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A female grotesque on a buttress in the Cloister at Magdalen College, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Henry Taunt1880

Historic England

Historic England
London, United Kingdom

This reptile-headed grotesque stands on a buttress in the cloister at Magdalen College, Oxford. The university college was founded in 1548 and the Great Quadrangle Cloister was built between 1475 and 1490.

Historic England Archive CC50/00103

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  • Title: A female grotesque on a buttress in the Cloister at Magdalen College, Oxford, Oxfordshire
  • Creator: Henry William Taunt
  • Date created: 1880
  • Rights: Source: Historic England Archive
  • Medium: Glass plate negative
Historic England

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