Welcome to

the University
of Oxford

For more than 800

years colleges and halls
have existed around
the city of Oxford. They
began as medieval halls of
residence for students under the
supervision of a Master. The oldest
colleges, University, Balliol and Merton, were founded
in the late 13th century. Green Templeton College is
the newest and was established in 2008. Today, the 38
colleges and six permanent private halls are related to
the University in a type of federal system.

Colleges and halls are communities in which students live and

study. They are the main focus of their everyday lives. The
college is responsible for students academic progress through
the tutorial system, and for their welfare. Each has its own
sports facilities and teams. In addition, there is the opportunity
to join University teams and take part in competitions such as
the world-famous Boat Race.
Each college offers most of the subjects taught at the
University, so at any college there will be students studying
different subjects such as law, medicine and maths.
All colleges accept male and female students. All Souls is primarily
an academic research institution and has no undergraduates. Harris
Manchester recruits mature students. Kellogg, Linacre, Nuffield,
St Antonys, St Cross, Wolfson and Green Templeton admit only
graduate students.
The Department for Continuing Education offers more than
1,000 short or part-time study courses. Students can study
in Oxford, in the region or online, for pleasure and/or for an
Oxford qualification. For more information about lifelong learning
at Oxford, you can pick up a prospectus from Rewley House,
Wellington Square or telephone 01865 270360.

Rd

Charl

bur y

oad

d
oad

mR
rha
No

oad

R
eld
Fyfi

2
ad

ha

Ga

rth
No

e
rd

ns

lk
Wa

orn
Th

st

15

N or

oa

Ro
Crick

oa

d
Bla

ck

F
th

12

e et
t Str
ark e

ke t

St

40

20

Botanic
Garden

ris t C h

ur

ch
W al
o
Mead w s

Christ Church
Meadow

Rd

Magdalen College
Sports Ground

ey

Broad Walk

es
Str
ee
t

Angel and
Ma
Greyhound
gd
ale
Meadow
n
Br
id
ge

Merton Field

New Walk

ell Street
Speedw

treet
Merton S

Ch

4.99 RRP

32
K

18

23

30

et

25

treet
High S

Great
Meadow

by Christina Hardyment
Road
nor
Ma

Qu e en
s Lane

R
S

The Official Guide

Sports
Ground

Iffl

r St

St Aldates

treet
St Ebbes S

24
Brewe

Th
am

ar S

Pembroke St

CIAL GUIDE

0-6

4
N

Bl u e B o

ll

Jowett W
alk

21

17

Carfax

Oriel St

m
Corn

M ar

St

10

Sports
Ground

Holywell S
tre

t
Stree
Turl

Ship

Street

we

Longwall Street

Bro

41

H
Q
D
G 11

ee
a d S tr

er

University of Oxford

ad

oad

len St
gda st
Ma Ea len St
Magdaest
W

39

oa

d
field Roa
Mans

ls

Q uee n

sR

19

sR
Park

ile
St G

hae
t Mic
Street

k
Par

Ro
ross
St C

S ou

35

Ch

16

Uni ve r si t y S c i e nce Are a

13

ll R
d

er

lk

a lk
kW
Oa

sR
ha

rk
Pa

h Wa
Sout

iv

lk
Wa

University
Parks

le Rd
Keb

e et

Benefit from fine quality print along

with in-house competitive print rates.
Oxuniprint is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Oxford University Press and delivers a
professional commercial print service.

o ad

14

Best of both...

