Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
The Radcliffe Observatory Quarter is a major University of Oxford development project in Oxford, England, in the estate of the old Radcliffe Infirmary hospital.Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: University
- Description: Oxford University site in England
- Also known as: “Radcliffe Infirmary” and “ROQ”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Somerville College and Green Templeton College.
Somerville College
University
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Somerville College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. It was founded in 1879 as Somerville Hall, one of its first two women's colleges. Somerville College is situated 430 feet southeast of Radcliffe Observatory Quarter.
Green Templeton College
University
Green Templeton College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. The college is located on the former Green College site on Woodstock Road next to the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter in North Oxford and is centred on the architecturally important Radcliffe Observatory, an 18th-century building, modelled on the ancient Tower of the Winds in Athens. Green Templeton College is situated 470 feet north of Radcliffe Observatory Quarter.
Bate Collection of Historical Musical Instruments
Museum
The Bate Collection of Historical Musical Instruments is a museum of musical instruments from the Middle Ages onwards. It was housed in Oxford University's Faculty of Music near Christ Church on St.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jericho and Norham Manor.
Jericho
Suburb
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Jericho is a historic suburb of the English city of Oxford. It consists of the streets bounded by the Oxford Canal, Worcester College, Walton Street and Walton Well Road.
Norham Manor
Quarter
Photo: Jpbowen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Norham Manor estate is a residential suburb in Oxford, England. It is part of central North Oxford. To the north is Park Town with its crescents, to the east is the River Cherwell, to the south are the University Parks and to the west is Walton Manor, on the other side of Banbury Road.
Park Town
Neighborhood
Photo: Jpbowen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Park Town is a small residential area in central North Oxford, a suburb of Oxford, England. It was one of the earliest planned suburban developments in the area and most of the houses are Grade II listed.
Radcliffe Observatory Quarter
- Categories: quarter and education
- Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.75998° or 51° 45′ 36″ northLongitude
-1.2639° or 1° 15′ 50″ westOperator
University of OxfordOpen location code
9C3WQP5P+XCOpenStreetMap ID
way 187362455OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=universityOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q7280033
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“Radcliffe Observatory Quarter” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “拉德克利夫天文角”
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