Roger Bennion's photos with the keyword: Christ Church College

This is Christ Church College in Oxford. From Wikipedia ( en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christ_Church,_Oxford ) "Founded in 1546 by King Henry VIII, it is one of the larger colleges of the University of Oxford. Christ Church has a number of architecturally significant buildings including Tom Tower (designed by Sir Christopher Wren), Tom Quad (the largest quadrangle in Oxford) and the Great Dining Hall which was also the seat of the parliament assembled by King Charles I during the English Civil War. The buildings have inspired replicas throughout the world in addition to being featured in films such as Harry Potter and The Golden Compass. This has helped Christ Church become the most popular Oxford college for tourists with almost half a million visitors annually". Now, for 'Sight and Sound' I have a wayward link that will take a little bit of explaining :-) "White Rabbit" was written by Grace Slick in either late 1965 or early 1966. It has been used several times in our Group. I know I have used this classic at least once and it is now time for me to use the song again :-) According to Wikipedia, the song uses imagery found in the fantasy works of Lewis Carroll. 1865's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its 1871 sequel Through the Looking-Glass. Imagery such as changing size after taking pills or drinking an unknown liquid. Lewis Carroll attended Christ Church College and this completes my 'Sight and Sound' logic :-) Added to Sight and Sound : Pictures & Music ♫ ♪ ♫ ♪ Listen here ~ White Rabbit ~ Jefferson Airplane

Back to April for a shot taken on a lovely sunny day in Oxford :-) Kenny says "roll on summer" and has given a link to "In the Summertime" by Shaggy featuring Rayvon. So, that is a good enough reason to add this to 'Sight and Sound' methinks :-)) And, I like the video! Cheers, Kenny. Added to ~ Sight and Sound Listen here ♫ ♪ ♪ ♫ ~ In the Summertime" ~ Shaggy feat. Reyvon

Tom Tower is the main entrance to Christ Church College, Oxford. It is a bell tower named for its bell, 'Great Tom'. So, here comes one of my wayward and obscure links for 'Soundtrack to Life' :-) I have made two references to 'Tom'. Therefore, I think I should be allowed to use a track with 'Tom' in the title :-) And, the sky is very 'Blues' here :-) In which case, it is easy for me to link this to Bob Dylan's classic “Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues” here sung by Linda Ronstadt. This comes from Linda's “We Ran” album from 1998. According to Wikipedia “the album only lasted two weeks on the Billboard album chart, peaking at a disappointing #160. Despite positive reviews, this release was a rare commercial failure for Linda with US sales of approximately 60,000 copies. The disc was taken out of print in 2009” I find this astonishing because, in my humble opinion, the album is full of so many gems! In particular, it contains stunning versions of two of my fave songs. They are “Icy Blue Heart” written by John Hiatt and “Dreams of the San Joaquin” written by Jack Wesley Routh & Randy Sharp”. If anyone can suggest photos to go with these two songs I will be eternally grateful :-)) Added to ~ Soundtrack to Life Listen here ~ Just Like Tom Thumb's Blues ~ Linda Ronstadt