South Mead

ell R
dw
Ba r

s
ost
ate

106 High Street,

Oxford OX1 4BW
www.oushop.com

North Mead

Roa

R
ton

Cowley P
l

on

37

33
Christ Church
Sports Ground

St Clements
Co
wl
ey

Rd

More information about the

University can be found in
University of Oxford: The
Official Guide, available to
purchase from the Bodleian
Library Shop, the Oxford
University Press bookshop,
local bookshops and the Visitor
Information Centre for 4.99

FREE OFFICIAL MAP

Branded merchandise, clothing and

gifts at the official University store

Unit 10 Oxonian Park, Langford Locks, Kidlington,

Oxfordshire OX5 1FP Telephone: 01865 514691

www.oxuniprint.co.uk

Produced by the University of Oxford Public Affairs Directorate,

University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD Tel: 01865 270010
www.ox.ac.uk/publicaffairs March 2016

Folly Bridge

Pictures from: ouimages.com/Silvia Munuera Moreno/Pitt Rivers/David Williams

Cover: ouimages.com/Greg Smolonski

THE UNIVERSITY
OF OXFORD

Museums, University buildings

and other places of interest

A Ashmolean Museum
Beaumont Street, tel: 278000
www.ashmolean.org
Open: TueSun 10.0017.00
Closed Mondays
Bank Holiday Mondays 10.0017.00
Charge: Free
Note: For group booking, tel 278015

B Bate Collection of Musical

Instruments
Faculty of Music, St Aldates, tel: 276139
www.bate.ox.ac.uk
Open: MonFri 14.0017.00,
Sat (term time only) 10.0012.00
Charge: Free

C Bodleian Library
Broad Street, tel: 287400 www.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Email: tours@bodleian.ox.ac.uk
Open: MonFri 9.0017.00,
Sat 9.0016.30, Sun 11.0017.00
Charge: Free access to the Old Schools
Quadrangle, Exhibition Room and Shop.
Daily admission to the Divinity School.
Multi-language audio tours and daily
guided tours of the Library are available.
Groups need to book in advance. See
website for bookings and ticket prices.
Admission free to members of the
University, alumni, Bodleian cardholders
and Friends of the Bodleian. Up to four
guests will also be admitted free.

D Botanic Garden
High Street, tel: 286690
www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk
Open: NovFeb 9.0016.00, Mar, Apr, Sept,
Oct 9.0017.00, MayAug 9.0018.00,
last admission 45 minutes before
closing time
Charge: Adults 5, concessions 3.50, season
tickets available. Entry is free to
children in full-time school education
(when accompanied by a family
member), registered disabled visitors
and their carers, University and OUP
employees, Oxford and Oxford Brookes
students.
Note: Harcourt Arboretum
is a short drive out of Oxford. Visit
harcourt-arboretum.ox.ac.uk or call
343501 for more information.

The telephone area code for

Oxford is 01865
Opening times are subject to University
functions, bank holidays, conferences, etc.
Please check with the place you wish to visit.
Charges and opening hours are subject
to change.

E Christ Church Picture Gallery

Entrance via Oriel Square, tel: 276172
www.chch.ox.ac.uk/gallery
Open: Gallery closed Tuesdays OctJune
OctoberMay: Mon, WedSat 10:30
13:00, 14:0016:30, Sun 14:0016:30
June: Mon, WedSat 10:3017:00, Sun
14:0017:00
JulySeptember: MonSat
10:3017:00, Sun 14:00 17:00
Charge: Adults 4, concessions 2, University
members free
Note: If you pay to visit Christ Church, you
are entitled to a 50% reduction on
the Gallery entrance charge. All groups
should book in advance.

F Museum of the History

of Science
Broad Street, tel: 277280 www.mhs.ox.ac.uk
Open: TueSun 12.0017.00
Charge: Free
Note: Advance booking for groups of 15+

J University Church
of St Mary the Virgin
High Street, tel: 279111
www.university-church.ox.ac.uk
Offers excellent panoramic views of Oxford
Open: MonSat 9.0017.00 (July/Aug 18.00)
Sun 12.0017.00 (July/Aug 18.00)
Coffee shop with garden, serving organic
food, 8.0018.00
Charge: For the tower only: 4 adults, 3 children
and concessions, 12 families.
Note: Entrance to the church is free. Principal
Sunday service is Eucharist at 10.30.

