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The Street Names of Oxford (Paperback, New)
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The Street Names of Oxford (Paperback, New)
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List price R427
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Discovery Miles 3 870
You Save R40 (9%)
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The names of Oxford's streets and roads are fascinating and in many
cases unique, but in Oxford, as in Wonderland, things are not
always what they seem. North Parade Avenue, for example, lies to
the south of South parade, while St. Aldate's refers to both to a
church and a street, though there is no saint of that name. Many
names have changed over the years; although present names such as
St Aldate's, Cornmarket, and Merton Street have an authentic
historical ring to them, within the diamond formed by St Giles to
the north, the railway station to the west, the Plain to the east
and Folly Bridge to the south. Scarcely any street uses its
original name. Not surprisingly, over the centuries some of these
thoroughfares have disappeared altogether. This book traces the
origins of names found in Oxford, not only of its streets and
roads, villages, suburbs, and housing estates, but also of the
various colleges which make up the University, many of which have
had a considerable influence on its streets. The illustrations of
"The Street Names of Oxford" range in date from 19th-century prints
and old pictures to new photographs which show a much-changed city.
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