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Cover: Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 700 - Founding the Monastery

Address:
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK
Category:
Info
City:
Oxford For all signs in Oxford
Country:
United Kingdom For all signs in United Kingdom
Shape:
Circle
Material:
Metal
Used by:
Oxford Preservation Trust
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Tags:
Historical elements Walking and cycling routes


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On the cover:
St Frideswide founds a Monastery by the River Thames
c.700
OXFORD PRESERVATION TRUST
Photography:
2019
Eli Zvuluny
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Comments:
The beginning of the historic Oxford Castle route, consisting of 14 plaques depicting landmarks on the site from 700 AD to 2006

St Frideswide Holy Patron of Oxford and also of the University of Oxford, Princess and Mother Abbey, founder of the first church in the city. Today the city’s cathedral is where the church stood.

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Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1066 - The Norman Conquest
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (5 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1071 - Robert D’Oilly begins building the Castle
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (6 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1074 - St George’s Church is built
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (8 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1142 - King Stephen’s attack and the escape of Empress Mathilda
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (9 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1239 - First use of the castle as a prison
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (10 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1388 - Prisoners manage to escape the castle
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (11 Meter)


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Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 700 - Founding the Monastery
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (0 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1066 - The Norman Conquest
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (5 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1071 - Robert D’Oilly begins building the Castle
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (6 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1074 - St George’s Church is built
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (9 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1142 - King Stephen’s attack and the escape of Empress Mathilda
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (9 Meter)
Oxford - Oxford Castle Route - 1239 - First use of the castle as a prison
5 Tidmarsh Ln, Oxford OX1 1AZ, UK (10 Meter)

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