27-540: The Jericho Tavern is a music venue and pub in the Jericho area of Oxford , England , at 56 Walton Street . In the late 1980s and early 1990s it was an important part of the music scene which produced Ride , Radiohead , and Supergrass . Radiohead performed at the Jericho Tavern in 1986 under the name On A Friday. Supergrass secured a record deal after performing a gig there in 1994. Other bands to have performed at
54-590: A 1-mile children fun run, 5 km and 10 km run through Worcester College, the streets of Jericho, Port Meadow, Wolvercote and along the Thames River path. This is the largest fundraising event for St Barnabas Primary School with a message of inclusivity, encouraging healthy living and strengthening the community ties. Since 2023, St Barnabas Primary School, St Barnabas Church and the Jericho Community Association have joined efforts to create Jericho Fest with
81-564: A developer but has yet to be developed. The Jericho Wharf Trust has been negotiating with the developer to develop the site as a focus for community activities including a new boatyard and community centre. One member of the Jericho Wharf Trust is Jericho Community Boatyard Ltd which has been set up to restore services for Oxford boaters. Next to the Castlemill Boatyard was the old ferry house and chain ferry which allowed access to
108-546: A popular area for student and London commuter accommodation. Reports from the 1870s suggest that early homes in Jericho were built with very poor drainage. Low-lying land and lack of basic drainage in these homes would result in flooding. Flooding, open sewers, and overcrowding resulted in deaths from diseases such as typhoid and dysentery , with five out of eleven typhoid deaths in 1873 originating from Jericho. Jericho residents also accounted for twenty two cases of cholera during
135-530: Is a historic suburb of the English city of Oxford . It consists of the streets bounded by the Oxford Canal , Worcester College , Walton Street and Walton Well Road . Located outside the old city wall , it was originally a place for travellers to rest if they had reached the city after the gates had closed. The name Jericho may have been adopted to signify this 'remote place' outside the wall. As of February 2021,
162-559: Is also in the neighbourhood. The Oxford Synagogue (one of the few in England with more than one denomination of Judaism worshipping in the same house) and the Oxford Jewish Centre are in Jericho. Castlemill Boatyard is a 160-year-old wharf on the canal in Jericho, previously owned by British Waterways and now closed. British Waterways sold the site to a company that subsequently went into administration. The land has been bought by
189-480: Is no parish church, the bishop will usually license another building and may designate it as a Parish Centre of Worship . A parish may also be served by a number of chapels of ease . Unused ' redundant ' parish churches may exist in parishes formed by the merging of two or more parishes, or because of the cost of upkeep. These redundant churches may survive as ruins, remain empty, or be converted for alternative uses. Church of England parish churches include some of
216-530: The 1832 epidemic . In the 1950s, Jericho was briefly a red light area, and in the early 1960s there were plans to demolish it and replace it with light industrial units and new housing. However, many people objected and campaigned to save this historic area, rallied by local city councillor Olive Gibbs and the Jericho Residents Association. As a result, the plans were changed. Houses beyond repair were demolished, but many others were upgraded in
243-566: The Established Church . This is generally true also for Wales , although the Church in Wales is dis-established . The Church of England is made up of parishes, each one forming part of a diocese . Almost every part of England is within both a parish and a diocese (there are very few non-parochial areas and some parishes not in dioceses). These ecclesiastical parishes are often no longer the same as
270-515: The Phoenix , showing first-run and art house films. In 2017 Jericho was ranked number 11 in a list of the UK’s ‘most hip ’ destinations. The ranking was compiled by TravelSupermarket , and took into account vegan cafes, independent bike shops, vinyl record stores and independent coffee shops. In 2018 the suburb dropped to number 20 on the list, although it scored full marks, for the second year running, in
297-546: The civil parish which many towns and villages have). In many English villages the church is a prominent landmark and its tower is often the tallest structure in the settlement. In England, there are parish churches for both the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church . References to a "parish church", without mention of a denomination, will, however, usually be to those of the Church of England due to its status as
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#1732859158514324-533: The civil parishes in local government. Larger towns and cities, even those with cathedrals, still have ecclesiastical parishes and parish churches. Each parish is ministered to by a parish priest , usually called a vicar , rector or priest-in-charge. More rarely the parish priest is known as a "perpetual curate". In one instance only the priest is also, by historical custom, officially known as an " archpriest ". Each parish usually has one active parish church , though rarely and historically more than one; if there
351-791: The City of London are particularly famous for their Baroque architecture. Each building reflects its status and there is considerable variety in the size and style of parish churches. Some very large former monastic or collegiate churches are now parish churches, not always in their complete original form. As well as their architecture, many Church of England parish churches are known for their interesting and beautiful church fittings which are often remarkable survivals. These may include monuments , hatchments , wall paintings , stained glass , floor tiles , carved pews , choir stalls (perhaps with misericords ), lecterns and fonts , sometimes even shrines or vestments . The Church of England parish church
