I love Oxford in the rain. Even a little drizzle seems to clear the streets, and if you head off into the city’s many alleyways during a decent downpour it can feel as though you have the whole place to yourself. I got caught out in a thunderstorm while walking between talks at the literary festival today, and had a great time taking touristy pictures in the moody, semi-empty streets. I was pleased to warm up in front of the open fire in Christ Church College’s Great Hall after a little too long taking pictures in the hail and the rain- I was soaked through!
The Radcliffe Camera in a thunderstorm
- The Oxford Martin School which hosted “Is the planet too full?”
The Norrington Room at Blackwells Oxford- effectively the world’s best book cave
Drying off from the thunderstorm in front of the fire in Christ Church College’s Great Hall
A full shot of the Great Hall, which Potter fans might recognise as Hogwarts Hall from the films
Tourists sheltering from the thunderstorm under the Bridge of Sighs
Broad Street
Christ Church College Quad
Christ Church College Quad in the thunderstorm
The Bodleian Library luring in unsuspecting passers by…
School children enjoying a talk about the most deadly inventions in the Blackwells festival marquee
The Vaults Cafe looking inviting…
Entrance to the Great Hall at Christ Church with vaulted ceiling and Narnian style lamposts
The Sheldonian Theatre