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Sally-Beth MacLean, 03-Feb-09; Gord Oxley, 03-Dec-09; Sally-Beth MacLean, 07-Dec-09; Sally-Beth MacLean, 08-Dec-09; Sally-Beth MacLean, 09-Dec-09;
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High end
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2008
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David Hall

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View of an angle of the panelled high (N) end of the hall showing a set of double 2-light windows.
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Sally-Beth MacLean, 21-Oct-08; Gord Oxley, 29-Oct-08;
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High end
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1939
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RCHM, Inventory of Historical Monuments: Oxford 85 (9)

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The high (W) end of the great hall.
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Sally-Beth MacLean, 21-Oct-08; Gord Oxley, 29-Oct-08; John Geck, 19-Oct-09; John Geck, 15-Jan-10;
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2009
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John A. Geck. With the permission of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford

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The high (W) end of the medieval great hall.
Submitted by serafinm on
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Sally-Beth MacLean, 15-Oct-08; Sally-Beth MacLean, 15-Oct-08; Gord Oxley, 16-Oct-08;
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High end
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1939
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RCHM, Inventory of Historical Monuments: Oxford Plate 137

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'...on the W. wall also are three groups of carved panels; the middle group (Plate 137) is of nine panels of which five represent scenes from the life of St. Mary Magdalen (a) the Magdalen washing the feet of Christ, (b) Christ at Bethany with the inscription "Martha solicita es et turbaris erga plurima Maria optimam partem elegit" and the date 1541, (c) the Magdalen anointing the head of Christ, (d) Christ appearing to the Magdalen in the garden with the inscriptions "Noli me tangere" and "Rabboni", (e) the Magdalen and the disciples with the inscription "Vidi dominum"... Other panels include Sts John the Baptist and Mary Magdalen, Henry VIII and various heraldic motifs.
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Sally-Beth MacLean, 04-Jun-08; Sally-Beth MacLean, 04-Jun-08; Gord Oxley, 16-Jun-08; Sally-Beth MacLean, 17-Jun-08; Sally-Beth MacLean, 17-Jun-08; Sally-Beth MacLean, 17-Jun-08; Carolyn Black, 19-May-09;
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High end
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2008
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Paul MacLean

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The high end on the N side of the tower retains stone corbels indicating where the canopy hung over the lord's table.
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Sally-Beth MacLean, 02-Jun-08; Gord Oxley, 16-Jun-08; Sally-Beth MacLean, 23-Sep-08; Sally-Beth MacLean, 23-Sep-08;
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High end
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2008
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Paul MacLean

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High end of the Guildhall, with a partial view of the 15th c. oak roof.
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Sally-Beth MacLean, 27-May-08; Sally-Beth MacLean, 27-May-08; Gord Oxley, 13-Jun-08; Sally-Beth MacLean, 18-Feb-09;
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High end
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colour photograph
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2008
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Sally-Beth MacLean

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The door at the high end in the SE corner led to the family's private chambers.
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Edited by
Sally-Beth MacLean, 14-May-08; Gord Oxley, 22-May-08; Gord Oxley, 22-May-08; Sally-Beth MacLean, 04-Jun-08;
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High end
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2008
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Paul MacLean

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The high end of the hall overlooking the street.
Submitted by serafinm on
Edited by
Sally-Beth MacLean, 26-Sep-07; Sally-Beth MacLean, 26-Sep-07; Gord Oxley, 02-Oct-07; Sally-Beth MacLean, 03-Oct-07;
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High end
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2007
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Sally-Beth MacLean

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Only a partial wall remains at the high end though the bay facing the courtyard is relatively intact. Vestiges of a square Renaissance frame with fragments of a richly carved armorial stone panel can still be seen about 15' up on the wall (Hope, <i>Cowdray</i> 72).

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Sally-Beth MacLean, 30-Oct-06; Sally-Beth MacLean, 01-Nov-06;
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High end
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2006
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Alan Somerset

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View of the high end and N wall of the hall.
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