North Quad, All Souls, Oxford: Codrington Library and sundial seen from the narrow passageway from South Quad
Architect/Designer | Hawksmoor, Nicholas (1661-1736) |
Artist/Photographer | Toomey, Bill (1922-) |
Country | UK: England |
City | Oxford |
Subject Date | 1750 |
Image Date | 1957 |
View | Exterior |
Style | Gothic Revival |
Medium | Photoprint |
Library Reference | AP Box 209 Oxford/Colleges |
Orientation | Portrait |
Colour Info | Black and white |
Credit | Architectural Press Archive / RIBA Collections |
Subject | Sundials ; Arches ; University buildings ; Courtyards ; Libraries |
NOTES: The sundial was made for the Front Quad in 1658 and its design is attributed to Sir Christopher Wren who was Bursar that year. It was moved from between the south-facing pinnacles of the chapel to its present location in the nineteenth century.
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