is St George’s Tower, the oldest remaining part of the castle
It was graduation day, so it was very busy
Balliol College, University of Oxford
Trinity College was open for visitors
Inside Trinity College’s chapel
A “free” walking tour is a good way to see Oxford and hear about the university, which has 43 collecges
The Weston Library
Left – Sheldonian Theatre, designed by Sir Christopher Wren, built 1664-69, now an assembly room of the university.
Right – Museum of the history of science
Sheldonian Theatre and Clarendon Building (1711-13)
Bridge of Sighs, New College Chapel
The Old Bodleian Library is the main research library
Statue of 3rd Earl of Pembroke at Old Bodliean Library – Chancellor of the University of Oxford 1617 to 1630.
Left – The Radcliffe Camera, built 1737-49, a reading room of the Bodleian Library since 1860
Right – All Souls College, University of Oxford
St Mary’s church – the spire was added in the 1320s
Christ Church college
Merton College.
Magdalen Tower
Left – A Saxon tower (built 1040) and a timber framed building from 14th century
There is an Ox Trail this summer
In Westgate shopping centre (left) and the covered market (right)
