Headington Quarry, Oxford
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Headington Quarry, Oxford
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 1 Aug 2013
Quarry School is seen here at the junction of Quarry School Place and Quarry Hollow. Many of the buildings in the village are built upon undulating terrain or in hollows. 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. The building was designed by James Brookes (1825-1901), who designed Lincoln's Inn, London and was opened in 1864. An additional schoolroom by Frederick Codd, an Oxford architect, wasn added in 1882. In 1975 it became a Foundation (or "First") level school catering for 90 children.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.7585
Longitude
-1.198021