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Pictures of University Museum of Natural History

a Historic Building in the town of Oxford, in the county of Oxfordshire

About University Museum of Natural History

Opened in 1860 as a home for the teaching of natural science in Oxford. The Museum, with its glass-roofed court, naturalistic wrought iron work, intricate carvings and ornamental stone shafts, is a fine example of Victorian Gothis architecture.

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The 'Kilns'

Oxford (771 Pictures)

a Historic City in the county of Oxfordshire

(0.5 miles, 0.7 km)

Oxford's fame is perhaps second only to Windsor, it is an acclaimed seat of learning with a University whose first college was founded in 1249, almost half a century after the first charter granted to the town by Henry II...

Church near Abingdon Street Market - July 2009

Abingdon (98 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire

(6.2 miles, 10.0 km, direction S)

Interesting town, developed around the gates of an abbey founded in 675...

Clifton Hampden, Oxfordshire

Clifton Hampden (28 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire

(7.3 miles, 11.7 km, direction S)

This is a popular Thames side village which was the choice of Jerome K. Jerome for a setting for one of the riotous scenes of his "Three Men in a Boat" and it is easy to see just.....

Blenheim Palace North Facade from the site of Woodstock Manor (Midsummer 2007)

Woodstock (94 Pictures)

a Historic Market Town in the county of Oxfordshire

(7.4 miles, 12.0 km, direction NW)

Woodstock will be forever inextricably linked with the great Palace of Blenheim and as birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill, one of the greatest Englishmen ever...

Wheatsheaf Inn in Chapel Square, East Hendred, Oxfordshire

East Hendred (61 Pictures)

a Picturesque Village in the county of Oxfordshire

(11.8 miles, 19.0 km, direction S)

East Hendred is one of the spring line villages nestling just below the Downs in the Vale of the White Horse, Oxfordshire...

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A picture of Pitt Rivers Museum

Pitt Rivers Museum (2 Pictures)

(0.0 miles, 0.0 km)

An impressive storehouse filled with the richest examples of human creativity and imagination. Masks peer down from the high.....

Oxford, the Ashmolean Museum

Ashmolean Museum (1 Pictures)

(0.3 miles, 0.5 km)

Built in 1845 as the university Galleries, this Museum became home to the Ashmolean collection in 1894. The museums present.....

A picture of Botanic Gardens of Oxford

Botanic Gardens of Oxford (7 Pictures)

(0.6 miles, 1.0 km)

Situated on the banks of the River Cherwell is the peaceful settings of the beautiful Botanic Gardens of Oxford. The gardens are.....

Home of C.S. Lewis

The Kilns (23 Pictures)

(2.9 miles, 4.6 km, direction E)

C S Lewis' former home known today throughout the world as the Kilns was built in 1922. The area surrounding it was in fact a.....

Distant views of Cowley, Oxfordshire.

Shotover Country Park (52 Pictures)

(3.5 miles, 5.6 km, direction E)

Shotover Country Park covers 117 hectares on the southern slopes of Shotover Hill, and is very popular with walkers, joggers, dog.....


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