Alfred Street
Alfred Street is a street running between the
History
Alfred Street was named Venella Sancti Edwardi in 1220.[2][3] The name was taken from St Edward's Church, which was on the west side of the street, but was destroyed around 1500. In the 16th century, the street was known as Vine Hall Street. This name derived from Vine Hall, located near the rear of Christ Church.
In the 17th–18th centuries, the name
During the 19th century, it was host to the Oxford Gymnasium, designed by William Wilkinson and built in 1859 for Archibald MacLaren, an early physical education pioneer.[4] The gymnasium was used by William Morris and other prominent Oxford residents of the day.[5] The building was later converted to a press by the Holywell Press and is now Blue Boar Court.
A real tennis court used to be located off Alfred Street.[6] Other real tennis courts in Oxford were located off Oriel Square and (still extant) off Merton Street.
In 1916,
Pusey Street, also in central Oxford to the north, was formerly called Alfred Street, but was renamed to avoid confusion in the 1920s.[7]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- ^ a b Alfred Street, Oxford, UK.
- ^ "Alfred Street". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. 1988. p. 9.
- ^ "The Gymnasium, Alfred Street". Oxford Schools. Oxford History. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ Caroline Arscott (2008). "chapter 2". William Morris and Edward Burne-Jones: Interlacings. Yale University Press.
- ^ "Real Tennis". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. 1988. p. 356.
- ^ "Streets with changed names". Oxford Streets. Oxford History. Retrieved 9 September 2012.
Bibliography
- ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
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