4. Radcliffe Square
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4. Radcliffe Square

Above: The Sheldonian Theatre, and the starting point of this chapter of the audiotour

Below: Grafitti on the steps to the old Ashmolean


Above: The starting point of this chapter. The Radcliffe Camera sits                             centre stage, with All Souls College to the left. 

Right:  The Radcliffe Camera by night. 
Some interior shots of the Radcliffe Camera. 
Above: Hilary Clinton visiting Divinity School in 2017. View from Duke Humphrey's Library. 

Below: Soon-to-be Doctorate graduates processing back into The Sheldonian Theatre to complete their degree ceremony. 
Above Left: The University Church of St Mary, with the gate to All Souls College on the left. 
Above Right: The gate to All Souls College. 

Below: Inside All Souls: The 'Ivory Towers', which some believe to be the inspiration behind Tolkien's Twin Towers; and a sundial designed by                                    Christopher Wren, which sits atop the college's Codrington Library. 

Nighttime shots of the Sheldonian Theatre (above) and the Clarendon Building (below). 

(If you're wondering how much you need to donate to have your name up on the list of benefactors: anything north of of £25,000,000.00!)
      
             Right: The pulpit of the St Mary's church. 
             Below: The spire of St Mary's.
             Below Right: View of St Mary's from the High Street. 
             Above: The 'Round House'
             Below: The Bridge of Sighs
             Bottom: View from the top of the                                                              Sheldonian Theatre
Above: St Mary's Passage as you will approach it. 

Right: The reverse view: St Mary's Passage from the High Street. 

Below: The two doors of interest. On the left: the old Fellow's entrance to St Mary's; on the right, some possible inspiration for one C.S. Lewis. 

Above: The western face of the Bodleian Library's Old School's Quad, with the two Gladstone Link skylights highlighted. 

Below: The Gladstone Link walkway (with my friend's faces hidden). Unfortunately, The Gladstone Link, as with most of the Bodleian Library, is only open to members. 

Above: The Tower of Five Orders

Below: William Herbert's Statue, with the entrance to Divinity School behind. 
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