Banbury Road, Oxford: number changes at the older (south) end
Change in street name and renumbering
The south part of the Banbury Road was originally called St Giles' Road East as far north as Bevington Road. The new mansions on the Banbury Road to the north were only known by their house names and were sometimes described as being in St Giles' Field. The change to the present name and numbering system took place in about 1882, and Jackson’s Oxford Journal on 19 April 1887 mentioned this renumbering in relation to a notice being served on Mrs Filsell of the Park Nursery requiring her to affix the number “50” to her house at the Park Nursery, but that a subsequent amendment was agreed that “Mrs. Filsell’s number should be 48, and that the garden be not numbered”.
1876 Street Plan
The 1876 street plan of Oxford shows in detail all the houses built on the Banbury Road by that date as far north as the city boundary near St Margaret's Road and Park Town, and many of the terrace and house names are included.
Make the following links Full screen and then zoom in:
- St Giles' Road East
From St Giles' Church/Keble Road junction as far north as the junction with Norham Gardens/Parks Road - St Giles' Road East
From the junction with Norham Gardens/Parks Road as far north as the junction with North Parade Avenue - St Giles' Road East/Banbury Road as far as the city boundary as it stood in 1876
plus a fraction to the west (just The Mount) on this page
From Norham Road northwards to empty plots laid out just to the north of Park Town
See also National Library of Scotland map of the Banbury Road in c.1900
Parishes
- St Giles' parish originally covered the whole of the Banbury Road up as far as Summertown
- Ss Philip & James Church was built in the Woodstock Road in 1862 and then covered the Banbury Road houses situated to the north of North Parade Avenue
- St Margaret's Church in St Margaret's Road was built as a chapel of ease for Ss Philip & James Church in 1885 and had its own parish from 1896.
The parish cemetery for this area is St Sepulchre's in Walton Street, and many of its residents were buried there from 1848.
WEST SIDE (odd numbers): From St Giles' Church northwards to Canterbury Road |
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1876 Plan |
1881 census |
1891
census |
2024(with Listed Building reference where applicable) |
Nos. 1, 3, & 5 are shown
The hotel is inscribed 1669
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1 Park Villas, |
1, 3, & 5 Lodging house: Robert Brett |
The Old 1 & 3 listed: |
2 Park Villas, |
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3 Park Villas, |
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Park Villas: Seven houses shown
Built in 1847/8 |
4 Park Villas, |
7 Banbury Road Richard Nettleship |
7–19
University of Oxford IT Services
Listed: 7 & 9: 1047359 15: 1047359 17: 1369319 19: 1047360 |
5 Park Villas, |
9 Banbury Road (Householder away) |
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6 Park Villas, |
11 Banbury Road |
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7 Park Villas, |
13 Banbury Road |
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8 Park Villas, |
15 Banbury Road |
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9 Park Villas, |
Park Villa 17 Banbury Road Charlotte Hurford |
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| 10 Park Villas, St Giles' Road East Walter Giles |
19 Banbury Road |
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Not built Inscribed 1879: |
St Giles' Road East |
21 Banbury Road Fanny Inch, Housekeeper |
Materials Annexe Listed: 1369320 |
Felstead House Built 1867 |
Felstead, St Giles' Road East Selina Simpson, Supt of training college |
Felstead House, 23 Banbury Road [Diocesan Female Training College] |
George Building, |
North Gate [aka “Tinville”] Built c.1832 for |
Northgate, St Giles' Road East Henry Coxe |
Northgate 25 Banbury Road Charlotte Cox [later the Acland Memorial Home for Nurses] |
Demolished Rear only listed: |
Not built Inscribed 1882 Lease 1882: |
Being built | 27 Banbury Road Rebecca Cox |
Part of Listed: 1369321 |
Not built Built 1882 |
Being built | Fortys Lodge |
House that has been absorbed inside Listed: 1047362 |
The Firs Lease 1866: |
The Firs |
31 Banbury Road Jane Ward |
Demolished |
Springfield Lease 1867: |
Springfield |
Springfield 33 Banbury Road Jane Louisa Durell |
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Not named Lease 1868: |
32 St Giles' Road East |
35 Banbury Road |
These two houses have been absorbed inside St Anne's College |
Burcott Lease 1866: |
Burcott St Giles' Road East Edwin Hall |
Burcott 37 Banbury Road Edward Hall [sic, error for Edwin] |
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Not named Lease 1867: |
Witney Lodge |
Witney Lodge 39 Banbury Road David Ritchie |
39 Banbury Road |
Backworth Lease 1867: |
38 St Giles' Road East George Ward |
Backworth 41 Banbury Road Henry Probyn-Morris |
41 Banbury Road |
Here is Bevington Road (built up from 1867) |
