Besse Building
Besse Building is an university building in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Besse Building is situated nearby to Back Quad, as well as near the university building Ruskin School of Art.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include University College and St Edmund Hall.
University College
University
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University College, formally The Master and Fellows of the College of the Great Hall of the University commonly called University College in the University of Oxford and colloquially referred to as "Univ", is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. University College is situated 490 feet west of Besse Building.
St Edmund Hall
University
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St Edmund Hall is a constituent college of the University of Oxford. The college claims to be "the oldest surviving academic society to house and educate undergraduates in any university" and was the last surviving medieval academic hall at the university.
The Queen’s College
University
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The Queen's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, England. The college was founded in 1341 by Robert de Eglesfield in honour of Philippa of Hainault, queen of England. The Queen’s College is situated 530 feet northwest of Besse Building.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oxford and Grandpont.
Oxford
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Oxford is the oldest university city in the United Kingdom, some 50 miles to the west of the capital London in its own county of Oxfordshire, on the rivers Thames and Cherwell.
Grandpont
Quarter
Grandpont is a mainly residential area in south Oxford, England. It is west of Abingdon Road, and consists mainly of narrow streets that run at right angles to the main road, with terraced late-Victorian and Edwardian houses.
Norham Manor
Quarter
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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.
Besse Building
- Type: University building
- Categories: building and education
- Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.75259° or 51° 45′ 9″ northLongitude
-1.24939° or 1° 14′ 58″ westOperator
St Edmund HallOpen location code
9C3WQQ32+26OpenStreetMap ID
way 296165472OpenStreetMap feature
building=university
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