Every Picture Tells a Story     July 2019

Timeless Buildings on High Street
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England

Oxford

Oxford (/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.

 

Christ Church garden

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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