Carfax Tower

The destination today was Oxford as our visitor hadn't been there before.

Looked at the usual buildings, ie the Bodleian Library, University Church of St. Mary the Virgin, Radcliffe Camera, Hertford Bridge, the Oxford Bridge of Sighs, and caught the Park and Ride bus opposite the Oxford Castle,

A trip to Oxford if not complete without squeezing up the very tight spiral stair case of the Carfax Tower. The name "Carfax" derives from the French "carrefour", or "crossroads". 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.

This is the view from the top.

As this is potentially the only dry of the week it was then home for a BBQ.

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