21-538: Norham Gardens is a residential road in central North Oxford , England . It adjoins the north end of Parks Road near the junction with Banbury Road , directly opposite St Anne's College . From here it skirts the north side of the Oxford University Parks , ending up at Lady Margaret Hall , a college of Oxford University that was formerly for women only, backing onto the River Cherwell . Public access to
42-459: 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 . North Oxford North Oxford is a suburban part of the city of Oxford in England . It was owned for many centuries largely by St John's College, Oxford and many of the area's Victorian houses were initially sold on leasehold by
63-583: Is the village of Kidlington . Wolvercote Cemetery contains the grave of J. R. R. Tolkien (note that Wolvercote Cemetery is not in Wolvercote itself, but beside Banbury Road north of the A40). Cutteslowe Park is a large open area just to the north of this bypass. North Oxford has attracted famous residents, such as the authors and academics J. R. R. Tolkien (1892–1973) and Iris Murdoch (1919–1999). Murdoch lived with her husband and fellow academic John Bayley , and
84-635: The Oxford High School for Girls, Wychwood School and d'Overbroeck's College which are secondary schools and St. Clare's, Oxford , an international sixth form college which is the longest provider of the International Baccalaureate Diploma in England (source ISA). The boundary of "North Oxford" is not exactly defined, but the original area developed by St John's College (sometimes now called "Central North Oxford") runs north from
105-619: The River Isis (the section of the River Thames that flows through Oxford) is located to the west. Much of the central area contains excellent examples of late 19th-century Victorian Gothic architecture, and is now a conservation area . The conservation area includes three Grade I listed buildings , the Church of St Philip and St James (which now houses the Oxford Centre for Mission Studies ),
126-650: The Society of the Sacred Heart and then St Benet's Hall , is now accommodation and teaching space for St Hilda's College . Norham Gardens was developed from 1860 onwards as part of the Norham Manor housing estate. Most of its houses are large Victorian Gothic villas. Nos. 1, 5, 7, 11 and 13 were designed by the architect William Wilkinson and nos. 3 and 9 are by Charles Buckeridge . The Sanskrit scholar, Max Müller lived at No. 7 from 1848 until his death in 1900. When he
147-443: The "Skipper") took over as headmaster in 1886. In 1894, Lynam took out a lease on land at the current site at Bardwell Road in central North Oxford , just to the west of the River Cherwell . £4,000 was raised through subscriptions from local parents for the erection of new school buildings and the move was completed within a year. The school was known as Oxford Preparatory School and also Lynam's , but gradually its current name
168-525: The Observer's House (now Osler House), and the Radcliffe Observatory ; the latter two are now both part of Green Templeton College . There are Regency -style houses built in the mid-19th century in the crescents of Park Town , initially in the middle of the countryside but now surrounded by the rest of the suburb. Central North Oxford between the city centre and Summertown , has been described as
189-616: The Parks is available from the two ends of the road. To the north of the road are Bradmore Road near the western end and Fyfield Road near the eastern end. A number of houses in Norham Gardens are now used by the University of Oxford (mainly the Department of Education) and its colleges. St Edmund Hall's Graduate Centre is housed in several buildings on this road. One house, previously run by
210-652: The Woodstock Road, Kellogg on Banbury Road, and to the east Wolfson , on the River Cherwell . To the south of the college is the Cherwell Boathouse , a popular punting spot. Further south, also bordering the Cherwell, are the University Parks , to the north of which is Norham Gardens , with large houses backing onto the park, including Gunfield . A large open area of ancient common land , Port Meadow , adjoining
231-464: The area was featured in the biographical film, Iris . T. E. Lawrence (known as Lawrence of Arabia) grew up in Polstead Road , North Oxford. Sir John Betjeman (1906–1984), Poet Laureate , was an enthusiast about North Oxford and wrote poems mentioning the area, such as May-Day Song for North Oxford : Belbroughton Road is bonny, and pinkly bursts the spray Of prunus and forsythia across
