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Magdalen Tower

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Magdalen Tower, completed in 1509, is a bell tower that forms part of Magdalen College, Oxford. [1]

22 relations: Battlement, BBC, Bell tower, Change ringing, Founders Tower, Foundry, High Street, Oxford, Hundredweight, Hymnus Eucharisticus, Magdalen Bridge, Magdalen College School, Oxford, Magdalen College, Oxford, May Morning, Morris dance, Nikolaus Pevsner, Now Is the Month of Maying, Oxford, Oxford Society of Change Ringers, Oxfordshire, Tom Tower, University of Oxford Botanic Garden, William Holman Hunt.

Battlement

A battlement in defensive architecture, such as that of city walls or castles, comprises a parapet (i.e., a defensive low wall between chest-height and head-height), in which gaps or indentations, which are often rectangular, occur at intervals to allow for the launch of arrows or other projectiles from within the defences.

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BBC

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster.

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Bell tower

A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none.

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Change ringing

Change ringing is the art of ringing a set of tuned bells in a controlled manner to produce variations in their striking sequences.

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Founders Tower

Founders Tower is a tower in Magdalen College, Oxford, England.

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Foundry

A foundry is a factory that produces metal castings.

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High Street, Oxford

The High Street in Oxford, England, runs between Carfax, generally recognised as the centre of the city, and Magdalen Bridge to the east.

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Hundredweight

The hundredweight (abbreviation: cwt), formerly also known as the centum weight or quintal, is an English, imperial, and US customary unit of weight or mass of various values.

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Hymnus Eucharisticus

The Hymnus Eucharisticus is a traditional hymn sung by the choir of boy choristers and lay clerks of Magdalen College, Oxford in England.

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Magdalen Bridge

Magdalen Bridge spans the divided stream of the River Cherwell just to the east of the City of Oxford, England, and next to Magdalen College, whence it gets its name and pronunciation.

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Magdalen College School, Oxford

Magdalen College School is an independent school for boys aged 7 to 18 and girls in the sixth form, located on The Plain in Oxford, England.

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Magdalen College, Oxford

Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford.

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May Morning

May Morning is an annual event in Oxford, United Kingdom, on May Day (1st May).

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Morris dance

Morris dance is a form of English folk dance usually accompanied by music.

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Nikolaus Pevsner

Sir Nikolaus Bernhard Leon Pevsner (30 January 1902 – 18 August 1983) was a German, later British scholar of the history of art, and especially that of architecture.

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Now Is the Month of Maying

"Now is the month of maying" is one of the most famous of the English balletts (a light dancelike part song similar to a madrigal, frequently with a 'fa-la-la' chorus).

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Oxford

Oxford is a city in the South East region of England and the county town of Oxfordshire.

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Oxford Society of Change Ringers

The Oxford Society of Change Ringers, established in 1734, is a society dedicated to change ringing in Oxford, England.

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Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire (abbreviated Oxon, from Oxonium, the Latin name for Oxford) is a county in South East England.

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Tom Tower

Tom Tower is a bell tower in Oxford, England, named for its bell, Great Tom.

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University of Oxford Botanic Garden

The University of Oxford Botanic Garden is the oldest botanic garden in Great Britain and one of the oldest scientific gardens in the world.

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William Holman Hunt

William Holman Hunt (2 April 1827 – 7 September 1910) was an English painter and one of the founders of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magdalen_Tower

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