Once I was a clever boy learning the arts of Oxford... is a quotation from the verses written by Bishop Richard Fleming (c.1385-1431) for his tomb in Lincoln Cathedral. Fleming, the founder of Lincoln College in Oxford, is the subject of my research for a D. Phil., and, like me, a son of the West Riding. I have remarked in the past that I have a deeply meaningful on-going relationship with a dead fifteenth century bishop... it was Fleming who, in effect, enabled me to come to Oxford and to learn its arts, and for that I am immensely grateful.


Tuesday, 19 May 2020

Oxford in lockdown


My friend Tony Morris who has a blog about Oxford called, appropriately enough Morris Oxford has a post with a wonderful series of photographs of the deserted city centre in glorious sunshine and under ‘lockdown’.

The complete post can be seen by following the link at Full Story below



We have just witnessed something unprecedented in the history of Oxford:

EMPTY STREETS.

The following photographs were recorded by Stephen Foote, a professional cameraman, Oxford born and bred, over the course of two April days in 2020.


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