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Oxford : St Aldate's
Looking along St Aldates at the road junction with High Street.
Image: © Lewis Clarke
Taken: 29 Jun 2014
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Abbey House
Santander occupying Abbey House at the corner of St Aldates and Queen Street.
Image: © DS Pugh
Taken: 25 Mar 2015
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Carfax Tower, Oxford
Carfax is located at the junction of St Aldate's (south), Cornmarket Street (north), Queen Street (west) and the High Street (east) in Oxford, England. It is considered to be the centre of the city. The name "Carfax" derives from the French "carrefour", or "crossroads".
Carfax Tower is located at the north-west corner of Carfax. The Tower is all that remains of the 13th century St. Martin's Church and is now owned by the Oxford City Council. It is 23 m (74 ft) tall and still contains a ring of six bells, recast from the original five by Richard Keene of Woodstock in 1676. These chime the quarter hours and are rung on special occasions by the Oxford Society of Change Ringers.
It is possible to climb to the top of the tower for a good view of the Oxford skyline http://www.oxfordcityguide.com/ee2/index.php?/TouristInfo/SightSeeing/
Image: © Paul Gillett
Taken: 26 Apr 2012
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St Aldate's - viewed from High Street
Image: © Betty Longbottom
Taken: 9 Aug 2013
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Benchmark, Carfax Tower, Queen Street, Oxford
The benchmark is described here http://www.bench-marks.org.uk/bm24318 It is situated on the south-facing corner of the tower. The tower is part of what was once a church dedicated to St Martin.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 13 Apr 2011
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K6 telephone kiosk by the Carfax Tower, Queen Street, Oxford
The benchmark seen here
Image is visible at the lower left of this image. The phone box is the red structure in the background.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 13 Apr 2011
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Clock, Carfax Tower, Queen Street, Oxford
The clock is working and is accurate. The two Romanesque figures beneath it ring out the quarter hours. The tower is part of what was once St Martin's Church http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/details/default.aspx?id=245370
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 13 Apr 2011
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Bellringer 1, Carfax Tower, Queen Street, Oxford
This one can be seen in context here
Image and his co-worker is here
Image They have the appearance of Roman soldiery not to mention a passing resemblance to one of the two surviving Beatles.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 13 Apr 2011
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Bellringer 2, Carfax Tower, Queen Street, Oxford
This one can be seen in context here
Image and his co-worker is here
Image They have the appearance of Roman soldiery not to mention a passing resemblance to one of the two surviving Beatles.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 13 Apr 2011
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Plaque, near the Carfax Tower, Queen Street, Oxford
The work seems to be made of copper and can be seen in context here at top right
Image The scenario appears to show a Roman soldier, mounted and showing off the size of his weapon to a supplicant. In fact, the plaque depicts St Martin of Tours cutting his cloak in half in order to share it with a shivering beggar (who turns out to be Jesus in disguise). Carfax Tower is all that remains of a church that was dedicated to St Martin.
Image: © Brian Robert Marshall
Taken: 13 Apr 2011
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