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Frontispiece

Frontispiece

Curiosities of the Church: Studies of Curious Customs, Services and Records (1891)

Chained Bible in Cumnor Church

Keywords: books, old books, pictures of books

Places shown: Cumnor; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2005-01-17

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Antique Eighteenth-Century Map of Oxfordshire

Antique Eighteenth-Century Map of Oxfordshire

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

The map of Oxfordshire from Boswell’s 1786 Antiquities.

OXFORDSHIRE

Drawn from a

SURVEY

and Regulated by

Astronl. Observatns.

By T. Kitchen Geogrr.

Keywords: maps

Places shown: Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2007-07-26

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140.—The Old Kitchen at Stanton Harcourt, in Oxfordshire

140.—The Old Kitchen at Stanton Harcourt, in Oxfordshire

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

Published according to Act of Parliament by Alexr. Hogg, No 16 Paternoster Row. The remains of a castle or manor-house, wih crennelated walls (battlements) and I think a weather-vane (weathercock). A [...]

Keywords: manors, castles, trees, towwers

Places shown: Stanton Harcourt; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2007-08-11

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Antique Map of Oxfordshire

Antique Map of Oxfordshire

The Antiquities of England and Wales (1786)

Antique Map of Oxfordshire

Keywords: maps, colour

Places shown: Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2008-10-09

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Stocks at Stanton Harcourt

Stocks at Stanton Harcourt

The British Isles (1905)

“Stanton Harcourt still preserves the stocks in which petty offenders were held in ludicrous durance. (p. 120)” People were forced to sit with their ankles locked into the wooden holes so that their f [...]

Keywords: punishments, stocks, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Stanton Harcourt; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2005-12-31

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Stocks at Stanton Harcourt (Sepia-Tinted Edition)

Stocks at Stanton Harcourt (Sepia-Tinted Edition)

The British Isles (1905)

A “sepia-tinted photograph” version of The Stocks at Stanton Harcourt.

Keywords: colour, punishments, stocks, wallpaper, backgrounds

Places shown: Stanton Harcourt; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2005-12-31

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New Oxford and the Hundred Clerks

New Oxford and the Hundred Clerks

England (1898)

I couldn’t find reference to the uprising referred to in this image. The 100 clerks, or friars perhaps, appear to be praying.

Keywords: people, religion

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2007-03-27

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Harmsworth’s Encyclopædia (1904)

Overview map of Oxford from 1900 or so, showing the River Thames of Isis, giving the names of almost all the streets, marking the colleges of Oxford University, the railway and other items.

Keywords: maps, plans, cities, colleges

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-01-20

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Oxford and its Colleges

Oxford and its Colleges

Harmsworth’s Encyclopædia (1904)

The figure is captioned as follows: 1. Oriel. 2. St. John’s. 3. Christ Church Cathedral and Chapter House. 4. Christ Church and Tom Tower. 5. St. Mary’s and ‘the High. 6. Magdalen College and Bridge f [...]

Keywords: colleges, cathedrals, towers, churches, cities

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-01-20

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Overview map of Oxfordshire, England

Overview map of Oxfordshire, England

Harmsworth’s Encyclopædia (1904)

Taken from the map of England and Wales on page 2237.

Keywords: colour, maps

Places shown: Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-01-20

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Sheldonian Theatre from Title Page

Sheldonian Theatre from Title Page

The Itinerary of John Leland the Antiquary (1745)

The engraving of the Sheldonian Theatre in Oxford where the book was printed. The engraving appears on the title page of each volume.

Keywords: buildings, colour

Places shown: Oxford; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-11-11

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Ruins of the Abbey Church at Einsham

Ruins of the Abbey Church at Einsham

The Life Of Anthony à Wood (1772)

The Ruins of the Abbey Church of Einsham. 1657. Taken from the S.E. The parish is now called Eynsham. Other text on the image reads, These two Towers were at the W. End of the Church. The Large W. Wi [...]

Keywords: abbeys, towers, churches, ruins

Places shown: Eynsham; Oxfordshire; England

Added: 2006-03-11

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