Every Oxford College - including Magdalen, shown here - has its very own quirky and imaginative family of gargoyles; for centuries, they have been ke


Every Oxford College - including Magdalen, shown here - has its very own quirky and imaginative family of gargoyles; for centuries, they have been keeping a watchful eye on comings and goings around the college. Most are difficult to see from ground level. With a super-telephoto, it all becomes rather


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