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Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: St Aldate's Front, Christ Church (b/w photo)

Oxford: St Aldate's Front, Christ Church (b/w photo)
8634460 Oxford: St Aldate's Front, Christ Church (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Aldate's Front, Christ Church, Oxford)

Background imageOxford Collection: Griffenfeldt's Reprieve on the Scaffold (litho)

Griffenfeldt's Reprieve on the Scaffold (litho)
8661103 Griffenfeldt's Reprieve on the Scaffold (litho) by Valda, John Harris (1874-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Griffenfeldt's Reprieve on the Scaffold)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Pembroke College (b/w photo)

Oxford: Pembroke College (b/w photo)
8625431 Oxford: Pembroke College (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pembroke College)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Exeter College Chapel (b/w photo)

Oxford: Exeter College Chapel (b/w photo)
8625412 Oxford: Exeter College Chapel (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Exeter College Chapel)

Background imageOxford Collection: Municipal Punishments of the Middle Ages (engraving)

Municipal Punishments of the Middle Ages (engraving)
8627578 Municipal Punishments of the Middle Ages (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Municipal Punishments of the Middle Ages)

Background imageOxford Collection: Churchyard Cross, North Hinksey (colour litho)

Churchyard Cross, North Hinksey (colour litho)
8625571 Churchyard Cross, North Hinksey (colour litho) by Quinton, Alfred Robert (1853-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Churchyard Cross, North Hinksey)

Background imageOxford Collection: The Trout Inn, Godstow (colour litho)

The Trout Inn, Godstow (colour litho)
8625566 The Trout Inn, Godstow (colour litho) by Quinton, Alfred Robert (1853-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Trout Inn, Godstow)

Background imageOxford Collection: The Barley Mow Inn, Clifton Hampden (colour litho)

The Barley Mow Inn, Clifton Hampden (colour litho)
8625565 The Barley Mow Inn, Clifton Hampden (colour litho) by Quinton, Alfred Robert (1853-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Barley Mow Inn, Clifton Hampden)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: St Edmund's Hall, Looking into the Chapel, consecrated 1682 (b/w photo)

Oxford: St Edmund's Hall, Looking into the Chapel, consecrated 1682 (b/w photo)
8625335 Oxford: St Edmund's Hall, Looking into the Chapel, consecrated 1682 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Edmund's Hall)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: The Bodleian (b/w photo)

Oxford: The Bodleian (b/w photo)
8625320 Oxford: The Bodleian (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bodleian)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: The Clarendon Building (b/w photo)

Oxford: The Clarendon Building (b/w photo)
8625317 Oxford: The Clarendon Building (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Clarendon Building)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: New College Chapel (b/w photo)

Oxford: New College Chapel (b/w photo)
8625408 Oxford: New College Chapel (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: New College Chapel)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Magdalen College from the Water Walks (b/w photo)

Oxford: Magdalen College from the Water Walks (b/w photo)
8625405 Oxford: Magdalen College from the Water Walks (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magdalen College from the Water Walks)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Christ Church Cathedral, Choir, East (b/w photo)

Oxford: Christ Church Cathedral, Choir, East (b/w photo)
8625401 Oxford: Christ Church Cathedral, Choir, East (b/w photo) by English photographer, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ Church Cathedral, Choir, East)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: New College, The Ante-Chapel (b/w photo)

Oxford: New College, The Ante-Chapel (b/w photo)
8625390 Oxford: New College, The Ante-Chapel (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New College, The Ante-Chapel)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Magdalen College, Loggia of eighteenth century Buildings (b/w photo)

Oxford: Magdalen College, Loggia of eighteenth century Buildings (b/w photo)
8625384 Oxford: Magdalen College, Loggia of eighteenth century Buildings (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Magdalen College)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: All Souls College, The Codrington Library, 1716-56 (b/w photo)

Oxford: All Souls College, The Codrington Library, 1716-56 (b/w photo)
8625383 Oxford: All Souls College, The Codrington Library, 1716-56 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: All Souls College, The Codrington Library)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Corpus Christi College, The Library, c 1605 (b/w photo)

