Historic houses · South East England
The Meadow Building
In or near Oxford.
The Meadow Building — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
David Hawgood — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Oxford · 1.1 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
The Meadow Building is located in Oxford, Oxfordshire, with the postcode OX1 1DP. The nearest railway station is Oxford, which is approximately 1.1 km away. Entry is free, but accessibility is limited for wheelchair users.
About
The Meadow Building is a Grade II*-listed building in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom. Grade II* 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.
Photo gallery
Official information
Christ Church Picture Gallery is home to Britain's first public art collection, featuring an important assortment of Italian art from the 14th to 18th centuries. The gallery is known for its significant collection of Old Master drawings, including works by renowned artists such as Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.
From the Wikipedia article
The Meadow Building (known as "Meadows" to students, aka Meadow Buildings) is part of Christ Church, Oxford, England, one of the Oxford colleges, looking out south onto Christ Church Meadow on Broad Walk and then along the straight tree-lined Poplar Walk to the River Thames. The building is used as the public entrance for paying visitors to Christ Church instead of the main entrance under Tom Tower in St Aldate's.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The building was constructed in 1862–66 to the designs of Sir Thomas Deane of Dublin in the Venetian style (favoured by the Christ Church art historian John Ruskin). Single rooms in the Meadow Building look out over either the college or the Christ Church Meadow, although originally, college undergraduates would be given a suite of rooms with views overlooking both sides. Recent building work has converted most of these rooms to ensuite while leaving one staircase, which is primarily non-residential, as was. When it was first built, the relative distance of the Meadow Building from the more fashionable Peckwater and Canterbury Quads meant that it was considered the least desirable…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.7494, -1.2547
- County
- Oxfordshire
- District
- Oxford
- Parish
- Oxford, unparished area
- Postcode
- OX1 1DP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Oxford West and Abingdon
- Phone
- +441865276172
- Nearest railway station
- Oxford — 1.1 km
- Official site
- www.chch.ox.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7750780 (CC0)
- wikipedia: The Meadow Building (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is The Meadow Building?
- The Meadow Building is in Oxfordshire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode OX1 1DP), in the parish of Oxford, unparished area.
- What is The Meadow Building?
- The Meadow Building — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-west-midlands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to The Meadow Building?
- The nearest railway station is Oxford, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can use postcode OX1 1DP.
- Is The Meadow Building a listed building?
- The Meadow Building is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to The Meadow Building?
- The nearest railway station is Oxford, about 1.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode OX1 1DP.