2016
SP5106 : Radcliffe Camera
taken 9 years ago, near to Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
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Radcliffe Camera
The Radcliffe Camera (Camera, meaning "room" in Latin) is a building of Oxford University, designed by James Gibbs in neo-classical style and built in 1737–1749 to house the Radcliffe Science Library.
The Library's construction and maintenance was funded from the estate of John Radcliffe, a notable doctor, who left £40,000 upon his death in 1714. According to the terms of his will, construction only began in 1737, although the intervening period saw the complex purchase of the site. The exterior was complete in 1747 and the interior finished by 1748, although the Library's opening was delayed until 13 April 1749.
It serves as a reading room for the Bodleian Library next door.
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The Library's construction and maintenance was funded from the estate of John Radcliffe, a notable doctor, who left £40,000 upon his death in 1714. According to the terms of his will, construction only began in 1737, although the intervening period saw the complex purchase of the site. The exterior was complete in 1747 and the interior finished by 1748, although the Library's opening was delayed until 13 April 1749.
It serves as a reading room for the Bodleian Library next door.
Grade I listed. Link
Wikipedia: Link
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- Grid Square
- SP5106, 3862 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Matthew Chadwick (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 27 February, 2016 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 29 February, 2016
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SP 5158 0633 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:45.1977N 1:15.2507W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SP 5159 0629
- View Direction
- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