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#1733085335326252-499: The college. The leafy roads of Woodstock Road to the west and Banbury Road to the east (leading to Woodstock and Banbury respectively) run north-south through the area, meeting at their southern ends to become St Giles . North Oxford is noted for its schools, especially its private schools. These include the Dragon School and Summer Fields (formerly Summerfield), which are preparatory schools , and St Edward's School and
273-648: The edge of the school immediately to the west. The school was founded by a committee of Oxford dons , among whom the most active was a Mr George. In honour of Saint George , the group decided to call themselves Dragons. Teaching started in September 1877 at rooms in Balliol Hall, located in St Giles' , central Oxford, under A. E. Clarke. The school expanded and moved within two years to 17 Crick Road , which became known as "School House". Charles Cotterill Lynam (known as
294-494: The good schools. A number of the larger houses are used by Oxford colleges and other educational establishments. At the northern extremity of North Oxford, which is approximately the line of the A40 (the northern bypass, part of the Oxford ring road ) are three suburbs, Sunnymead and Cutteslowe (to the east of Banbury Road) and Wolvercote to the west of Woodstock Road. Beyond the bypass
315-434: The most desirable suburb of Oxford , England . It is popularly supposed that it was originally developed for the dons of the university once they were allowed to marry. However central North Oxford in particular includes many large houses which were then unaffordable by most dons, and the houses were instead occupied by successful tradesmen of the city. Today, many homes are occupied by rich London commuters, attracted by
336-518: The public way, For a full spring-tide of blossom seethed and departed hence, Leaving land-locked pools of jonquils by sunny garden fence. And a constant sound of flushing runneth from windows whence The toothbrush too is airing in this new North Oxford air. Dragon School The Dragon School is a private school across two sites in Oxford , England. The Dragon Pre-Prep (children aged 4–7) and Prep School (children aged 8–13) are both co-educational schools. The Dragon Prep School
357-566: The sisters Helena Deneke (1878–1973), a bursar and German tutor at Lady Margaret Hall and the pianist Margaret Deneke (1882–1969), lived at No. 19, Gunfield . They held musical soirees at Gunfield, with guests including Albert Einstein and Albert Schweitzer . The children's fantasy novel The House in Norham Gardens (set in a fictional No. 40) was written by Penelope Lively and published in 1970. 51°45′48″N 1°15′24″W / 51.76346°N 1.25678°W / 51.76346; -1.25678 This Oxfordshire location article
378-571: The top end of St Giles' to approximately Kingston Road, Frenchay Road , Staverton Road , and Marston Ferry Road , south of Summertown . It includes Park Town , Norham Manor , and the eastern parts of Walton Manor . Four of Oxford University 's former women's colleges, Lady Margaret Hall , St Anne's , St Hugh's and Somerville (at the southern extreme) are located in North Oxford. There are also four graduate colleges, Green Templeton College (formerly Green College), St Antony's , both off
399-572: Was Regius Professor of Medicine (1905–1919), Sir William Osler lived at No. 13 with his wife, Grace, who remained there until her death in 1928. Osler and his friends nicknamed the house "The Open Arms" as the Oslers were very sociable, particularly to Canadians and Americans visiting Oxford, Osler having been born in Canada and having worked in both Canada and the US before moving to Oxford. The Deneke family, including
420-536: Was adopted. The Dragon School became the second school to take part in the Harrow History Prize in 1895. Over the years, many of its pupils have won this prize, an early winner being Kit Lynam. The school was run for many years by the Lynam family. The school has become notable for its large number of eminent alumni. The following have been Heads of the school, several from the Lynam family: Former pupils of
441-672: Was founded in 1877 as the Oxford Preparatory School. It takes day pupils and boarders . Originally established for boys, the Dragon School also accepted a small number of day girls with a close connection to the school, first admitting girls as boarders in 1994. The school educates children aged 4 to 13 in two sites in North Oxford : Bardwell Road and Richards Lane. Boarding starts at 8 and there are 10 boarding houses, including one weekly-boarding house. Dragon Lane runs along
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