Historic houses · West Midlands
Founders Tower
Founders Tower — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
Philip Halling — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Founders Tower is a Grade I-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade I status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Heritage listing
Founder's Tower is a tower in Magdalen College, Oxford, England. It is the second-highest tower in the college, after the Great Tower. It is very slightly taller than St. Swithun's Tower, which faces it across St John's Quad. Founder's Tower houses the entrance to the Old Library, and sits above the main entrance to the Cloisters. Despite the views of the college from the top of the tower, access is restricted.
From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Founder's Tower is a tower in Magdalen College, Oxford, England. It is the second-highest tower in the college, after the Great Tower. It is very slightly taller than St. Swithun's Tower, which faces it across St John's Quad. Founder's Tower houses the entrance to the Old Library, and sits above the main entrance to the Cloisters. Despite the views of the college from the top of the tower, access is restricted. It is listed on the National Heritage List for England.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.7522, -1.2468
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Oxford
- Parish
- Oxford, unparished area
- Postcode
- OX1 4AU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Official site
- www.univ.ox.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q5474611 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Founders Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Founders Tower?
- Founders Tower is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX1 4AU), in the parish of Oxford, unparished area.
- Is Founders Tower a listed building?
- Founders Tower is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Founders Tower?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode OX1 4AU. It sits within the Oxford West and Abingdon parliamentary constituency.