Oxford: Corpus Christi College, The Library, c 1605 (b/w photo)
8625379 Oxford: Corpus Christi College, The Library, c 1605 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Corpus Christi College, The Library, c.1605)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Brasenose College, The first Quadrangle, begun 1509 (b/w photo)

Oxford: Brasenose College, The first Quadrangle, begun 1509 (b/w photo)
8625378 Oxford: Brasenose College, The first Quadrangle, begun 1509 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brasenose College, The first Quadrangle)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Brasenose College, The Chapel, begun 1656 (b/w photo)

Oxford: Brasenose College, The Chapel, begun 1656 (b/w photo)
8625370 Oxford: Brasenose College, The Chapel, begun 1656 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Brasenose College, The Chapel, begun 1656)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Jesus College, The Outer Quadrangle, 1610-30 (b/w photo)

Oxford: Jesus College, The Outer Quadrangle, 1610-30 (b/w photo)
8625357 Oxford: Jesus College, The Outer Quadrangle, 1610-30 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus College, The Outer Quadrangle, 1610-30)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: University College, The Hall (b/w photo)

Oxford: University College, The Hall (b/w photo)
8625351 Oxford: University College, The Hall (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: University College, The Hall)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Jesus College, The Library, built 1675 (b/w photo)

Oxford: Jesus College, The Library, built 1675 (b/w photo)
8625348 Oxford: Jesus College, The Library, built 1675 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus College, The Library, built 1675)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Queen's College, The Cloister with the Cupola over the entrance (b/w photo)

Oxford: Queen's College, The Cloister with the Cupola over the entrance (b/w photo)
8625347 Oxford: Queen's College, The Cloister with the Cupola over the entrance (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Queen's College)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Christ Church, from Corpus Christi Garden (engraving)

Oxford: Christ Church, from Corpus Christi Garden (engraving)
8675502 Oxford: Christ Church, from Corpus Christi Garden (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Christ Church, from Corpus Christi Garden)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: View from Trinity College (engraving)

Oxford: View from Trinity College (engraving)
8675468 Oxford: View from Trinity College (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: View from Trinity College)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: St John's College (engraving)

Oxford: St John's College (engraving)
8675467 Oxford: St John's College (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St John's College)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Hall, All Souls College (engraving)

Oxford: Hall, All Souls College (engraving)
8675464 Oxford: Hall, All Souls College (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hall, All Souls College)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Canterbury Gate (engraving)

Oxford: Canterbury Gate (engraving)
8675456 Oxford: Canterbury Gate (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Canterbury Gate)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Hertford College, with the Schools Tower (engraving)

Oxford: Hertford College, with the Schools Tower (engraving)
8675451 Oxford: Hertford College, with the Schools Tower (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hertford College, with the Schools Tower)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: New College, from Clarendon Printing Office (engraving)

Oxford: New College, from Clarendon Printing Office (engraving)
8675448 Oxford: New College, from Clarendon Printing Office (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New College, from Clarendon Printing Office)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Clarendon Printing Office (engraving)

Oxford: Clarendon Printing Office (engraving)
8675419 Oxford: Clarendon Printing Office (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clarendon Printing Office)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Methodist's Chapel (engraving)

Oxford: Methodist's Chapel (engraving)
8675410 Oxford: Methodist's Chapel (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Methodist's Chapel)

Background imageOxford Collection: Greetings from Oxford (b/w photo)

Greetings from Oxford (b/w photo)
8675935 Greetings from Oxford (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Greetings from Oxford)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Edmund Hall (engraving)

Oxford: Edmund Hall (engraving)
8675426 Oxford: Edmund Hall (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Edmund Hall. Illustration for Walks in Oxford (Munday and Slatter)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: The Observatory (engraving)

Oxford: The Observatory (engraving)
8675425 Oxford: The Observatory (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Observatory)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: The Peg Cup, Museum (engraving)

Oxford: The Peg Cup, Museum (engraving)
8675418 Oxford: The Peg Cup, Museum (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Peg Cup, Museum)

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford: Oxford Castle (engraving)

Oxford: Oxford Castle (engraving)
8675405 Oxford: Oxford Castle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oxford Castle)

