EAW003122 ENGLAND (1946). Oxford, The Oxford Colleges and crowds gathered for the opening of the New Bodleian Library by King George VI, from the south-east, 1946

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Title [EAW003122] Oxford, The Oxford Colleges and crowds gathered for the opening of the New Bodleian Library by King George VI, from the south-east, 1946
Reference EAW003122
Date 24-October-1946
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Place name OXFORD
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Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 451515, 206534
Longitude / Latitude -1.2536016161475, 51.754670841849
National Grid Reference SP515065

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The New Bodleian Library, built 1937-40, architect Giles Gilbert Scott. See further back, the Martyrs' Monument designed by his grandfather, George Gilbert Scott.

Kentishman
Sunday 19th of February 2023 08:55:52 AM
The Martyrs' Memorial at the junction of St Giles', Magdalen Street and Beaumont Street. Designed by George Gilbert Scott (the grandfather of Giles Gilbert Scott, architect of the New Bodleian Library) in 1838 and built between 1841 and 1843. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martyrs%27_Memorial,_Oxford for details.

Kentishman
Sunday 19th of February 2023 08:52:05 AM