Gargoyles holding a head, Magdalen College, Cloister, Great Quadrangle, Oxford, Oxfordshire

Henry Taunt1900

Historic England
London, United Kingdom

Rainwater flows from the mouth of the head being held by the two figures and into a drainpipe. Magdalen College was founded by Bishop Waynflete, Bishop of Winchester, in 1458. The Cloister Quadrangle was built between 1475 and 1490.

Historic England Archive CC50/00141

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Title: Gargoyles holding a head, Magdalen College, Cloister, Great Quadrangle, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Creator: Henry William Taunt
Date Created: 1900
Rights: Source: Historic England Archive
Medium: Glass plate negative

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