Headington Quarry, Oxford
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Headington Quarry, Oxford
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 1 Aug 2013
The Mason's Arms in Quarry School Place. The largest of this village's quarries was situated behind this pub. The date above the main door indicates that it was built in 1872, although apparently its predecessor had a thatched roof. The pub, like many of the other buildings in this village are built upon undulating terrain or in hollows with the various parts of the village being connected by narrow alleyways, one of which can be seen to the right of the pub. This pitted landscape is the result of the impact of stone quarrying during the late 14th to mid-18th centuries. A substantial number of Oxford's colleges were built using Headington Stone and some colleges owned their own quarries in this part of the city.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.758315
Longitude
-1.1973