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HFF 12 DEC 2025

Happy Fence Friday, All

The building on the left is The Freud café-bar
From Wikipedia - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freud,_Oxford -
"The Freud café-bar stands opposite the Oxford University Press, and at the head of Great Clarendon Street. The bar, which was opened in 1988, is housed in a grand neoclassical building with an Ionic portico.This building was constructed as the Church of St Paul, the first Anglican parish church to be constructed in Oxford after the Reformation.The new church and parish was created to serve the growing community of Jericho. The building was designed by the architect H. J. Underwood and built in 1836. The architect E. G. Bruton added the apse in 1853 and F. C. Eden remodelled the interior in 1908. In the 20th century St Paul's became a redundant church and, after de-consecration, became a theatre and arts centre. In 1988 the building was acquired by Secession Ltd. to prevent its demolition and opened as Freud café-bar".

The building on the right is the Blavatnik School of Government.
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24 comments

tiabunna said:

HFF and have a good weekend, Roger.
3 months ago ( translate )

Roger Bennion replied to tiabunna:

Thanks very much, George.
A belated HFF and have a very good week.
3 months ago

Mick Herbert said:

Nice mix of the old and the new here Rog.
3 months ago

Roger Bennion replied to Mick Herbert:

Cheers very much, Mick.
Have a very good week.
3 months ago ( translate )

William Sutherland said:

Excellent capture and contrast between antiquity and modernity!
3 months ago

Roger Bennion replied to William Sutherland:

Thank you very much, William.
A belated HFF and have a very good week.
3 months ago

Stephan Fey said:

HFF, Roger!
3 months ago ( translate )

Annemarie said:

ancient and new, a great contrast
3 months ago

Annemarie said:

Have a nice Friday and weekend!
3 months ago ( translate )

Madeleine Defawes said:

Superbe contraste entre le moderne et l'ancien !
Bonne journée. Amitiés
3 months ago ( translate )

Jaap van 't Veen said:

Quite a difference between the two buildings; well seen and captured Roger.
hFF
3 months ago ( translate )

Gudrun said:

The contrast of styles is fascinating, a well composed photo! HFF and a good weekend.
3 months ago

Christa1004 said:

Amazing place for a café-bar, with this portico and pediments it looks like a Greek temple. It reminds me the temple I saw in Germany in a forest, high on a mountain. HFF Roger.
3 months ago

Xata said:

Love the reflections on the glass wall, HFF Roger.
3 months ago

Roger (Grisly) said:

Interesting contrasts and great information in this excellent posting Roger,
HFF and a good weekend!
3 months ago