St George’s Tower
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St George’s Tower is a historic medieval stone tower in Oxford, England, and one of the oldest surviving parts of the former Oxford Castle and prison complex.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic building
ⓘ
medieval stone tower ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| access | guided tour ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Oxford Preservation Trust NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Norman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Oxford Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oxford Castle Prison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | defence of Oxford Castle ⓘ |
| category |
Grade I listed buildings in Oxford
ⓘ
Oxford Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ Towers in Oxford ⓘ |
| constructedDuringReignOf | William the Conqueror NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| elevation | provides views over Oxford ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
roof platform
ⓘ
spiral staircase ⓘ thick stone walls ⓘ |
| hasFunction | viewing platform for visitors ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalPeriod |
Norman period
ⓘ
medieval period ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalUse |
part of castle fortifications
ⓘ
place of imprisonment ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after St George ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Castle Mound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oxford Castle & Prison visitor centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Oxford Castle motte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Oxford city centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oxford spires NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| heritageRegister |
National Heritage List for England entry
ⓘ
surface form:
National Heritage List for England
|
| inception | 11th century ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Oxford Castle complex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South East England ⓘ St George’s Place, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | stone ⓘ |
| oneOfOldestSurvivingPartsOf |
Oxford Castle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oxford Castle prison complex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| partOf | former Oxford Castle and prison complex ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| region | Oxfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismType | heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedAs |
defensive tower
ⓘ
observation point ⓘ prison tower ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.