Iffley Road
Iffley Road is a major arterial road in
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The road is the location for the
Capucin priory that was formerly a permanent private hall of the University of Oxford. The Oxford Centre for Animal Ethics is based at 91 Iffley Road, and the headquarters of Transun
are to be found at the start of the road.
There are a number of
public houses including the Cape of Good Hope at the Plain and 1 Iffley Road,[1] the Cricketers' Arms, now a cocktail bar renamed The Mad Hatter in 2013, and the Fir Tree Tavern.[2][3]
References in popular culture
Iffley Road is referenced in Emerald Fennel's 2023 film, Saltburn,[4] of which the first act is set in Oxford at a fictional college of the University of Oxford. The two main protagonists, Oliver Quick and Felix Catton first meet as Felix's bicycle is immobilised with a punctured tyre. Oliver offers his own bicycle to Felix so he may proceed to his tutorial class on Iffley Road. This encounter is the genesis of their friendship.
Gallery
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Semi-detached houseson Iffley Road. -
Blue plaque recording the first ever sub-four-minute mile on Iffley Road. -
The Cricketers' Armspublic houseon Iffley Road. -
2012 OlympicsTorch Relay on Iffley Road.
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References
- ^ "1 Iffley Road, Oxford, UK". The Cape of Good Hope.
- ^ "163 Iffley Road, Oxford, UK". The Fir Tree.
- ^ "Iffley Road: Nineteenth-century terraces identified" (PDF). "Oxford streets".
- ^ "Saltburn | Official Movie Site". Saltburn | Official Movie Site. Retrieved 4 January 2024.