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Merton Street

MERTON
 

 

Oxford

 

Merton College was established in 1264 by Walter de Merton, Lord Chancellor, and Bishop of Rochester. One of the most unusual and striking visual aspects of the college is the stone relief over the gatehouse.

 

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The enigmatic sculpture over Merton Gatehouse seems to have been erected in the 15th century. It displays a mixture of mythology and ecclesiastical elements. The Book of Life takes centre stage with a figure of Abraham presiding over it in the right. But what of the unicorn and what do the rabbit burrows symbolise?

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Sculpture over Gatehouse, Merton College, Oxford

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Sculpture over the Gatehouse, Merton street, Oxford

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Oxford's Central Post Office was originally based in a small part of the Town Hall. It grew too big and in 1880, it found it's new home at 102-104 St Aldates. It was designed by E J Rivers at a cost of £10,000 out of Chilmark stone.  Today it is owned by Merton College and the ground floor is leased back to the Post Office.

Central post office, Oxford

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print of Merton College Oxford

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