20-520: Winchester Road is a road in North Oxford , England . It runs north–south between and roughly parallel with Woodstock Road to the west and Banbury Road to the east. It is in a desirable area with high house prices. The area was formerly part of the estate of St John's College , and the road is named after the city and see of Winchester , whose bishop is the Visitor of the college. Most of
40-742: A coaching inn ), St John's College , the Oxford Internet Institute (No 1 St Giles'), Balliol College , and Trinity College . On the west side are the International Study Centre of d'Overbroeck's College , St Benet's Hall , the Theology Faculty , Oxford Quaker Meeting House, the Eagle and Child public house (where J. R. R. Tolkien , C. S. Lewis , and other members of the Inklings met; No. 42
60-507: Is a suburban part of the city of Oxford in England . It was owned for many centuries largely by St John's College, Oxford and many of the area's Victorian houses were initially sold on leasehold by the college. The leafy roads of Woodstock Road to the west and Banbury Road to the east (leading to Woodstock and Banbury respectively) run north-south through the area, meeting at their southern ends to become St Giles . North Oxford
80-407: Is airing in this new North Oxford air. St Giles%27, Oxford St Giles' is a wide boulevard leading north from the centre of Oxford , England . At its northern end, the road divides into Woodstock Road to the left and Banbury Road to the right, both major roads through North Oxford . At the southern end, the road continues as Magdalen Street at the junction with Beaumont Street to
100-687: Is at 27 Winchester Road, in the precincts of St Antony's College. This houses the Bodleian Japanese Library. Also to the east, just north of Church Walk, there is a good view of the tower and spire of the St Philip and St James Church , now the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies (an institution accredited by Middlesex University ). 51°45′52″N 1°15′46″W / 51.76436°N 1.26272°W / 51.76436; -1.26272 North Oxford North Oxford
120-585: Is located to the west. Much of the central area contains excellent examples of late 19th-century Victorian Gothic architecture, and is now a conservation area . The conservation area includes three Grade I listed buildings , the Church of St Philip and St James (which now houses the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies ), the Observer's House (now Osler House), and the Radcliffe Observatory ;
140-727: Is not in Wolvercote itself, but beside Banbury Road north of the A40). Cutteslowe Park is a large open area just to the north of this bypass. North Oxford has attracted famous residents, such as the authors and academics J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) and Iris Murdoch (1919–1999). Murdoch lived with her husband and fellow academic John Bayley , and the area was featured in the biographical film, Iris . T. E. Lawrence (known as Lawrence of Arabia) grew up in Polstead Road , North Oxford. Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984), Poet Laureate ,
160-536: Is noted for its schools, especially its private schools. These include the Dragon School and Summer Fields (formerly Summerfield), which are preparatory schools , and St Edward's School and the Oxford High School for Girls, Wychwood School and d'Overbroeck's College which are secondary schools and St. Clare's, Oxford , an international sixth form college which is the longest provider of
180-789: The Martyrs' Memorial (1843), commemorating the Oxford Martyrs (1555–56). Balliol Hall used to stand on the east side of St Giles' at the point that the Banbury Road and Woodstock Road divide. It was in rooms here that lessons began under A. E. Clarke in September 1877 at a school that was to become known as the Dragon School . The school expanded and moved within two years to Crick Road and then in 1895 to its current location in Bardwell Road in North Oxford . The street
200-799: The River Cherwell . To the south of the college is the Cherwell Boathouse , a popular punting spot. Further south, also bordering the Cherwell, are the University Parks , to the north of which is Norham Gardens , with large houses backing onto the park, including Gunfield . A large open area of ancient common land , Port Meadow , adjoining the River Isis (the section of the River Thames that flows through Oxford)
220-574: The International Baccalaureate Diploma in England (source ISA). The boundary of "North Oxford" is not exactly defined, but the original area developed by St John's College (sometimes now called "Central North Oxford") runs north from the top end of St Giles' to approximately Kingston Road, Frenchay Road , Staverton Road , and Marston Ferry Road , south of Summertown . It includes Park Town , Norham Manor , and
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#1732780726986240-529: The eastern parts of Walton Manor . Four of Oxford University 's former women's colleges, Lady Margaret Hall , St Anne's , St Hugh's and Somerville (at the southern extreme) are located in North Oxford. There are also four graduate colleges, Green Templeton College (formerly Green College), St Antony's , both off the Woodstock Road, Kellogg on Banbury Road, and to the east Wolfson , on
260-663: The houses are in the Victorian Gothic style, largely built between 1875 and 1882, designed by architects including Frederick Codd , William Cross , and William Wilkinson . At the southern end is Bevington Road , with St Anne's College , a former women's college of the University of Oxford , opposite. At the northern end is Canterbury Road , with St Hugh's College , another of the University's former women's colleges, opposite. Some modern ornamental iron gates at
280-414: The junction with Winchester Road give access to the college's grounds. A little more than halfway up the road, there is a junction with North Parade , containing local shops, to the east and Church Walk (with through access for pedestrians only) to the west. Towards the southern end on the west side is St Antony's College , a graduate college of the University. The Nissan Institute of Japanese Studies
300-421: The latter two are now both part of Green Templeton College . There are Regency -style houses built in the mid-19th century in the crescents of Park Town , initially in the middle of the countryside but now surrounded by the rest of the suburb. Central North Oxford between the city centre and Summertown , has been described as the most desirable suburb of Oxford , England . It is popularly supposed that it
320-508: The northern extremity of North Oxford, which is approximately the line of the A40 (the northern bypass, part of the Oxford ring road ) are three suburbs, Sunnymead and Cutteslowe (to the east of Banbury Road) and Wolvercote to the west of Woodstock Road. Beyond the bypass is the village of Kidlington . Wolvercote Cemetery contains the grave of J. R. R. Tolkien (note that Wolvercote Cemetery
340-516: The west. Also to the west halfway along the street is Pusey Street . Like the rest of North Oxford, much of St Giles' is owned by St John's College . At the northern end of St Giles' is St Giles' Church , whose churchyard includes the main War Memorial . The church originates from the 12th century. Working from north to south, on the east side are the Lamb & Flag public house (formerly
360-445: Was an enthusiast about North Oxford and wrote poems mentioning the area, such as May-Day Song for North Oxford : Belbroughton Road is bonny, and pinkly bursts the spray Of prunus and forsythia across the public way, For a full spring-tide of blossom seethed and departed hence, Leaving land-locked pools of jonquils by sunny garden fence. And a constant sound of flushing runneth from windows whence The toothbrush too
380-468: Was originally developed for the dons of the university once they were allowed to marry. However central North Oxford in particular includes many large houses which were then unaffordable by most dons, and the houses were instead occupied by successful tradesmen of the city. Today, many homes are occupied by rich London commuters, attracted by the good schools. A number of the larger houses are used by Oxford colleges and other educational establishments. At
400-607: Was the register office where Lewis contracted a civil marriage in 1956 to Joy Davidman ) and is now a dental practice , Regent's Park College (Principal's Lodgings and Senior Tutor's house), Pusey House and St Cross College , Blackfriars , and the Taylor Institution , behind which is the Ashmolean Museum (with its main entrance in Beaumont Street). The southern end meets Magdalen Street at
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