Straw bale and St. Catherine’s visit – 18th July 2011

Mesopotania Walk

Magdalen Bell tower

James Stirling Florey Building

To Restore ‐ Get City Bus no 5 and get off at East Medical Centre/ Divinity Rd. Restore cafe and straw bale workshop Beehive, Manzil To St. Catherine’s ‐ Half hour walk from Restore to St. Catherine’s: twp options. Way, Cowley Rd. OX4 1YH 1 ‐ Route option Black – Through parks and Mesopotania walk Straw bale building garden 2 ‐ Route option Black – Past Florey Building, Magdalen Bridge and tower and college workshop, lime plastered walls, recycled tyres used for Alternatively take City Bus no 5 bus back to High Street and walk 10 min. foundations – rammed with hardcore, double glazing, painted with organic paint. Wilkinson Eyre Ove Arup and Partners – Dean Son and Architects – ECD Architects – Nuclear Physics and Woodward ‐ Earth Sciences Linacre College student Engineering Laboratories Natural History Building 2010 accommodation 1994 1970/1976 Museum 1855‐60

St.Giles Church sundial

Rick Mather ‐ Kebel College buildings 1995‐ present

Arup Associates – St. John’s College, Sir Arne Jacobsen ‐ St Thomas White Catherine’s College student 1960‐64 + accommodation Hodder Associates 1975 Architects’ Co‐ new students partnership accommodation 1995 Rick Mather Beehive student and 2005 Ashmolean accommodation extension 2010 1958 St Cross Church sundial

St. Michael Tower at University Church Magdalen College – Northgate tower of St. Mary the Virgin Grove Buildings by Demetri Prophyrios 1995 + sundial by David Carfax Harber 2000 tower

From St. Catherine’s to the towers: Recommended 35-40 min walk (not including stops) to towers shown in red.

Extract from Oxford city tourist board website: www.oxfordcityguide.com/TouristInfo/SightSeeing.html

Carfax Tower, Corner of St. Aldate's, Cornmarket Street, Queen Street, High Street Open from 10am to 5.30pm (April to October). Adults £2.20 ‐ ‐ Students £2.20 Carfax is located at the junction of St Aldate's (south), Cornmarket Street (north), Queen Street (west) and the High Street (east) in Oxford, . It is considered to be the centre of the city. The name "Carfax" derives from the French "carrefour", or "crossroads". Carfax Tower is located at the north‐west corner of Carfax. The Tower is all that remains of the 13th century St. Martin's Church and is now owned by the Oxford City Council. It is 23 m (74 ft) tall and still contains a ring of six bells, recast from the original five by Richard Keene of Woodstock in 1676. These chime the quarter hours and are rung on special occasions by the Oxford Society of Change Ringers. It is possible to climb to the top of the tower for a good view of the Oxford skyline. University Church of St. Mary the Virgin ‐ Entrances on High Street and Church open daily 6am‐6pm in July & August. Sundays the Tower opens at 11:15am June ‐ September The Tower: The tower commands some of the finest views of Oxford's famous skyline. It is worth the climb of 124 steps to make it to the top to enjoy fine uninterrupted views in all directions across Oxford and the surrounding countryside. The Church Guide Book indicates the major buildings to be seen. Entrance: adults £3, children (under 16) £2.50, Family ticket (2 adults and up to 2 children), £10. The University Church of St Mary the Virgin is the largest of Oxford's parish churches and the centre from which the grew. It is situated on the north side of the High Street, and is surrounded by university and college buildings. St Mary's has one of the most beautiful spires in England and an eccentric baroque porch, designed by Nicholas Stone, facing High Street. Radcliffe Square lies to the north and to the east is , pedestrianised since 1973. The 13th century tower is open to the public for a fee and provides good views across the heart of the historic university city, especially Radcliffe Square, the , Brasenose College and All Souls College. Saxon Tower of St Michael at the North Gate ‐ Cornmarket Street. Open 10am ‐ 5pm Mon‐Fri, Admission £1.50. St Michael at the Northgate is a church in Cornmarket Street, at the junction with Ship Street, central Oxford, England. The church is so‐called because this is the location of the original north gate of Oxford when it was surrounded by a city wall. Dating from 1040, it is Oxford's oldest building. The church tower is Saxon. The Oxford Martyrs were imprisoned in the Bocardo Prison by the church before they were burnt at the stake in what is now Broad Street nearby, then immediately outside the city walls, in 1555 and 1556. Their cell door can be seen on display in the church's tower. What to see: the Saxon Tower, which is the oldest building in Oxford; The15th century pulpit where John Wesley, founder of Methodism, preached the Michaelmas Day sermon on 29th September 1726; 13th Century stained glass in the East Window; 14th Century font from St Martin's Church ; Reredos of the 14th century Lady Chapel, restored in 1941; The door of Archbishop Cranmer's prison cellfrom Bocardo Prison is held in the tower. Archbishop Cranmer and his fellow bishops Latimer and Ridley were burned at stake in Broad Street in 1556; The church treasury, which includes a Elizabethan chalice dated 1562, and a Sheela‐na‐ gig, dating back to late 11th or 12th century. The Saxon Tower is the oldest building in Oxford and is definitely worth a visit! Inside you can see the door to the Martyrs' cell, when they were imprisoned in the Bocardo. They have an ancient clock mechanism that you can see in action. There are six huge bells that are so heavy that if they rang them it would severely damage the tower! So they chime them instead. The tower is the easiest climb in Oxford, with good solid stairs including a handrail. There are several places to stop and rest if you need to. From the top of the tower there is a marvellous view of the city of Oxford and its famous "dreaming spires".