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| A Tuck's "Oilette" postcard of Christ Church Cathedral and Tom Tower. |
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| Originally founded by Cardinal Wolsey in 1524 as Cardinal's College and refounded by Henry VIII in 1546, Christ Church is one of the largest colleges in the University of Oxford |
| The famous bell tower was designed by Sir Christopher Wren, a former student at Christ Church, in 1682. The tower houses the bell, Great Tom, and like Big Ben in London, the tower tends to be called after the bell. |
| The Dean who supervised the construction of Tom Tower, John Fell, was an unpopular man who inspired the famous verse, 'I do not love thee Doctor Fell, Why I don't I cannot tell, But this I know and know full well, I do not love thee Doctor Fell.' |
| Follow this link for Christ Church's website. |
| Christ Church Cathedral is the Chapel for the College as well as the cathedral church for the Diocese of Oxford. |
| The College's Latin name, Aedes Christi, means Temple or House of Christ, and thus the College is known as The House. |
| Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand was named after the college in 1848. |
| The College has appeared in many literary works, including Evelyn Waugh's "Brideshead Revisited" and Lewis Carroll's "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland". |
| Former students at Christ Church include thirteen British Prime Ministers (only two short of the total number produced by the whole of Cambridge !). The most recent are Anthony Eden and Alec Douglas-Home. |
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| Christ Church Cathedral. |
| Christ Church from St Aldates. (Z) |
| Christ Church Dining Hall. |
| We'd be delighted if you would sign our Guest Book ! We welcome suggestions, corrections and constructive criticism - or just say "Hello !" and tell us where you come from. |
| Repairs to the college in 1908. |
| A couple of postcards of the Staircase. |
| Notable alumni include : W H Auden : Sir Adrian Boult : Lewis Carroll : David Dimbleby : Michael Flanders : Donald Swann : Sir Ludovic Kennedy : Norman Painting : John Ruskin : Sir William Walton : Auberon Waugh : Nigel Lawson : Sir Alfred Ayer : Trevor Huddleston : John and Charles Wesley : A L Rowse : Albert Einstein. |
| The Kitchen, which dates from 1545. |
| Another view of the west front. |
| A 1908 postcard of Christ Church. |
| Reproductions of postcards with a (Z) following the description are available to buy from Zazzle - just click on the (Z) ! Similarly, GC = Greetings Card, P = Print, ST = US Postage Stamp, K = Key Ring, FM = Fridge Magnet, SM = Souvenir Mug, X = Xmas Card. |
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