St Giles', Oxford
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Coordinates: 51°45′29″N 1°15′36″W / 51.7580°N 1.2601°W
St Giles' is a wide street leading north from the centre of Oxford, England.[1] At its northern end, the road divides into Woodstock Road to the left and Banbury Road to the right, both major roads through North Oxford. At the southern end, the road continues as Magdalen Street at the junction with Beaumont Street to the west. Also to the west halfway along the street is Pusey Street.
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[edit] Church
At the northern end of St Giles' is St Giles' Church,[2] whose churchyard includes the main War Memorial. The church originates from the 12th century.[3]
[edit] Other buildings and structures
Working from north to south, on the east side are the Lamb & Flag public house (formerly a coaching inn), St John's College, the Oxford Internet Institute (No 1 St Giles'), Balliol College, and Trinity College. On the west side are the International Study Centre of d'Overbroeck's College, St Benet's Hall, the Theology Faculty, the Eagle and Child public house (where J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, and other members of the Inklings met), Regent's Park College (Principal's Lodgings and Senior Tutor's house), Pusey House and St Cross College, Blackfriars, and the Taylor Institution, behind which is the Ashmolean Museum (with its main entrance in Beaumont Street). The southern end meets Magdalen Street at the Martyrs' Memorial (1843), commemorating the Oxford Martyrs (1555–56).
[edit] Fair
The street is closed to traffic for two days each September for the traditional St Giles' Fair.[3][4] At the same time, the University Parks are also closed to demonstrate that they are owned by the University of Oxford rather than formally being public.
[edit] Gallery
 The Martyrs' Memorial at the southern end of St Giles'. |
 St Giles' Church, looking north from the churchyard. |
 Pusey House on the west side of St Giles'. |
 The Eagle and Child public house, also on the west side of St Giles'. |
[edit] References
- ^ St Giles' Street, Oxford History.
- ^ St Giles' Church.
- ^ a b Leslie Wood, St Giles' Oxford: Yesterday and Today — The Story of the Parish of St Giles', June 1974.
- ^ St Giles' Fair, Oxford History.
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