Spent the day in Oxford recently and managed a photo or two. :-) This is one of the entrances into Christ Church College. It is the largest of the Oxford University colleges and was founded by Cardinal Thomas Woolsey. The college was originally called Cardinal College, but after Wolsey's death Henry VIII took over the college and it was renamed Henry VIII's College. The King later combined the college with the see of Osney in a unique establishment he called Christ Church. The chapel of Christ Church is also the cathedral church of the diocese of Oxford. During the English Civil War, King Charles chose Christ Church as his residence. His court sat in the Deanery, and the royalist "Parliament" convened in the Great Hall. One of the more famous students of Christ Church was mathematician Charles Dodgson, better known as Lewis Carroll, author of Alice in Wonderland. He wrote "Alice" for Alice Liddell, daughter of the Dean of Christ Church. Google can provide many links for further information if required. ------------------------------- Original Photograph 25-Feb-2009