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Catalogue description The 7 ton bell known as 'Great Tom', housed in Tom Tower and rung 101 times every night to signify the original number of Christ Church scholars. The bell was removed from Osney Abbey in 1546 and was recast at the college, where it remained.
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| Reference: | HT10449 |
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| Title: | The 7 ton bell known as 'Great Tom', housed in Tom Tower and rung 101 times every night to signify the original number of Christ Church scholars. The bell was removed from Osney Abbey in 1546 and was recast at the college, where it remained. |
| Description: |
Colour or black and white: Black and white Photographer: Henry W Taunt Address/Location: Christ Church College, Oxford, Oxfordshire Period and Monument type: Medieval University college Component term: Bell |
| Date: | 1907 |
| Held by: | Historic England Archive, not available at The National Archives |
| Language: | English |
| Physical description: | 1 Inkjet print (General/ordinary paper; Inkjet) |
| Restrictions on use: |
Copyright: Reproduced By Permission Of Oxfordshire County Council |
| Access conditions: |
Public |
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