2003

SP5105 : Tom Tower, Christ Church, Oxford

taken 21 years ago, near to Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

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Tom Tower, Christ Church, Oxford
Tom Tower, Christ Church, Oxford
The famous 'Tom Tower' was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and houses the 7 ton 'Great Tom' bell, taken from the 12th century Osney Abbey. The bell tolls 101 times every night at 9:05 (9pm Oxford local time), originally to sound curfew for college members (who numbered 101). The Tower is a slightly later addition to the rest of the college, founded by Cardinal Wolsey as "Cardinal's College". The photograph was taken from within Tom Quad, Oxford's largest quadrangle.

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SP5105, 1078 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Philip Talmage   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 28 September, 2003   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 24 August, 2005
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 51 05 [1000m precision]
WGS84: 51:44.7504N 1:15.3275W
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