Christ Church Meadow, Oxford

Coordinates: 51°44′53″N 1°15′07″W / 51.748°N 1.252°W / 51.748; -1.252
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View from the path by the River Cherwell across to Christ Church.
View from the meadow, looking across the Merton Field sports fields towards Christ Church Cathedral.

Christ Church Meadow is a flood-meadow and popular walking and picnic spot in Oxford, England.[1]

Roughly triangular in shape, it is bounded by the

Merton College, dominated by the tower of Merton College Chapel
, beyond that.

Christ Church Meadow, Oxford is located in Oxford city centre
Christ Church Meadow, Oxford
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Map showing the northern part of Christ Church Meadow, which continues down to the River Isis

Christ Church Meadow is owned by

Oxford University's two main rowing events, and Christ Church Regatta are held on the Thames here. In past times, ornamental wooden barges
were moored on the river here to store boats and house spectators. However, these have all now been replaced by boathouses.

The meadow can be accessed from

Oxford Botanic Garden to the northeast. There is also less-used access from near the Head of the River public house by Folly Bridge on the River Thames to the southwest, connecting to Poplar Walk (created by Henry Liddell
in 1872) and the path by the river. All entrances are via railinged gates that are locked at night.

James Sadler made the first ascent in a balloon by an Englishman from the Meadow on 4 October 1784.[3] The balloon rose to a height of around 3,600 feet and landed six miles away near the village of Wood Eaton near Islip to the northeast of Oxford. A plaque notes the event. The Meadow was also the location where the medieval royal pretender John Deydras claimed to have been persuaded by the devil to impersonate Edward II in 1318.[4]

Postwar development planned for central Oxford included a

St Ebbe's.[5][6]
The proposal was finally defeated in 1971 after vigorous opposition.

Gallery

  • The Meadow Building[7] of Christ Church as seen from Broad Walk on the far northwestern corner of the Christ Church Meadow
    The Meadow Building[7] of Christ Church as seen from Broad Walk on the far northwestern corner of the Christ Church Meadow
  • Rowing on the Isis at Christ Church Meadow
    Rowing on the Isis at Christ Church Meadow
  • A view of the Great Tower, Magdalen College, from the north eastern edge of the Christ Church Meadow, near its border with the Oxford Botanic Garden
    A view of the
    Oxford Botanic Garden
  • A view from the Christ Church Meadow looking north east towards the Great Tower of Magdalen College
    A view from the Christ Church Meadow looking north east towards the Great Tower of Magdalen College
  • View north of Merton College from Christ Church Meadow across Merton Field
    View north of Merton College from Christ Church Meadow across Merton Field
  • View north of Merton College from across Merton Field north of Christ Church Meadow
    View north of Merton College from across Merton Field north of Christ Church Meadow

References

  1. ^ "Christ Church Meadow Walk at Christ Church". [Visit Oxfordshire]. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  2. ^ "A Brief Guide to the Meadow | Christ Church, Oxford University". www.chch.ox.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  3. ^ "Inscriptions: James Sadler's balloon flight". [Oxford History]. UK. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  4. Robinson
    . p. 61.
  5. ^ Fantato, Damian (24 October 2013). "Fifty years later and Christ Church Meadow relief road is unthinkable". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  6. ^ Fantato, Damian (25 October 2013). "The road that never was". The Oxford Times. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  7. ^ Fuller, Richard (2004). "Photographs: Oxford".

Further reading

  • Bill, E. G. W. (1965). Christ Church Meadow. Oxford: Oxford University Press.

External links

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