. Alden's Oxford guide : with key-plan of the University and city, and numerous engravings . COLLEGE BARGES ON THE I&IS. pretty sight, as the boats in their order passed the fortunate crew who were head of the river, and gave a heaity salute by adroitly tossing their oars inthe air—an achievement which when clumsily attempted sometimes entailed thepunishment of submersion, to the no small merriment of thousands of a resolution of the in Oct., 1893, this custom is now discontinued. Returning by the new avenue, and recrossing the Broad Walk at its western extremity, we app
. Alden's Oxford guide : with key-plan of the University and city, and numerous engravings . COLLEGE BARGES ON THE I&IS. pretty sight, as the boats in their order passed the fortunate crew who were head of the river, and gave a heaity salute by adroitly tossing their oars inthe air—an achievement which when clumsily attempted sometimes entailed thepunishment of submersion, to the no small merriment of thousands of a resolution of the in Oct., 1893, this custom is now discontinued. Returning by the new avenue, and recrossing the Broad Walk at its western extremity, we approach the noble buildings and spacious quadrangles of the most magnificent academic and religious foundation in Europe,— Christ Church. 67. *28-31. Christ Church. Facing us are the MeadowBuildings (28), a modern addition, erected1862-6, and comprising fifty sets of rooms. In the earlier editions of this Guide-book, for thirtyyears past, the visitor has been directed to enterChrist Church through this gate. A new regulation,however, has recently been issued by the authoritiesin the following terms :— There is now^no thoroughfare ^}}[^} ]^Y^ Church. Thereis no entrance to, nor exit from, thecollege, except by the Great Gate. It becomes necessary, therefore, leavingthese Meadow Buildings on our right, topass into St. Aldates street by the laneshown on the Plan,andmakeour entrance,in C>nformity with the regulations, by thegreat West Gate, under 31. Tom Tower, so called because containing Great Tom, a bell formerly belonging to Osney Abbey, but recast in 1680, and weighing nearly 18,000 lb. It may be seen on application to the porter and payment of 2^. Every night at Tom tolls a curfew •tom tower, ch. c
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