Julian Barnett
Hidden Oxford
Summary
The lecture offers a captivating journey through the lesser-known aspects of Oxford’s history and architecture. It introduces the significance of Oxford globally, particularly its collegiate structure and status as one of the oldest universities in the UK. Architectural marvels within Christ Church College, including Tom Tower and the dining hall, are highlighted, along with their historical significance. The discussion provides a fascinating exploration of Oxford’s multifaceted identity, weaving together historical anecdotes, architectural wonders, and cultural references.
Julian Barnett
Julian Barnett is a teacher, collector, tour guide, and writer with a specialist interest in ultra-orthodoxy within the various faiths. For the last 35 years, he has been investigating and documenting the most extreme sects of the Christian, Jewish, and Muslim worlds. His experiences and travels were serialized in the Jerusalem Report and also broadcast on BBC Radio Four Religion. Outside of his full-time history teaching post at Southbank International School, Portland Place, London, Julian lectures at numerous venues around the UK and beyond. In 2013 Julian was a joint winner of the National Teacher of the Year Award.
A camera was normally a round structure. So it’s called the Radcliffe Camera because, number one, Radcliffe was the man that put up the funds for it. He was a philanthropist and a scholar. He funded university colleges. So Radcliffe is all over the place in Oxford, so that’s why it’s called Radcliffe, and a camera is a round structure.
Yes, I would. Actually, it’s almost near the Northamptonshire border, and it has wonderful, wonderful gardens. But it is, it’s Greater Oxford, it certainly is.
They claim it is 1018, although it’s rather like people’s claims to having the best hummus in Cairo. There are many places that claim to have older doors than that around England, but that apparently is the claim.