The Pictorial handbook of London : comprising its antiquities, architecture, arts, manufacture, trade, social, literary, and scientific institutions, exhibitions, and galleries of art : together with some account of the principal suburbs and most attractive localities ; illustrated with two hundred and five engravings on wood, by Branston, Jewitt, and others and a new and complete map, engraved by Lowry . he members and the faculties in whichdegrees have been taken. OXFORD. The first impression on entering Oxford from the London roadtis most striking; the combination of the bridge over which w
The Pictorial handbook of London : comprising its antiquities, architecture, arts, manufacture, trade, social, literary, and scientific institutions, exhibitions, and galleries of art : together with some account of the principal suburbs and most attractive localities ; illustrated with two hundred and five engravings on wood, by Branston, Jewitt, and others and a new and complete map, engraved by Lowry . he members and the faculties in whichdegrees have been taken. OXFORD. The first impression on entering Oxford from the London roadtis most striking; the combination of the bridge over which we enter,with the Botanic Gardens to the left, and Magdalen College, thesplendid pile on the right, with its lofty and elegant tower, sur-rounded by the most magnificent trees, produces a whole that atonce astonishes and captivates the beholder. The impression ex-cited by this first burst on the beauties of Oxford, is fully kept upduring the whole progress up the High Street, every step producingsome fresh and interesting feature, with such peeps up the streets tothe right and left of noble structures, as to make the visitor impatient * Many students reside in private lodgings, but they are in no respect exempted from collegediscipline; none but privileged persons, under certain restrictions, being allowed to let roomsto the students. t The London coach road. EXCURSIONS TO THE VICINITY. OXFORD. 873. MAGDALEN to commence his work of examination. Mr. Dallaway justly remarks,on speaking of Oxford, that, for variety and magnificence of publicbuildings, no city in Europe can offer a competition. The city of Oxford contains 19 colleges, 5 halls, numerous publicbuildings and institutions, 16 churches, independent of dissentingplaces of worship. Taking the colleges in chronological order, theyare as follows:— University College.—Considerable doubt exists as to the precisedate of the original foundation of this school; it is stated to be sofar back as the time of King Alfre
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