378-642: The Jericho Street Fair, Run Jericho and St Barnabas Day Mass all occurring in the same weekend in June. Appropriately for its biblical name, Jericho is also known for its places of worship. The Church of England parish church is the Anglo-Catholic St Barnabas Church , next to the Oxford Canal . St Sepulchre's Cemetery lies off Walton Street, which has no associated church and has lost its chapel. The Albert Street Chapel ( Reformed Baptist )
405-575: The Jericho include Ride , Bastille , Summer Camp , Tennis , Bombay Bicycle Club , Palma Violets , Lianne La Havas , Savages , James Vincent McMorrow , Ben Howard , Foals and Chad Valley . The Jericho Tavern was bought out in the 1990s by the Firkin chain. It became part of the Scream pub chain, then was restored to a music venue in 2005. Along with several other Oxford pubs, it is now owned by Mitchells & Butlers . Jericho, Oxford Jericho
432-481: The Oxford English Dictionary was being collated and printed. Church of England parish church A parish church in the Church of England is the church which acts as the religious centre for the people within each Church of England parish (the smallest and most basic Church of England administrative unit; since the 19th century sometimes called the ecclesiastical parish , to avoid confusion with
459-592: The River Thames or leave it. The local cinema has seen a number of incarnations. It started in 1913 as the North Oxford Kinema . In 1925, it was renamed The Scala . In 1970 it was split in two and became Studios 1 and 2, one of which was well known for showing softcore pornography. In 1977, the cinema revived again after being taken over by the London company Contemporary Entertainments and acquired its current name,
486-571: The South Oxford Canal towpath and then on to Port Meadow and the banks of the River Thames by foot. The ferry has now been replaced by a footbridge and the site is now the College Cruisers Wharf accessed via Combe Road off Canal Street . It is a busy thriving hire boat base and working boatyard providing for the needs of local and visiting narrow boats. The last and first service stop for essential services for boats before they cruise
513-429: The community website, Jericho Online, and organises the annual Jericho Street Fair which is held in mid-June each year, around the feast day of the patron saint Barnabas (11 June). It is also the focus for other community activities and has also been very active in campaigning for responsible development of the canal-side land behind St Barnabas Church, on a part of which it plans to build a new Community Centre as one of
540-416: The four members of the Jericho Wharf Trust. Jericho is served by a primary school, St Barnabas Primary School, a large primary school where over 50% speak English as a second language. Since 2011, parents and teaching staff from the parent teacher association (PTA) at the school have organised a wildly popular multi-terrain run called Run Jericho, which takes place in June every year. Run Jericho features
567-543: The late 1960s and early 1970s with the help of council grants. This encouraged many young professionals and families to move in; subsequently Jericho became one of Oxford's most sought-after areas. Large council and social housing developments were built in the 1970s and 1980s. Jericho retains a strong community spirit. The Jericho Community Association runs the Jericho Community Centre in Canal Street , maintains
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#1732859158514594-418: The lowest sort of brazen female as ever lifted her petticoats". London-born Australian author Pip Williams ' second book, The Bookbinder of Jericho (2023) is set in the then working-class suburb of Jericho. The two main characters – twin sisters Peggy and Maude Jones – work in the bindery at Oxford University Press and live in a narrowboat on Oxford Canal during the period when WW1 was breaking out, and
621-475: The oldest churches to be found in England, often built before the 16th-century reformation , and thus predating the division of Western Christianity . A number are substantially of Anglo-Saxon date, and all subsequent periods of architecture are represented in the country. Most parishes have churches that date back to the Middle Ages , though often with many later additions or alterations. The parish churches of
648-533: The population of the Jericho and Osney wards was 6,995. Originally an industrial area, Jericho grew because of its proximity to the Oxford Canal , which arrived in 1790. The Eagle Ironworks (now redeveloped into apartments), wharves and the Oxford University Press were based there and its residential streets are mostly 'two-up, two-down' Victorian workers' houses. With back streets of 19th century terraced housing and many restaurants, it has become
675-574: The water-dwelling "Gyptians". He has been a vocal advocate of the residential boaters' fight to save the Castlemill Boatyard. In The Whore's Asylum by Katy Darby (Penguin Group, 2012), the "home for indigent whores" is in Victor Street and the young doctor attending their special medical needs lives in Canal Street. Jericho in 1887 is described (probably inaccurately) as "haunted by drunkards, thieves, and
702-594: The ‘creative capital’ category, which concerned co-working and creative spaces. Thomas Hardy 's novel Jude the Obscure has a scene set in St Barnabas Church and it is likely that the suburb named 'Beersheba' in the novel is based on Jericho. As an homage to Hardy, in 1996, one of Jericho's pubs was renamed Jude the Obscure. The first episode of the long-running ITV drama series Inspector Morse , starring British actor John Thaw , called " The Dead of Jericho " ,
729-459: Was partially filmed in the streets of Jericho, notably Combe Road ('Canal Reach' in the drama). It also featured the exterior of the Bookbinders Arms public house on the corner of Victor Street. The spin-off show Lewis also has stories based around the same area. Philip Pullman set parts of his novels Northern Lights and Lyra's Oxford in Jericho. In the books, Jericho is home to
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