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Threlfall Lease 1870: |
Threlfall |
43 Banbury Road Sarah Mailing |
Part of the |
Cameringham Lease 1870: |
Cameringham Banbury Road Maryanthe Tyrwhitt |
45 Banbury Road |
Houses used by the |
Preston Villas Lease 1870: |
1 Preston Villas |
47 Banbury Road Mary King |
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2 Preston Villas |
49 Banbury Road Charles Heaton |
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Middlemarch Lease 1872: |
48 Banbury Road George Thorley |
51 Banbury Road Uninhabited |
Part of the
School of Anthropology |
Surrey Lodge Lease 1872: |
Surrey Lodge Banbury Road Stephen Edwards |
53 Banbury Road Uninhabited |
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Mayfield Lease 1870: |
Mayfield Banbury Road William Nevell |
55 Banbury Road Only a visitor in residence |
Kellogg College house 55 Banbury Road |
Woodbridge Lodge Lease 1870 |
Woodbridge Lodge Banbury Road Charles Underhill |
57 Banbury Road Charles Underhill |
Hertford College annexe 57 Banbury Road |
Craven Cottage Lease 1871: |
Craven Cottage Banbury Road Alfred Jordan |
59 Banbury Road Mary Jordan |
Hertford College annexe Listed: 1392910 |
May Villa Lease 1871: |
May Villa Banbury Road Eliza Boffin (wife) |
61 Banbury Road James Boffin |
Institute of
Social |
Not built 1897: |
Bramcote Banbury Road Absent |
[61A Banbury Road Victoria Nurseries] |
Gee's Restaurant Listed: 1392914 |
| Victoria Nursery | Victoria Nursery |
63 Banbury Road |
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Seven terraced houses named North Parade† Dating from 1830s/1840s
The one at the south end was part of the Victoria Nursery above One of these houses was called Kilcolman Lodge |
North Parade No. 1, |
65 Banbury Road Alfred Whitehead |
Riachi Architects 65 Banbury Road |
| North Parade No. 2, Banbury Road Not listed |
67 Banbury Road |
Oxford Violins 67 Banbury Road |
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| North Parade No. 3, Banbury Road John Juggins |
69 Banbury Road |
Medical practice (surgeon, clinic, & orthodontist) 69 & 71 Banbury Road |
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No address given, |
71 Banbury Road Jane Hulme |
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| North Parade No. 5, Banbury Road Henry Andrews |
73 Banbury Road |
Hunters Estate Agent 73 Banbury Road |
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| North Parade No. 6, Banbury Road Caroline Wynne |
75 Banbury Road |
“Brew” Coffee Shop 75 Banbury Road |
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Here is North Parade Avenue |
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| North Parade Villa | North Parade Villa Banbury Road Edward Male |
77 Banbury Road |
North Parade Villa Listed: 1299888 |
| Wellington Villa |
Wellington Villa Banbury Road Ellen Alden running a school here |
79 Banbury Road |
79 Banbury Road Listed: 1047363 |
Thornton Villa Lease 1873: |
Thornton Villa Banbury Road Charlotte Wyatt |
81 Banbury Road |
81 Banbury Road |
Westover Lease 1873: |
Westover Banbury Road Edward Bracher |
83 Banbury Road |
83 Banbury Road |
Graigola |
Unnumbered entrance is on Canterbury Road | ||
Here is Canterbury Road (built up from 1873) |
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Ingledene Lease 1873: |
Ingle Dene Banbury Road Spencer Wigram |
85 Banbury Road Spencer Wigram |
St Hugh's College house |
Northend 1873: |
North End Banbury Road George Mallam |
87 Banbury Road |
St Hugh's College house |
The Lawn Built in 1840 |
The Lawn Banbury Road George Rippon |
89 Banbury Road George Rippon |
St Hugh's College house 89 Banbury Road Listed: 1047364 |
The Mount
Built c.1835 for |
The Mount Mount Lodge |
Demolished |
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Here is St Margaret's Road (built up from 1880) |
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EAST SIDE (even numbers): From Keble Road to Bardwell Road |
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1876 Plan |
1881 census
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1891
census |
2024(with Listed Building reference where applicable) |
| [1] Park Place | 1 St Giles' Road East |
2 Banbury Road |
Demolished mostly in to make
way Nos. 2 (shop), 6, 40, 42 and 46 survived until 1968 |
| [2] Park Place | 2 St Giles' Road East |
4 Banbury Road |
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| [3] Park Place | 3 St Giles' Road East |
6 Banbury Road |
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| [4] Park Place | 4 St Giles' Road East |
8 Banbury Road |
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| [5] Park Place | 5 St Giles' Road East |
10 Banbury Road |
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| [6] Park Place | 6 St Giles' Road East |
12 Banbury Road |
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| [7] Park Place | 7 St Giles' Road East |
14 Banbury Road |
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| [8] Park Place | 8 St Giles' Road East |
16 Banbury Road |
