Holywell Street, Oxford
Holywell Street is a street in central Oxford, England.[1][2] It runs east–west with Broad Street to the west and Longwall Street to the east. About halfway along, Mansfield Road adjoins to the north.
Harris Manchester College
, and are used as student accommodation.
People
The
Mayor of Oxford
in 1697 and 1710.
The composer George Frideric Handel (1685–1759) performed at the Holywell Music Room.[citation needed]
St Michael's Church, Oxford, on 26 April 1859, her father was described as a groom
in stables at 65 Holywell Street.
The academic and author J. R. R. Tolkien lived at 99 Holywell Street between 1950 and 1953, between residences in Manor Road and Sandfield Road, Headington.[6]
Gallery
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The front of New College on the south side of Holywell Street.
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The King's Arms at the west end of Holywell Street.
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The front of Harris Manchester College on the north side of Holywell Street
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The entrance to Bath Place from Holywell Street, leading to the Turf Tavern.
References
- ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
- ISBN 0-903364-06-9.
- Oxfordshire Limited Edition(249): 23–25.
- Houghton Mifflin. p. 696.
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