History of the High
You will find a brief history of each building if you follow the “Grand Tour” link on the left, which allows you to tour the whole street or select a specific building. The following are more general historical links:
- 1816 Extracts from Holden and Underhill’s directories for 1816 showing entries for the High
- 1823 Extract from Pigot’s Commercial Directory for 1823 showing entries the High
- 1839 The High Street in Robson’s Commercial Directory
- 1852 Extract from Gardner’s History, Gazetteer & Directory of Oxfordshire showing businesses and private occupants of the High in 1852
- The High and the Mileways Act of 1771 Includes 1852 map of the High
- The High in the 1860s Extracts from Oxford Yesterday by W. E. Sherwood
- Wards and parishes of the High How the High Street was carved north to south into two wards, and east to west into four parishes
- Present and former pubs of the High An attempt to identify the numerous pubs in the High
- Telephone numbers, 1898 Occupants of the High Street on the telephone in the nineteenth century
- Public transport in the High (1881–1915)
- Listed Buildings in the High Seven Grade I, ten Grade II*, and 58 Grade II
- Photographers in the High A list that may help you date a photograph or postcard
