Carfax Tower
Queen Street, Oxford OX1 1ET, UK
Description:
The history of Carfax Tower was not easy.
The tower was a single ensemble with the church of St. Martin, built in the 15th century. In 1820, the tower was deemed unreliable and demolished for security reasons, and then rebuilt. In 1896, the local authorities needed to pave the road in the place where the church stood, and it was demolished completely, leaving only the tower.
Carfax Tower is located at the crossroads of four roads, where day and night are full of life.
The building itself is now 23 meters high, and at the top there is a clock and 6 bells that ring every 15 minutes. Under the clock there are figures of two boys, which the locals affectionately call "the boys of the quarter."
Climbing to the top of the tower, climbing 99 steps, you get to the observation deck, which offers stunning views of the city and the spires of Oxford.