Tagged: Medieval

One of Oxford's oldest colleges — plain outside, historically significant inside

The 23-metre Saxon-medieval tower at the centre of Oxford — climb 99 steps for a four-way panorama.

Tolkien's college, a miniature Sainte-Chapelle, and a hidden view over Radcliffe Square

Home of the Bridge of Sighs — Oxford’s most photographed architectural moment

Oxford's oldest quad, a medieval library, and Tolkien's second home

Medieval cloisters, a stretch of city wall, and a chapel with an El Greco

Oxford's oldest royal foundation — seven centuries on a beautiful square

Norman castle (1071) and former Victorian prison — the medieval mound, St George's Tower, and 1,000 years of overlapping use.

The oldest academic hall in any university — 800 years in a tiny quad off Queen's Lane

A baroque showpiece on the High Street — Oxford's only fully classical college

Possibly Oxford's oldest college — Shelley's memorial and a long High Street facade