On 4 April 2012 15:30, Janet McKnight <janetmck(a)chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
See other
thread - if we can define the streets that lie within
"Central", I think that would solve most of the problem.
OK, off the top of my head, opening bid for 'Central':
High Street
Cornmarket
Broad Street
Turl Street
George Street
Gloucester Green
St Giles
New Inn Hall Street
Queen Street
St Aldates
St Michael's Street
Castle Street
New Road
Holywell Street
Blue Boar Street
Ship Street
Covered Market / Golden Cross
Magdalen Street (& East)
Westgate Centre
Clarendon Centre
Pembroke Street
Any objections to any of those? This could be like a balloon
debate but with streets! :)
Taking a historical perspective, Oxford's city walls demarcate a small
area which is definitely central. These ran approximately from Oxford
Castle, along Bulwarks Lane, through what's now St Michael's Street to
Cornmarket, along the south side of Broad Street, to Catte Street,
along New College Lane into the Turf Tavern, through New College then
down Longwall Street; they cross the High Street and run down Merton
Street then return along Christ Church Meadow immediately south of the
colleges; they pass through Christ Church and along Brewer Street, and
finally north of Turn Again Lane past the Westgate car park to Castle
Street and back to the start.
See
http://www.headington.org.uk/oxon/city_wall/
Maybe we could agree on the outer boundary of the central area and
then list all the streets within that area?
e.g. starting at Oxford Castle: New Road -> Worcester Street ->
Beaumont Street -> up and back down St Giles' -> Magdalen Street East
-> Broad Street -> Holywell Street -> Longwall Street -> out and back
in along Magdalen Bridge -> High Street -> Merton Street -> Bear Lane
-> Blue Boar Street -> down and back up St Aldate's -> Brewer Street
-> Turn Again Lane -> Old Greyfriars Street -> Castle Street.
Owen