Background imageOxford Collection: Wings Over The Empire: Radcliffe Library and all Souls, Oxford (colour litho)

Wings Over The Empire: Radcliffe Library and all Souls, Oxford (colour litho)
8665328 Wings Over The Empire: Radcliffe Library and all Souls, Oxford (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Radcliffe Library and all Souls, Oxford)

Background imageOxford Collection: University College, State Barge, Oxford (litho)

University College, State Barge, Oxford (litho)
8667790 University College, State Barge, Oxford (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: University College, State Barge, Oxford)

Background imageOxford Collection: Edward Bouverie Pusey, 19th century (engraving)

Edward Bouverie Pusey, 19th century (engraving)
3733541 Edward Bouverie Pusey, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800-1882) an English churchman and Regius Professor of Hebrew at Christ Church, Oxford

Background imageOxford Collection: The Anatomy of Human Bodies, 1698 (engraving)

The Anatomy of Human Bodies, 1698 (engraving)
2625659 The Anatomy of Human Bodies, 1698 (engraving); (add.info.: Illustration from The anatomy of humane bodies by William Cowper, (Oxford, 1698).); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageOxford Collection: Map of England, c.1900 (engraving)

Map of England, c.1900 (engraving)
532917 Map of England, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Map of England, with Oxford, Buckingham, Hertford, Essex, Middlesex, Berkshire, Hampshire, parts of Bedford and Wiltshire, circa 1902)

Background imageOxford Collection: Roger Bacon (c1214-1292) English experimental scientist, philosopher and Franciscan (Grey Friar)

Roger Bacon (c1214-1292) English experimental scientist, philosopher and Franciscan (Grey Friar)
531920 Roger Bacon (c1214-1292) English experimental scientist, philosopher and Franciscan (Grey Friar). Known as Doctor Mirabilis'

Background imageOxford Collection: Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury

Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury, under Mary I burnt at the stake at Oxford
536746 Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) Protestant Archbishop of Canterbury, under Mary I burnt at the stake at Oxford. Mid 19th century engraving.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageOxford Collection: Relics of the past, 1860

Relics of the past, 1860
1577553 Relics of the past, 1860; (add.info.: Relics of the past. King Alfred's Jewel, preserved in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Background imageOxford Collection: Oxford university big wigs and donations including Dr. Kett, Lord Greville, Dr

Oxford university big wigs and donations including Dr. Kett, Lord Greville, Dr. Grosvenor, Alderman Fletcher and Mr
FLO4618937 Oxford university big wigs and donations including Dr. Kett, Lord Greville, Dr. Grosvenor, Alderman Fletcher and Mr. Swan promenading on a Sunday

Background imageOxford Collection: James Sadler making a balloon ascent from fields near Merton College, Oxford

James Sadler making a balloon ascent from fields near Merton College, Oxford
3732560 James Sadler making a balloon ascent from fields near Merton College, Oxford; (add.info.: Engraving depicting James Sadler making a balloon ascent from fields near Merton College, Oxford)




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Discover the rich history and vibrant culture of Oxford, a city steeped in tradition. From the iconic Manor Ground Art at Oxford United to the stunning architecture of New College dating back to 1860, every corner tells a story. Indulge in grandeur at the Great Hall, Christ Church College, where students have dined for centuries. Immerse yourself in academia at Balliol College, established way back in 1675. Merton College offers a tranquil escape with its serene surroundings and picturesque views. Step into the hallowed halls of Brasenose College and experience the essence of Oxfordshire. Transport yourself through time as you explore Lincoln College, founded over three centuries ago in 1675. Take flight with Piper Cherokee 140 G-AYJR and witness breathtaking aerial views of this historic city. Stroll along Broad Street and admire the architectural marvels that house Balliol College while soaking up the charm of Oxfordshire. Delve into England's past by exploring Carta Magna (1212), an invaluable manuscript that shaped our nation's history. Experience artistry at its finest with Edmund Hort New's masterpiece capturing Christchurch in 1916. Relish in nostalgia as you visit Lyons Corner House, a beloved establishment since 1931. Oxford is not just a place; it is an embodiment of knowledge, beauty, and heritage. Come be captivated by this enchanting city nestled within England's embrace.