Farndon Road
Farndon Road is a residential road in North Oxford, England.[1]
At the western end of the road is a junction with Kingston Road and Southmoor Road continues opposite. At the eastern end is a junction with Woodstock Road (A4144), a major arterial road out of Oxford to the north, with St Hugh's College opposite. Warnborough Road leads south midway along the road to Leckford Road. To the north, St Margaret's Road is parallel with Farndon Road.
The area where Farndon Road is located in
The Alexandra Residential Club had a building on the northern corner of Farndon Road at 133 Woodstock Road that was built to provide affordable accommodation for about 100 young women studying or working in Oxford.[3] It was opened by Princess Alexandra in 1971, hence the name. It was run by the YWCA until 2001 when the building was sold and re-named. The 97-room block was bought by Catalyst in 2001, with the condition that it remain as a women-only flats for at least 10 years. It was sold to Oxford University in 2020 with no such condition, and in 2021 the building became graduate student housing for members of Reuben College. [4]
1 Farndon Road was the home of the architect
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- ^ "All-female flats block still not sold EIGHT MONTHS after women kicked out". Oxford Mail. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Harry George Walter DRINKWATER (1844–1895)". St Sepulchre's Cemetery. Friends of St Sepulchre's Cemetery. Retrieved 20 December 2015.
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