Oxford

Matthew Arnold called Oxford the ‘City of Dreaming Spires’ in his poem ‘Thyrsis’, written in December 1865.
“And that city with her dreaming spires, she needs not June for beauty’s heightening”.

The Tower of the Five Orders (centre) and Radcliffe Camera (right)
From the roof of the Sheldonian Theatre. The Sheldonian was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and erected between 1664-1669.
Lincoln College (left) and Exeter College (right)
From the roof of the Sheldonian Theatre. The Sheldonian was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and erected between 1664-1669.
Hertford College (Bridge of Sighs), with New College Tower
From the roof of the Sheldonian Theatre. The Sheldonian was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and erected between 1664-1669.
Broad Street, with Balliol and Trinity Colleges
From the roof of the Sheldonian Theatre. The Sheldonian was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and erected between 1664-1669.
The Bridge of Sighs, Hertford College, and the Tower of the Five Orders (Bodleian Library)
From the roof of the Sheldonian Theatre. The Sheldonian was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and erected between 1664-1669.
Exeter College
From the roof of the Sheldonian Theatre. The Sheldonian was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and erected between 1664-1669.
The Tower of the Five Orders (Bodleian Library) and Radcliffe Camera
From the roof of the Sheldonian Theatre. The Sheldonian was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and erected between 1664-1669.
Bridge of Sighs, Hertford College
Hertford Bridge, popularly known as the Bridge of Sighs, is a skyway joining two parts of Hertford College over New College Lane in Oxford, England. The bridge links together the Old and New Quadrangles of Hertford College (to the south and the north respectively), and much of its current architecture was designed by Sir Thomas Jackson. It was completed in 1914
Sheldonian
The Sheldonian Theatre and the History of Science Museum The Sheldonian was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, and erected between 1664-1669.
Sheldonian Ceiling Fresco
The 32 ceiling panels, in oil on canvas, were painted by King Charles the Second’s court painter, Robert Streater (1624 to 1679). They were restored 2004-2008.
Ceiling Fresco and Willis Organ
The 32 ceiling panels, in oil on canvas, were painted by King Charles the Second’s court painter, Robert Streater (1624 to 1679). They were restored 2004-2008. The organ was a 'Father' Willis of 1877. It was rebuilt by Willis III in 1927/8 to a design of H.P Allen, without any Swell reeds. Harrison & Harrison rebuilt it in 1963 with mutations and a Cromorne on the Choir organ, as was popular at that time.
Basement Gallery, Museum of the History of Science
The Museum of the History of Science houses an unrivalled collection of early scientific instruments in the world’s oldest surviving purpose-built museum building, the Old Ashmolean on Broad Street, Oxford.
Lawrence of Arabia's Archaeological Camera
The Museum of the History of Science houses an unrivalled collection of early scientific instruments in the world’s oldest surviving purpose-built museum building, the Old Ashmolean on Broad Street, Oxford.
Basement Gallery, Museum of the History of Science
The Museum of the History of Science houses an unrivalled collection of early scientific instruments in the world’s oldest surviving purpose-built museum building, the Old Ashmolean on Broad Street, Oxford.
Balliol College
Broad Street