An image of a map by Agas showing the northgate of the city with St Michael's church just behind it, and adjacent to the church the 'Bocardo' or prison, once famously used to house the Oxford Martyrs in the 16th century.

Date:
1911
Location:
City Walls, Bocardo Gate, Oxford, Oxfordshire
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City Walls, North Gate, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Reference:
CC51/00442
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Content

This is part of the Series: HWT01/01 Glass plate negatives and inkjet prints; within the Collection: HWT01 Henry W Taunt collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Curator: Birks, Moira

Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Keywords

Gate, Medieval Gate, Medieval Prison, Medieval Town Wall, Medieval Town Defences, Archaeology And Excavations, Art And Design