K University Museum
of Natural History
Parks Road, tel: 272950 www.oum.ox.ac.uk
Open: Daily 10am5pm
Charge: Free
Note: All groups should book in advance

L University Parks
Parks Road, tel: 282040 www.parks.ox.ac.uk
Open: 7.45 (closing times vary)
Charge: Free

M University of Oxford Shop

106 High Street, tel: 247414 www.oushop.com
The University of Oxfords official store selling a wide
range of stylish gifts, clothing and more.
Open: MonSat 9.0017.30
Sun (JunAug) and Bank Holidays
11.0016.00

G OUP Bookshop
116/117 High Street, tel: 242913
www.facebook.com/oxforduniversitypressbookshop
Open: SeptJune: Mon 10.0017.30,
TuesSat 9.0017.30, Sun 11.0017.00
JulyAug: Mon 10.0019.00,
TuesSat 9.0019.00, Sun 11.0017.00
H Pitt Rivers Museum
South Parks Road, tel: 270927 www.prm.ox.ac.uk
Entry is via the Museum of Natural History,
Parks Road
Open: TuesSun and Bank Holiday Mondays
10.0016.30, Mon 12.0016.30
Check website for Christmas and Easter
opening
Charge: Free
Note: All groups should book in advance

I Sheldonian Theatre
Broad Street, tel: 277299 www.ox.ac.uk/sheldonian
Open: MonSat 10.0016.30 (15.30 in
winter)
Charge: Adults 3.50, concessions and groups
2.50
Note: Opening hours vary when the theatre is in
use for ceremonies, meetings or concerts.

Explore
the University
of Oxford

N Visitor Information Centre

Broad Street, tel: 686430
www.visitoxfordandoxfordshire.com
Open: See panel for opening times

O Weston Library
Broad Street, tel: 287400
Open: Blackwell Hall and Caf:
MonFri 8.3017.00
Sat 9.0017.00
Sun 11.0017.00
Exhibitions:
MonSat 10.0017.00
Sun 11.0017.00
1 University Offices

Wellington Square, tel: 270098

www.admin.ox.ac.uk

Cycladic
figurine from
the Ashmolean
Museum

The Lily

Visiting the colleges and halls

of the University of Oxford

All Souls College

High Street, tel: 279379 www.all-souls.ox.ac.uk
Open: MonFri 14.0016.00. Closed in August, at
Easter and from 22 Dec to 3 Jan
Charge: Free
Note: Maximum six people in a group
1

Lily House at the Botanic Garden

Balliol College
Broad Street, tel: 277777 www.balliol.ox.ac.uk
Open: Usually open 10.0017.00 or dusk
(whichever is earlier)
Charge: Adults 2, concessions and students 1
Note: Maximum 15 people in a group

Blackfriars
St Giles, tel: 278400
Open: Blackfriars Church is open to the public
daily in daylight hours

Brasenose College
Radcliffe Square, tel: 277830 www.bnc.ox.ac.uk
Open: MonFri 10.0011.30
SatSun 9.0010.30 (term time)
SatSun 10.0011.30 (vacations)
14.00 16.30 (17.00 in summer)
Charge: 2 per person
Note: Groups must book in advance.
Maximum 40 people in a group

Campion Hall
Not open to the public

Christ Church
St Aldates, tel: 286573, 276492 www.chch.ox.ac.uk
Open: MonSat 10.0016.15, Sun 14.0016.15.
Please see www.chch.ox.ac.uk/cathedral
for a schedule of daily services at the
Cathedral.
Charge: JulyAugust 9, concessions 8
AprilJune 8, concessions 7
SeptemberMarch 7, concessions 6
Note: Group rates available for parties of 15 or more.
Large parties may be split. Advance booking for
groups is recommended, particularly in July and
August. Guided tours are available and may be
booked in advance via the Christ Church website.
The visitor entrance to Christ Church (Meadow
Gate) is accessed from St Aldates through the
Memorial Garden and Christ Church Meadow.
6

Corpus Christi College

Merton Street, tel: 276700 www.ccc.ox.ac.uk
Open: 13.3016.30
Charge: Free
Note: Groups (max 20) must book in advance and be
accompanied by a Blue Badge Guide

