Christ Church Mercury Fountain
The Mercury Fountain stands in the centre of the Great Quadrangle, commonly Tom Quad, at Christ Church, Oxford, England. The third statue to stand at the site, it was donated in 1928.Photo: harshilshah, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Body of water
- Description: Grade I listed building in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
- Also known as: “Christchurch, Mercury Fountain, the Great Quadrangle” and “Mercury Fountain”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Christ Church Cathedral and Oriel College.
Christ Church Cathedral
Church
Photo: David Hawgood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Christ Church Cathedral is a cathedral of the Church of England in Oxford, England. It is the seat of the bishop of Oxford and the principal church of the diocese of Oxford.
Oriel College
University
Photo: Wiki alf, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oriel College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford. Oriel College is situated 740 feet northeast of Christ Church Mercury Fountain.
Brasenose College
University
Photo: Godot13, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Brasenose College, formally The Principal and Scholars of the King's Hall and College of Brasenose in Oxford, or BNC, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Brasenose College is situated 1,000 feet north of Christ Church Mercury Fountain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oxford and Grandpont.
Oxford
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
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.
Christ Church Mercury Fountain
- Category: fountain
- Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.75024° or 51° 45′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.25588° or 1° 15′ 21″ westOpen location code
9C3WQP2V+3JOpenStreetMap ID
way 569971017OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=fountainOpenStreetMap feature
natural=waterWikidata ID
Q17528481
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In Other Languages
“Christ Church Mercury Fountain” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Christ Church Mercury Fountain”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Tom Quad and Tom Tower.
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