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Oxford (UK), the entrance to Broad Street, at (east) end, looking towards (©Ozeye 2009) (UK), view of the East end of Broad Street, with the on the left, Oxford Martin School () straight ahead, and the Bodleian Libraries' on the right (© Bodleian Libraries Communications team (John Cairns) 2015) Oxford (UK), Broad Street, showing the Clarendon Building, and the History of Science Museum (©Komarov 2016) Oxford (UK), Broad Street, looking towards the Clarendon Building and Sheldonian Theatre (©Linsdell 1989) Oxford (UK), Broad Street, looking towards the Clarendon Building (©Elbers 2018) Oxford (UK), Broad Street, looking towards the Sheldonian Theatre, Clarendon Building in the background (©Addison 2010) Oxford (UK), Broad Street, Sheldonian Theatre (©Ozeye 2009) Oxford (UK), Broad Street, the History of Science Museum (©Hawgood 2009) Oxford (UK), Broad Street, the History of Science Museum (©Wiki alf 2006) Oxford (UK), Broad Street, Blackwells as viewed from the History of Science Museum opposite on Broad Street (©Ozeye 2009) Oxford (UK), Broad Street, looking towards the Sheldonian Theatre and the History of Science Museum (©Trimming 2009) Oxford (UK), Broad Street, floor plan of the area around the Clarendon building, Sheldonian Theatre, the History of Science Museum and the opposite the Bodleian Weston Library where the ‘History and Mystery’ of the Sheldonian Heads exhibition will take place in 2019 (©HistoricEngland 2018) Plan of Sheldonian and some of the Bodleian complex showing quadrangles created by the placement of the Sheldonian(© 2012, New : Design and Access Statement, Wilkinson Eyre Associates (March, 2010)) Heads at the Hartcourt Arboretum, Oxford University‘s botanic garden (potentially 2nd generation from the History of Science Museum. Human (1.68m/5.5ft) as size comparison (©Wilhelm 2016) Three generations of Sheldonian heads in Oxford (UK). Left: 1st generation from 1669 (possible former location at the front of the Old Ashmolean (now the History of Science Museum), possibly made from Taynton, current location in Worcester College provost’s rose garden (© Fusade 2017); Middle: 2nd generation 1867/68 (©Eric de Mare 1970) made from Milton stone according to Arkell 1947 the building accounts however state Burford and Barrington; Right: 3rd (recent) generation installed in 1972 made from Clipsham (©Wilhelm 2016). Guardian letter 09.02.2018. „[…] The whereabouts of many heads from the earlier generations are known, but some have disappeared. We‘re on a mission to find them. If you‘d like to join the „head hunt“ and know of where any of these heads might be, we welcome correspondence (Prof Heather Viles)

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