Exeter College
Turl Street, tel: 279600 www.exeter.ox.ac.uk
Open: Daily 14.0017.00
Charge: Free
Note: Maximum 15 people in a group

Green Templeton College

Woodstock Road, tel: 274770 www.gtc.ox.ac.uk
Open: By appointment only
Note: Maximum 20 people in a group
Graduate college
9

10 Harris Manchester College

Mansfield Road, tel: 271006 www.hmc.ox.ac.uk

Open: Chapel only
MonFri 10.0017.30, Sat 9.0012.00
Charge: Free, donations welcome
Note: Groups must book in advance

11 Hertford College

Catte Street, tel: 279400 www.hertford.ox.ac.uk

Open: Daily 14.0016.30
Charge: Free
Note: Maximum 10 people in a group.
Larger groups must book in advance

Jesus College
Turl Street, tel: 279700 www.jesus.ox.ac.uk
Open: Daily 14.0016.30
Charge: Adults 2, seniors and children over 5 1
Note: Maximum 20 people in a group.
Groups must book in advance
12

13 Keble College

Parks Road, tel: 272727 www.keble.ox.ac.uk

Open: 14.0017.00
Charge: Free
Note: Guided tours and groups of 8 or
more must book in advance

Kellogg College
60-62 Banbury Road, tel: 612000
www.kellogg.ox.ac.uk
Open: MonFri 9.0017.00
Charge: Free
Note: Graduate college committed to flexible
learning
14

Lady Margaret Hall

Norham Gardens, tel: 274300 www.lmh.ox.ac.uk
Open: 10.0017.00
Charge: Free

15

Magdalen College
High Street, tel: 276000 www.magd.ox.ac.uk
Open: OctJune 13.0018.00 or dusk
(whichever is earlier)
JulySept 12.0019.00
Charge: Adults 5; concessions 4; family ticket
(2 adults and 3 children) 14, includes
leaflet available in several languages.
Entry is free to Oxford residents, Bodleian
and Alumni card holders +1 guest.
July Sept 18.00 daily: guided tour of the
college (c. 45 minutes), 6 per person
Note: Maximum 20 people in a group
18

Mansfield College
Mansfield Road, tel: 270999
www.mansfield.ox.ac.uk
Open: MonFri 9.0017.00
Charge: Free

19

Merton College
Merton Street, tel: 276310 www.merton.ox.ac.uk
Open: MonFri 14.0017.00 (or dusk),
SatSun 10.0017.00 (or dusk)
Charge: Adults 3. Free to children. Free to
University members and alumni (and
up to three guests). Guided tours of
college and medieval library 5 per
person (summer only).
Note: Groups of more than 8 must book
in advance

20

21 New College

New College Lane, tel: 279555

www.new.ox.ac.uk
Open: EasterOct 11.0017.00 (via New
College Lane Gates),
OctEaster 14.0016.00 (via Holywell
Street Gates)
Charge: Adults 4, concessions 3
Entry is free to Oxford residents
Note: Maximum 20 people in a group. Larger
groups will need to split.

Linacre College
St Cross Road, tel: 271650 www.linacre.ox.ac.uk
Open: By appointment only
Note: Graduate college

Nuffield College
New Road, tel: 278500 www.nuffield.ox.ac.uk
Open: MonFri 9.0017.00
Charge: Free
Note: Maximum six people in a group
Graduate college

16

17 Lincoln College

Turl Street, tel: 279800 www.linc.ox.ac.uk

Open: MonFri 14.0017.00,
SatSun 11.0017.00
Charge: Free, donations welcome
Note: Maximum six per group. No guided
tour groups

22

Oriel College
Oriel Square, tel: 276555 www.oriel.ox.ac.uk
Open: 14.0017.00 or dusk (whichever is
earlier). Closed in Trinity (Summer) term
Charge: Adults 2; concessions 1
Guide books are available at 1 each
Note: Maximum 12 people in a group

23

Pembroke College
Pembroke Square, tel: 276444 www.pmb.ox.ac.uk
Note: Pembroke College is only open
to prospective students, alumni,
members of the University or those
with a connection to the college.
24

The information given in this leaflet is intended for guidance only. Opening hours are subject to functions,
examinations, conferences, holidays, etc., and charges are subject to review.
You are advised to check opening times and admission charges in advance. Groups should book in advance and
all visitors should report to the Lodge on arrival. We want you to enjoy your visit, but please remember that our
colleges and halls are places of residence, work and study, and you are asked not to enter staircases, rooms and
areas marked as private. Dogs, except guide dogs, are not allowed in colleges and halls.

