The 7 ton bell known as 'Great Tom', housed in Tom Tower and rung 101 times every night to signify the original number of Christ Church scholars. The bell was removed from Osney Abbey in 1546 and was recast at the college, where it remained.

Date:
1907
Location:
Christ Church College, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Reference:
HT10449
Type:
Photograph (Inkjet Print)
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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

Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Keywords

Bell, Medieval University College