Old High Street, Headington: number changes
This street was renumbered at some point between 1938 and 1940, when it was called High Street, Old Headington
It was renamed Old High Street in 1942, so in Kelly's Directory up to 1941
it is listed alphabetically under H for High Street, Old Headington
In the directories for 1940 and 1941 only, it has the new numbering but with the old name of High Street.
The table below gives the numbers
in the two directories that straddle the change of numbers:
EAST SIDE from to |
House names |
1938 |
1940 |
| 1–5 Carfax Buildings | 1–9 High Street | ||
| (Site of Waitrose) | Plaza Dance Hall | Plaza Hall, 11 & 13 High Street | |
| (was off-licence | Not numbered | 15 High Street Simonds Brewers and Electricity sub-station | |
| Electricity sub-station | Electricity sub-station | ||
| Pomona Cottage | 3 High Street | 29 High Street | |
| Mr & Mrs Ward's School | 5 High Street | 33 High Street | |
| Here is the entrance to Headington Car Park | |||
| 7 High Street | 39 High Street | ||
| 9 High Street | 41 High Street | ||
| 11 High Street | 43 High Street | ||
| 13 High Street | 51 High Street | ||
| (Blacksmith) | 15 High Street | 53 High Street | |
| 17 High Street | 55 High Street | ||
| Here is North Place | |||
| 19 High Street | 57 High Street | ||
| 21 High Street | 59 High Street | ||
| 23 High Street | 61 High Street | ||
| 25 High Street | 63 High Street | ||
| Headington Prep School | British Worman, 65 High Street[& 67] |
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| British Workman's Hall | 27 High Street | ||
| The Hermitage | 29 High Street | 69 High Street | |
| 37 High Street | 73 High Street | ||
| 39 High Street | 75 High Street | ||
| 41 High Street | 77 High Street | ||
| 43 High Street | 79 High Street | ||
| 45 High Street | 81 High Street | ||
| All Souls Priory | All Souls Priory [47 & 49] |
All Souls Priory 85 High Street [and 83] | |
| Priory Cottage | 51 High Street | 87 High Street | |
| Priory Cottage | 53 High Street | 89 High Street | |
| The Black Boy | (55) The Black Boy | 91 The Black Boy | |
WEST SIDE from to St Andrew's Road |
1938 (original numbering) |
1940 (new numbering which matches current Old High Street addresses) |
|
| 2 High Street | 4 High Street | ||
| 4 High Street | 6 High Street | ||
| 6 High Street | 8 High Street | ||
| 8 High Street | 10 High Street | ||
| 10 High Street | 12 High Street | ||
| 12 High Street | 14 High Street | ||
| 20 High Street | 16 High Street | ||
| 22 High Street | 18 High Street | ||
| 24 High Street | 20 High Street | ||
| 26 High Street | 22 High Street | ||
| 30 High Street | 26 High Street | ||
| 32 High Street | 36 High Street | ||
| 34 High Street | 38 High Street | ||
| Here is Cuckoo Lane | |||
| Headington House | Headington House | Headington House | |
| Lodge of Headington House |
Lodge of Headington House |
Lodge of |
|
| Here is path leading into The Croft | |||
| Monkton Cottage | 36 | 56 High Street | |
| Cottage in its garden | 38 | 58 High Street | |
Site of Bell Inn |
40 | 72 Bell Inn | |
| Perseverance Cottage | 42 | 74 High Street | |
| 44 | 76 High Street | ||
| Headington Baptist Church |
Baptist Church | [78] Baptist Church | |
| 46 | 82 High Street | ||
| 48 | 84 High Street | ||
| 50 | 86 High Street | ||
| 52 | 88 High Street | ||
| 54 | 90 High Street | ||
| 56 | 92 High Street | ||
| Former grocer's shop | 58 | 94 High Street | |