The Queens College

High Street, tel: 279120 www.queens.ox.ac.uk
Open: By appointment only
Charge: Free
Note: Groups only, must be accompanied by
a Blue Badge Guide booked through
the Visitor Information Centre

Regents Park College

Not open to the public

27 St Annes College

Woodstock Road, tel: 274800 www.st-annes.ox.ac.uk

Open: 9.0017.00
Charge: Free

39 Trinity College

Broad Street, tel: 279900 www.trinity.ox.ac.uk

Open: Term Time: MonFri 09.3012.15,
13.3016.00
SatSun (during term) 13.0016.00
SatSun (out of term) 09.3016.00,
Spring / summer open till dusk
Charge: Adults 2, seniors and children 1.
No charge for group leaders / teachers
accompanying school groups (group
only charged)

25

26

St Antonys College
Woodstock Road, tel: 284700 www.sant.ox.ac.uk
Open: By appointment only
Note: Graduate college
28

29 St Benets Hall

Not open to the public

30 St Catherines College

Manor Road, tel: 271700 www.stcatz.ox.ac.uk

Open: Daily 9.0017.00
Charge: Free
Note: Advance booking is required for groups
of 10 or more. Please contact the Lodge

31 St Cross College

St Giles, tel: 278490 www.stx.ox.ac.uk

Open: By appointment only
Note: Graduate college

St Edmund Hall
Queens Lane, tel: 279000 www.seh.ox.ac.uk
Open: Daily 10.0016.00
Charge: Free
Note: Maximum 12 people in a group.
Larger groups by appointment

32

St Hildas College
Cowley Place, tel: 276884 www.st-hildas.ox.ac.uk
Open: By appointment only
Charge: Free
33

34 St Hughs College

St Margarets Road, tel: 274965

www.st-hughs.ox.ac.uk
Open: Please check in advance
Charge: Free, donations welcome

35 St Johns College

St Giles, tel: 277300 www.sjc.ox.ac.uk

Open: 13.0017.00 or dusk (if earlier)
Charge: Free
Note: Maximum 14 in a group, accompanied
by a guide. Larger groups will be split

36 St Peters College

New Inn Hall Street, tel: 278900 www.spc.ox.ac.uk

Open: 10.0017.00
Charge: Free, donations welcome
Note: Advance booking is required for groups
of five or more

37 St Stephens House

16 Marston Street, tel: 613500

www.ssho.ox.ac.uk
Open: 14.0016.00 for church, cloisters
and chapel
Charge: Free, donations welcome
Note: Please contact the College Secretary

38 Somerville College

Woodstock Road, tel: 270600

www.some.ox.ac.uk
Open: 14.0016.30
Charge: Free, donations welcome
Note: Large groups must book in advance

40 University College

High Street, tel: 276602 www.univ.ox.ac.uk

Open: Outside term time only. 10.0012.00;
14.0016.00
Charge: Adults 2, concessions 1, children
under 12 free
Note: Large groups by arrangement

41 Wadham College

Parks Road, tel: 277900 www.wadham.ox.ac.uk

Open: Term time 13.0016.15
Vacation 10.3011.45, 13.0016.15
Charge: Free
Note: Groups must book in advance and be
accompanied by a Blue Badge Guide

42 Wolfson College

Linton Road, tel: 274100 www.wolfson.ox.ac.uk

Open: Daylight hours
Charge: Free
Note: Groups should notify the Lodge in
advance of their visit. Graduate college

