Every Picture Tells a Story July 2019
Timeless Buildings on High Street
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
OxfordOxford (/ˈɒksfərd/ OKS-fərd)[4][5] is a city in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire. With an estimated 2016 population of 170,350, it is the 52nd largest city in the United Kingdom,[6][7] and one of the fastest growing and most ethnically diverse.[8][9] The city is 51 miles (82 km) from London, 61 miles (98 km) from Bristol, 59 miles (95 km) from Southampton, 57 miles (92 km) from Birmingham and 24 miles (39 km) from Reading. The city is known worldwide as the home of the University of Oxford, the oldest university in the English-speaking world.[10] Buildings in Oxford demonstrate notable examples of every English architectural period since the late Saxon period. Oxford is known as the "city of dreaming spires", a term coined by poet Matthew Arnold. Oxford has a broad economic base. Its industries include motor manufacturing, education, publishing and a large number of information technology and science-based businesses, some being academic offshoots.
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Christ Church garden |
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The Meadow Building at Christ Church |
Detail of the Meadow Building |
Entrance to Christ Church College |
High Street Oxford |
High Street Oxford | Narrow alley of High Street |
Queens College High Street Oxford | Magdalen Great Tower on High Street Oxford |
Magdalen College High Street Oxford |
The local |
Our b & b | Church of St. Mary the VirgHigh Street Oxford |
Macdonald Randolph Hotel were we did not stay |
Portable cross walk lights |
Punting on the River Cam | Amateur Traffic jam under the Magdalen Bridge |
Patio lunch on the Thames |
The Thames |
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