Christ Church is the most visited by tourists of all the Oxford colleges. Harry Potter must have contributed a significant number to this in particular the younger tourists. The college was founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII. A famous alumnus of this college was Quintin Hogg, Lord Haisham of St Marylebone.
MY SWORD I GIVE TO HIM
THAT SHALL SUCCEED ME IN MY PILGRIMAGE
The above is inscripted on the pavement just inside the gate of Christ Church
Our timed entry at 10.00 am
Tom Quad
The largest quadrangle in Oxford
Tom Tower is a bell tower
This political statement has survived for more than 200 years.
Peel was a former student and Prime Minister
Christ Church Meadows
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