Worcester College
Worcester Street, tel: 278300 www.worc.ox.ac.uk
Open: Daily 14.0017.00
Charge: Free
Note: Maximum 6 people in a group
43

Wycliffe Hall
Banbury Road, tel: 274200
www.wycliffe.ox.ac.uk
Open: By appointment
Charge: Free
44

Visitor Information Centre

N See map

Wadham College

New College

Parks Road
Hertford College

The Queens College

Broad Street
Bodleian Library
All Souls College

Sheldonian Theatre
Radcliffe Camera

Exeter College

Tourist information, accommodation service,

tickets, guided walking tours, whats on, maps,
guides, souvenirs, bureau de change.
Please note the Visitor Information Centre is not part
of the University.

Opening times:
Monday to Saturday: 9.3017.00
Sundays and Bank Holidays: 10.0015.30

University College

Brasenose College

1516 Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3AS

Tel: 01865 686430
Email: info@experienceoxfordshire.org
www.experienceoxfordshire.org

University Church
High Street
Lincoln College

Broad Street and the Sheldonian Theatre

Turl Street

Oriel College
Merton College

Oriel Street
Corpus Christi College

Inside the Pitt Rivers Museum

Christ Church Cathedral

Oxf

Sta

bur y
Roa

Wo o

ad
ur y Ro

al

ad
or R o
hmo
Nort

Charl

Can

Banb

ord
dsto

R
on
Lint

oad

ck Ro

ad
Rawl

ins o

ad
n Ro

Road
tead
Pols

t
rgare
St Ma

s Roa

rgare
St Ma

Road
don
Farn

ts Ro

ell R
dw
Ba r

ad

o ad

bo
Warn

m
rha
No

d
Roa
ury
terb
Can

34 42

Crick

r Ro

Rd

este

h
roug

Wi n c h

14

ad

oad
dR
for
ck
Le

28
A behind-the-scenes look
at the
Rd
gton
Bevin
University of Oxford. Charting
the 44
rich and diverse
history
of the oldest
oad
rds R
Berna
27
universityStin
the English-speaking
t
ee
Str
ry
world, this illustrated
guide provides
ato
er v
an insight intoObsone
of the9worlds most
famous institutions, from its collegiate
Observatory
structure
andRadcliffe
cultural
heritage to
St
Quarter
m
ha
its rcolourful
traditions.
an

N or

o
Walt

Wo

t
ree

od

sto

St

Can

Lit

al

13

ll R
d

35

ile
St G

ree
hn St
St Jo

31

len St
gda st
Ma Ea len St
Magdaest
W

oad
ley R
ew

et

ls

Stre

M ar

t
ee n S

Carf

eS

Mill Street

Qu

Ship

ll St

36

e et
t Str
ark e

hae
St Mic
Street

Ha
Inn
New

22

m
Corn

George Stre

treet

am
Cast le Mi l l S t
re

treet
St Ebbes S

Ca
stl

Pembroke St

UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD THE OFFICIAL GUIDE

pe

Ro

ad

Stre
e

ISBN 978-0-9566244-0-6

Nor fol
k

Ox
s

ISBN 978-0-9566244-0-6

ina

ha

me

Isi

r St

4.99 RRP

Th
am

so
r

s
b il
ee

ar

rT

24
Brewe

780956 624406

Ju

yM

ve

ha

Beaumont S

43

Castle New R
oa
Mound
d

ISBN: 978-0-9566244-0-6

Ri

le Rd
Keb

29

26

Walton Street

R i c hm o n d R d

lP
at
h

et
ge Stre
e Brid
Hyth

Printed by Oxuniprint on recycled paper

Oxford University Press, Unit 10, Oxonian Park,
Langford Locks, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1FP

For the latest information

about the University of Oxford,
visit www.ox.ac.uk

t
nS
do
en
lar

et
Ca
na

Park End Street

Botley Road

University of Oxford is a registered trademark.

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or used inO s
any form or by any means without permission of the University of Oxford. n e

C
tle

re

Railway
Station

Picture and illustration credits:

Cover: Oxford skyline by Greg Smolonski.

