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A naked bronze man watches Oxford from a rooftop and most people never notice

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Mar 04, 2026
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Iron man statue by Antony Gormley (Devis M/shutterstock.com)

High above Oxford’s Broad street, a seven-foot-tall bronze figure stands quietly on the roof of Blackwell’s art and poster shop at Exeter College. The sculpture is part of Another Time II, a series by Antony Gormley made from casts of his own body.

What makes the statue especially fun is how oft…

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