Oxford, according to poet John Elinger, is “a curious hybrid of a somewhat decayed South Midland manufacturing town across Magdalen Bridge in the Cowley area. . . , and the historic centre of learning”. Elinger is the pen-name of Sir Christopher Ball, former Warden of Keble college, and he has compiled a poetic tribute to Oxford called That Sweet City, illustrated by Katherine Shock.
Designed as a series of walks in an around Oxford, the book starts with the Seven Sights of Oxford and ends with the Seven Gardens of Oxford.
Many familiar sights are there, including the surviving parts of Gloucester College, Worcester's predecessor.
But there are also more unusual choices, including the old Gasworks Bridge at Grandpont, and the Jam Factory.
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