P. 1 The Rt Hon Lord Patten of Barnes, CH by Phil Sayer.
P. 5 Prospect of Oxford from the South from David Loggans Oxonia Illustrata (1675).
Courtesy of Sanders of Oxford, rare prints and maps.
P. 6 Scholars at a Lecture (litho) from The Works of William Hogarth (1833).
Private Collection, Ken Welsh, The Bridgeman Art Library.
P. 7 Town and Gown from College Life: A Series of Etchings, E Bradley, Oxford (184950).
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford, G.A. Oxon. 4 369, plate 12.
P. 11 Alice Talking to the Cheshire Cat, illustration by John Tenniel (1865) from
Alices Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. www.cartoonstock.com.
P. 16-17 Aerial view of Oxford by Greg Smolonski.
P. 23 Eights racing (1938). Gillman and Soame, Oxford.
P. 26 David Cameron during a visit to Brasenose by Doug Vernimmen (2009); Bill Clinton
during his days at the University of Oxford by Herbie Knott (1968); King Abdullah II receives
the degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Diploma by Rob Judges (2008). Rex Features.
P. 27 Benazir Bhutto at Lady Margaret Hall by Clive Postlethwaite (2004); Bob Hawke
receives an honorary degree of Doctor of Civil Law by Rob Judges (2003). Rex Features.
P. 29 Group portrait at Oxford by unknown photographer. Wellcome Library, London. Model of
structure of penicillin by Dorothy Hodgkin et al. The Museum of the History of Science, Oxford.
P. 32 Spherical Astrolabe by Musa, Eastern Islamic (148081). The Museum of the History
of Science, Oxford.
P. 33 James Murray in his scriptorium in Banbury Road, Oxford; The Oxford English Dictionary.
Reproduced by permission of The Secretary to the Delegates of Oxford University Press.

Worcester
College
Sports
Ground

Ox
fo
rd

First published 2010 University of Oxford

Public Affairs Directorate, University of Oxford,
Wellington Square, Oxford OX1 2JD

Acknowledgements: With thanks to members of the University, colleges,

museums and Oxford University Press, who have kindly contributed to this book.
Editorial production by Barbara Menke
Design by Andrew Harvey
Photography by Emily Alexander (unless indicated otherwise)

et
re
n St

Nelson St

Christina lives at the foot of Cumnor Hill

in a rambling house overflowing with books,
and delights in exploring the Thames under sail
and in her camping punt.

Christ Church Meadow

do

ck

al

Many of our buildings are very old. The collegiate

University is making reasonable adjustments wherever
possible to improve accessibility. The Access Guide at
www.admin.ox.ac.uk/access/ provides information about
accessibility issues, but to make the most of your visit we
suggest you contact the college, museum etc. directly.

aren

Bla

t Cl
ea
Gr

Can

Oxford

After holding the Alistair Horne Fellowship

(for modern history writing) at St Antonys
College, Oxford, she became the founding
editor of the Universitys alumni magazine
Oxford Today, which is distributed worldwide
to more than 170,000 graduates. She held
the position for 12 years.

oad

38

er Dudman Way
Rog

Disabled Access

oa

Christina Hardyment is a writer, journalist and

broadcaster with a keen interest in domestic
social history and the historical and geographical
background of great authors. She is the author
of ten books, most recently Malory: The Life
and Times of King Arthurs Chronicler. She also
reviews books and audiobooks for newspapers
and magazines.

sR

ck R

About the author

Christ Church

rk
Pa

ad
Banbur y Ro

n St

Oxford is
a beautiful city of
stunning architecture,
history and culture. Youll
find ancient and modern
colleges, fascinating museums
and galleries, and plenty of
parks, gardens and green spaces
in which to relax. Plus, the city
centre is small enough to cover on
foot, and only a few minutes walk
from the main rail and coach stations.

Rd

ghton
rou
B elb

ad
n Ro
rto
ve

lk
Wa

ell Street
Speedw
es
Str
ee
t