I spent a couple of days in and around Oxford last week. The weather was good and got the chance to wander around a number of the university colleges. Apparently, the design of the colleges at Oxford was down to safety. Many students were being killed by the locals so they built colleges to protect the students and keep them safe. One of the oldest of the colleges is New College. Build in the 14th Century, the college was once home to Hugh Grant, Kate Beckinsale, Angus Deayton and Rick Stein. The famous Atheist Richard Dawkins is a fellow of the college.
The Bridge of Sighs that crosses the road on the way into New Collee looks nothing like its famous Venetian namesake. If anything, it looks more like the Rialto Bridge.
The Bodleian Library is one of the oldest research libraries in Britain and home to arguably Oxford’s most famous building, the Radcliffe Camera. The Bodleian’s quadrangle houses the various schools that scholars used to have to study at in the correct sequence in order to obtain their degree.
The Divinity School at the Bodleian, Oxford
Bridge of Sighs, Oxford
Radcliffe Camera, Oxford
View of the camera
New College, Oxford