2013

SP5206 : Magdalen Tower, Oxford

taken 11 years ago, near to Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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Magdalen Tower, Oxford
Magdalen Tower, Oxford
Magdalen Tower is one of the oldest parts of Magdalen College, situated in High Street. An important feature of the Oxford skyline, it was completed 1509. At 144ft (44 m) high it is the tallest building in Oxford. The tower is joined to the south range of the college buildings and contains a peal of ten bells hung for English change ringing. Members of Magdalen are able to borrow the 10" iron key to the door at its base from the porter's lodge. Each May Morning at 6.0am, the choir of the college (including boy choristers from nearby Magdalen College School) sings two traditional hymns - the Hymnus Eucharisticus and "Now Is the Month of Maying" - to start the May Morning celebrations in Oxford. The latter is by composer Thomas Morley (1557-1602), regarded by many as being one of the best composers of English madrigals during the Renaissance.

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SP5206, 490 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Hallam-Jones   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 26 July, 2013   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 21 August, 2013
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 5210 0613 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:45.0869N 1:14.8005W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 5211 0612
View Direction
Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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