Collection: Planet Banbury

Ride a Cock Horse to Banbury Cross... This beautiful illustration encapsulates the beauty of this market town on the River Cherwell in northern Oxfordshire. The town is a bustling commercial and retail centre at the edge of the Cotswolds, with a primarily rural surrounding.

This artwork shows the impressive bronze statue of the “Fine Lady” from the famous “Ride a cock horse to Banbury Cross” rhyme set close to the Banbury Cross at the meeting point of the roads from Oxford, Warwick and Shipston-on-Stour.  Other points of interest include the Market Place, the St Mary’s parish church, the atmospheric lanes and streets of the Old Town and the Castle Quay shopping mall with the town’s Museum set directly beside the Oxford Canal. Also shown are Broughton Castle and Wroxton Abbey with its original three Folleys.