St Giles', Oxford
St Giles' is a wide boulevard leading north from the centre of
Church
At the northern end of St Giles' is
Other buildings and structures
Working from north to south, on the east side are the
Balliol Hall used to stand on the east side of St Giles' at the point that the Banbury Road and Woodstock Road divide. It was in rooms here that lessons began under A. E. Clarke in September 1877 at a school that was to become known as the Dragon School.[4] The school expanded and moved within two years to Crick Road and then in 1895 to its current location in Bardwell Road in North Oxford.
Fair
The street is closed to traffic for two days each September for the traditional St Giles' Fair.[5] Formerly, the University Parks was also closed to demonstrate that they are owned by the University of Oxford rather than formally being public. Their closure date is now Christmas Eve.
Gallery
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TheMartyrs' Memorialat the southern end of St Giles'.
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St Giles' Church, looking north from the churchyard.
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Pusey Houseon the west side of St Giles'.
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The Eagle and Child public house, also on the west side of St Giles'.
References
- ^ Jenkins, Stephanie. "St Giles', Oxford". Oxford History. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ St Giles' Church, Oxford.
- ^ Wood, Leslie (June 1974). "St Giles' Oxford: Yesterday and Today — The Story of the Parish of St Giles'".
- ^ Jaques, C. H. (1977). "I: Beginnings". A Dragon Century: 1877–1977. Oxford: Blackwell's. pp. 1–7.
- ^ Jenkins, Stephanie. "St Giles Fair". Oxford History. Retrieved 28 February 2018.