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The Logic Lane Bridge at University College Oxford

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Logic Lane __NOTOC__ Logic Lane is a small historic cobbled lane that runs through University College in Oxford, England, so called because it was the location of a school of logicians. It links the High Street at the front of the college with Merton Str ...

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. The bridge was designed by the Oxford architect

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(1850–1915) and was completed in 1904.Andrew Saint,
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It links the older Radcliffe Quad buildings with the newer Durham Buildings, built in 1903.

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was against the scheme, since Logic Lane was officially a bridleway, but the court judged in favour of the College—so the bridge was built.

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University College, Bridge, Oxford, Oxfordshire
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