Founders Tower
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| Founders Tower | |
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Oxfordshire | |
|---|---|
 Founder's Tower | |
| Type: | Tower |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | SP52090621 |
| Location: | 51°45’8"N, 1°14’48"W |
| City: | Oxford |
| History | |
| Tower | |
| Information | |
| Owned by: | Magdalen College |
Founders Tower is a tower in Magdalen College in the heart of Oxford.
The is the second-highest tower in the college, after the Great Tower. It is very slightly taller than St Swithun's Tower, which faces it across St John's Quad.
Founders Tower houses the entrance to the Old Library, and sits above the main entrance to the Cloisters. Despite the views of the college from the top of the tower, access is restricted.
See also
- Magdalen Tower (Magdalen College)
- Tom Tower (Christ Church)
References
- Nikolaus Pevsner: The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire, 1974 Penguin Books ISBN 978-0-300-09639-2