Sunday, September 12, 2010

Dreaming spires and production lines

Oxford is about 130 kilometers west of London.  It is an important centre of Industry. And of course the oldest and most famous university town in England.
But visitors frequently walk around asking: "Where is the university?"
In fact it is everywhere. The university has nearly 12,000 students in 28 separate collages. And each college has its own buildings. (Many date from the Middle Ages.)
The principal means of transport for the 17,000 students in Oxford is the bicycle. It is interesting that the principle industry of the town is cars - 17,000 people are employed by British Leyland(BL) alone.

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