2009

SP5007 : Excavations behind the Radcliffe Infirmary

taken 14 years ago, near to Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Excavations behind the Radcliffe Infirmary
Excavations behind the Radcliffe Infirmary
This view south from the Radcliffe Observatory shows the site recently excavated by the Museum of London prior to development of this area between Woodstock Road and Walton Street. The original Radcliffe Infirmary (no longer a hospital) can be seen standing between the hospital chapel (left) and St Aloysius' church (right)
Remains of three large Bronze Age barrows and ring ditches have been located, together with evidence of Saxon settlement as well as structural and horticultural evidence associated with the grounds of both the 18th/early19th century Infirmary and the adjoining Radcliffe Observatory. These include human remains from the hospital burial ground and a large number of chamber pots.

The green domed roof in the foreground is the old Observatory's heliometer, used for measuring the variation of the sun's diameter at different seasons of the year.

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SP5007, 512 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Natasha Ceridwen de Chroustchoff   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Tuesday, 3 November, 2009   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 7 November, 2009
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 509 070 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:45.5897N 1:15.8093W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 509 071
View Direction
South-southeast (about 157 degrees)
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