1682 – Tom Tower, Christ Church, Oxford
Tom Tower is a bell tower and the main entrance of Christ Church College. This square tower with an octagonal lantern and facetted ogee dome was designed by Christopher Wren and built 1681–82.
Tom Tower is a bell tower and the main entrance of Christ Church College. This square tower with an octagonal lantern and facetted ogee dome was designed by Christopher Wren and built 1681–82.
The existing Chapel is the third on the site. The first was under construction in 1328,
The neo-Gothic building, one of the finest in Britain, was designed by the Irish architects Thomas Newenham Deane and Benjamin Woodward.
Construction began on May 1, 1860, with the laying of the foundation stone by Samuel Wilberforce,
In 1862-65 Meadow Buildings, a Venetian Gothic construction by T.N. Deane, was erected to accommodate on site more of the undergraduates.
Description published in The Architect and Contract Reporter, January 2 1869, written by the architect Alfred Waterhouse.
From The Building News: “In catering for our friends in this Christmas Number, we have obtained permission from Messrs.
Interior perspective view published in The Architect, June 14th 1873.
Perspective including ground plans published in The Building News, April 16th 1875.
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