13-531: King Edward Street is a street running between the High Street to the north and Oriel Square to the south in central Oxford , England . To the east is the "Island" site of Oriel College , one of the colleges of Oxford University . To the west are shops, including Shepherd & Woodward , the leading University outfitters, fronting onto the High Street. King Edward Street is officially designated as part of
26-574: A Levantine Jew from Syria . Dating back to 1654, it is the oldest continually serving coffee house in Europe, but it has only been on the present site ( Oxford , England) since 1970. The building in which it operates is a Grade II listed building . It was in this coffee house where Jeremy Bentham discovered Utilitarianism . In 2009, it rebranded itself as "QL". There is a second, smaller, QL Café. Another Café QL (now called Café Bonjour) in Headington
39-456: A noted botanist and later mayor of the city) moved to Oxford and set up a chemist's shop, Druce & Co., at 118 High Street. This continued until his death 1932. The Old Bank Hotel was the first new hotel for 135 years in the centre of Oxford. Quod Restaurant & Bar is also part of the hotel, located between the junctions with Oriel Street and Logic Lane . The architectural critic Nikolaus Pevsner wrote in 1974 that "The High Street
52-526: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This England road or road transport-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . High Street, Oxford The High Street in Oxford , England, known locally as the High , runs between Carfax , generally seen as the centre of the city, and Magdalen Bridge to the east. The street has been described by Nikolaus Pevsner as " one of
65-631: Is one of the world's great streets. It has everything." He may have been echoing Thomas Hardy 's comment in Jude the Obscure : "And there's a street in the place – the main street – that ha'n't another like it in the world." The following streets, also of historical significance, are off the High Street: Queen%27s Lane Coffee House Queen's Lane Coffee House is a historic coffee house established by Cirques Jobson,
78-505: Is the inscription: In this house, the Rt. Hon Cecil John Rhodes kept academical residence in the year 1881. This memorial is erected by Alfred Mosely in recognition of the great services rendered by Cecil Rhodes to his country. On No. 14 lived Felix Yusupov , one of the murderers of Grigori Rasputin . 51°45′07″N 1°15′16″W / 51.7520°N 1.2545°W / 51.7520; -1.2545 This Oxfordshire location article
91-464: The A420 road due to the blockage of the High Street to normal traffic. The street was only created in 1872–73 by Oriel College when 109 and 110 High Street were demolished, so it is much wider than other older streets off the High Street. The buildings were mostly designed by Frederick Codd . On the wall of the first floor of No. 6, there is a large metal plaque with a portrait of Cecil Rhodes ; underneath
104-782: The Boyle-Hooke plaque outside the Shelley Memorial ), the Examination Schools , the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art , the Eastgate Hotel (at the original entrance to the city) and the Botanic Garden . Queen's Lane Coffee House (at the junction with Queen's Lane ) was established in 1654 and was probably Oxford's first coffee house . This title is however disputed with 'The Grand Café' Coffee House, which claims that it
117-473: The Turl is the historic traditional Covered Market , established in 1774. William Henry Butler , later Mayor of Oxford , was a wine merchant with premises in the High Street during the early 19th century. Edward Bracher , a pioneering Victorian photographer, had a shop at 26 High Street. Henry Taunt , another photographer, joined him as a member of staff in 1856. Taunt later returned to 41 High Street after
130-530: The lease for his own shop premises in Broad Street expired in 1894. 83 High Street bears a blue plaque (10 October 2001) commemorating Sarah Cooper (1848–1932) marmalade maker, wife of Frank Cooper whose shop at 83–84 High Street was the origin of the Frank Cooper jam business (a brand now owned by Premier Foods ). The company made " Oxford Marmalade " famous. In June 1879, George Claridge Druce (also
143-637: The north are (west to east): Lincoln College (main entrance on Turl Street , including All Saints Church , now Lincoln College's library.), Brasenose College (main entrance in Radcliffe Square ), St Mary's (the University Church), All Souls College , The Queen's College , St Edmund Hall (main entrance in Queen's Lane ) and Magdalen College (including Magdalen Tower ). To the south are (west to east): Oriel College , University College (including
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#1732851294798156-476: The world's great streets ". It forms a gentle curve and is the subject of many prints, paintings, photographs, etc. The looking west towards Carfax with University College on the left and The Queen's College on the right is an especially popular view. There are many historical buildings on the street, including the University of Oxford buildings and colleges. Locally the street is often known as "The High". To
169-412: Was established in 1650 and stands opposite Queen's Lane coffee house. Despite an influx of chain stores in nearby Cornmarket Street , the High is home to a number of specialist independent retailers. These include Shepherd & Woodward (University outfitters), Payne & Son (goldsmiths), Sanders of Oxford (print sellers) and Waterfield's Books. To the north at the western end between Cornmarket and
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