Category: Oxford

A Garsington Cottage

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Garsington is a village on the eastern fringes of Oxford. The village has achurch with views to the south and towards Oxford and Cowley to the west. Part of Garsington’s charm is the contrast between the old historic core of the village and the modern city outskirts, which to me accentuates the feeling of history […]

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087 Magdalen Bridge Boats

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  087 Magdalen Bridge Boats Here is a painting of some of the punts, pedalos and rowing boats plus Boathouse crew at the Magdalen College Bridge in Oxford. A good spot for a bit of boating mayhem.    

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060 Catte Street, Oxford

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Another Oxford ‘street scene’ – This is a view down Catte Street from besides St Mary’s Church, with the Radcliffe Camera and Bodleian Library in the distance. Catte Street was also known as “Mousecatcher’s Lane” as far back as the 15th century. For me this is quite an evocative place – when you think of […]

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The Pret at Cornmarket in Oxford

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  Here is another of my watercolours ; The Pret at the Corner of Cornmarket and Ship Street.  Like a lot of old buildings , part of its charm is the way it is all slightly askew.. This is one of my views of this historic building in the heart of Oxford at 26 – […]

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Oxford – a collection of views

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Welcome to my Oxford gallery – just stroll down to view Exeter College Chapel, in the center of Oxford. Something slightly more unusual – a view of a window display at the Blackwell’s Art & Poster Shop on Broad Street in Oxford.   The Natural History Museum in Oxford. This rather ornate building was the […]

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