Flying over Oxford was great. Even from over 2000ft high it was very
easy to recognise everywhere. One thing to watch out for is the mast
just to the north-east near Otmoor bird sactuary, but it is pretty
easy to spot.
Flying west, I basically followed the A420 (once it had come back out
of the Brize CTR) to Hinton Waldrist. This comes just after a dual
carriageway section after a roundabout, both of which were obvious
from the air.
We did a circuit of Hinton to take a couple of photos and Simon's
parents saw us and waved, which was nice. Then we went over to the
Uffington White Horse passed a couple of picturesque villages.
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That's Oxford High Street curving across the bottom left corner. The
Radcliffe Camera is easily visible just below the centre of the
image. The long buildings central in the upper part of the image is
the Radcliffe Infirmary (or whatever it is now - I heard some years
ago that it was going to close and be sold off). |
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Central Oxford with Christ Church College to the right and the Thames
(also known as the Isis in Oxfordshire!) towards the bottom of the
image (I once lived on Western Road which is just off the bottom
there). Towards the top is the University Parks. In the middle below
the Parks is Keble College (which was my college). The tall building
with the reflecting roof is Keble Chaple. Near the top left is the
ugly bulk of the Engineering Dept which is where I had an office for 7
years when I worked for the Computing Lab (which you can just make out
across the road from Keble Chapel if you know what to look for!). |
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The village of Hinton Waldrist from the north-west. The road in the
top right goes up to Longworth. |
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The north end of the village. The Grange is the big house towards the
top with it's tennis court and pool. The village church is partly
visible to the left. |
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The house on the right of the two together is Simon's parents' house.
You can see the greenhouse at the end of the garden and two garden
chairs. Near the chairs are Simon's parents waving frantically. Hello! |
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This is Buckland with Buckland House to the top left and the building
in the middle of the top right quarter with a blue-looking roof is the
village church. |
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A local golf course, but I don't know which one... |
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Our final destination - the Uffington White Horse. To the right you
can see the remains of the fort that once stood on the hill. |