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| [9] Park Place | 9 St Giles' Road East |
18 Banbury Road |
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| [10] Park Place | 10 St Giles' Road East |
20 Banbury Road |
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[11] Park Place Unnamed, but this |
11 St Giles' Road East |
22 Banbury Road Sarah Cousins |
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| [12] Park Place | 12 St Giles' Road East |
24 Banbury Road |
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| [13] Park Place | 13 St Giles' Road East |
26 Banbury Road Elizabeth Cox, wife |
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| [14] Park Place | 14 St Giles' Road East |
28 Banbury Road |
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| [15] Park Place | 15 St Giles' Road East |
30 Banbury Road |
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| [16] Park Place | 16 St Giles' Road East |
32 Banbury Road |
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| St Giles's School | 17 St Giles' Road East |
34 Banbury Road |
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Bramham Villa Lease 1869: |
Bramham Villa St Giles' Road East Eliza Pottage Lodging house keeper |
Bramham Villa 36 Banbury Road Edward Rice |
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Stanley Villa Lease 1869: |
Stanley Villa |
Stanley Villa |
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Not named Lease 1868: |
19 St Giles' Road East |
40 Banbury Road Agnes Taylor, wife |
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Presteigne Villa Lease 1869: |
20 St Giles' Road East |
42 Banbury Road Caroline Turner |
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South Brinsop Lease 1867: |
South Brinsop St Giles' Road East Elizabeth Beaumont |
44 Banbury Road Ester [sic] Partridge |
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Fernleigh Lease1870: |
Fernleigh |
46 Banbury Road George Mallam |
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Nursery Lease 1867: |
Parks Nursery St Giles' Road East Louisa Filsell |
Park Nursery |
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Here are Norham Gardens (built up from 1862)
and Parks Road (built up from 1868) |
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Laleham Inscribed 1866 Lease of No. 52 Lease of No. 54: |
Holy Rood Wycliffe Hall Wycliffe Lodge |
“Wycliffe Lodge”,
54 Banbury Road |
Wycliffe Hall Listed: 1392912 |
Wykeham House Inscribed 1866 Lease 1866: |
Wykeham House |
56 Banbury Road‡ Only a servant at home |
Careers Service & Internship Office Listed: 1392911 |
Norham House Lease 1867: |
Norham Banbury Road William Walsh |
58 Banbury Road‡ Edward Walsh |
Centre on Migration Policy & Society |
Shrublands Lease 1869: |
Shrublands Banbury Road Thomas Cousins |
60 Banbury Road Thomas Cousins |
Kellogg College 60 listed: 62 listed: |
Ketilby Lease 1865: |
Ketilby Banbury Road Walter Tyrwhitt |
62 Banbury Road‡ Richard Tyrwhitt |
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Not named on Plan,
Built in 1868 for John Weaving but his first lease not listed until 1873 |
No obvious listing | 64 Banbury Road‡ Only servants at home |
Institute of Cognitive |
St Catherine's Lease 1869: |
St Catherine's Banbury Road Catherine Fry |
66 Banbury Road Catherine Fry |
(Wolsey Hall) |
Here is Norham Road (built up from 1863) |
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Wood Lawn Lease 1863: |
Woodlawn Banbury Road James Hughes |
Woodlawn is not listed |
Cotswold Lodge Hotel |
Sunbury Lodge Built 1853 |
Sunbury Lodge Banbury Road Sutton Patterson |
68 Banbury Road Dyer Louis |
68 Banbury Road Listed: 1047366 |
Here is entrance to Park Town (built up from 1853) |
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Thornbury Lodge Built in 1853 |
Susannah Bayley | 70 Banbury Road Only servants at home |
70 Banbury Road Jointly listed with No. 68 above |
Not built Lease 1884: |
Not built | 72 Banbury Road John Hawkins |
Wychwood School |
Not built Lease 1884: |
Not built | 74 Banbury Road Only servants at home |
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Here is Bardwell Road (built up from 1891) |
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For the south end of the Banbury Road, see also Sheila McKinnon, “A short history of the Keble Road Triangle”
(Oxfordshire Local History Association Bulletin, Vol. 9, No. 3, Summer 2012)
* The date and name of the first leaseholder for the houses northwards from No. 36 on the east side and No. 23 on the west side are taken from Tanis Hinchcliffe, North Oxford (Yale University Press: New Haven & London, 1992), pp. 241–245. Sometimes the house was occupied prior to the date of the first lease.
† Not to be confused with North Parade Avenue, the street branching off immediately to the north,
nor with North Parade Avenue in Winchester Road (now Nos. 11–20 Winchester Road)
‡See E. O. Dodgson, “Notes on Nos. 56, 58, 60, 62 and 64 Banbury Road” (Oxoniensia, 1967).
These were the first houses built on the west frontage of the Norham Manor estate