2017

SP5106 : The Ashmolean Museum

taken 7 years ago, near to Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

This is 1 of 8 images, with title The Ashmolean Museum in this square
The Ashmolean Museum
The Ashmolean Museum
The Ashmolean Museum

The Ashmolean Museum (the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology) on Beaumont Street, Oxford, is the world's first university museum. Its first building was erected in 1678–1683 to house the cabinet of curiosities that Elias Ashmole gave to the University of Oxford in 1677.
After a major redevelopment, the museum reopened in 2009.
Grade I listed. LinkExternal link

Grade I and Category A listed buildings and structures

Grade I listed buildings and structures are of exceptional, even international importance. There are over 6,000 in the country. Only 2.5% of listed buildings are Grade I listed.
In Scotland the classification is Category A
Index: LinkExternal link


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SP5106, 3721 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
N Chadwick   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 17 June, 2017   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 4 October, 2017
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 5116 0655 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:45.3187N 1:15.6138W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SP 5115 0653
View Direction
North-northeast (about 22 degrees)
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