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senters. T h e re are a lso e x h ib itio n s fo r te c h n ic a l, profMSional or in d u s tr ia l in s tr u c tio n , a n d an e x h ib itio n of
i . a year on th e N ix o n F o u n d a tio n (fo r m e r ly N ix o n ’s
k ammar S ch o o l, on th e s ite of w h ic h th e p re s e n t T o w n
Hall stands), te n a b le a t a n y p la c e of h ig h e r e d u c a tio n
approved by th e g o v e rn o rs of th e F o u n d a tio n .
S to ne ’ s h ospital or alm sh o u se s , situ a te d on th e so u th
de of St. C le m e n t’s s tr e e t , w e re e re c te d in 1700, u n d er
the will of th e R e v. W . S to n e , p rin c ip a l of N e w Inn
Hall, dated 12 M ay, 1685 ; th e h o sp ita l co n sists of a long
no-’e of houses in a sin g le b lo ck , su b s ta n tia lly b u ilt 0?
stone, w ith g ard en s in fro n t, a n d h a s an in co m e of a b o u t
/2 o8* yearly, m o stly d e r iv e d fro m land. T h e alm speople, co n sistin g of e ig h t p o o r w id o w s, r e c e iv e £ 1 9
yearly, w ith coals a n d th e u se o f a g a rd e n in th e rea r.
The* M usic R oom , H o ly w e ll stre e t, is a p lain b u ild in g
of stone, in a h e a v y Ita lia n sty le , w ith a deep co rn ice
and pediment and a p r o je c tin g p o rtic o . I t w a s o rig in ­
ally built for co n certs and o th e r m u s ic a l en terta in m en ts
given by m em b ers o f th e U n iv e r s it y , an d w a s ere cted
between 1742-8, fro m a de sig n b v D r. T h o m a s C a m p lin ,
vice-principal of S t. E d m u n d H a ll, a t a c o s t of £ 1 ,2 6 3 ;
it is now th e h o m e o f th e O x fo r d U n iv e rs ity M u sica l
Union, and in v a ca tio n s is a v a ila b le fo r t h e p ra c tic e of
local m usical so cieties a n d fo r v a r io u s m is ce lla n e o u s
The Old M asonic H a ll, n o w k n o w n a s th e A lfr e d
Rooms, and le t fo r co n c e rts & c . in A lfr e d s tr e e t, H ig h
street, was ere cte d in 1833, an d w as th e p la c e of m e e t­
ing for the A lfre d , B e r tie an d C h u r c h ill lo d g e s, and th e
Alfred Royal A rc h C h a p te r of F re e m a s o n s . In 1909 new
masonic b u ild in g s w e re e re c te d a t 50a, H ig h s tr e e t,
where these lo d g es an d also th e A lfr e d M a rk and S t.
John the B a p tist R o se C r o ix C h a p te r lo d g e s n o w m e e t ;
here also are th e h e a d q u a r te r s of t h e P r o v in c ia l G ra n d
Lodge and se c r e ta r y ’s o ffices. T h e n ew b u ild in g s c o m ­
prise rooms a v a ila b le fo r c o n c e rts , r e c e p tio n s , b a lls & c.
The hall b e lo n g in g to t h e A p o llo U n iv e r s it y lo d g e , in
Frewin co u rt, a d jo in s t h e C la re n d o n h o te l in C o rn market street, an d w as s p e c ia lly e r e c te d f o r t h a t lo d g e
in 1865 ; the A p o llo R o y a l A r c h C h a p te r , th e A p o llo
Mark lodge, th e O x fo rd U n iv e r s it y R o se C r o ix C h a p te r
and the C œ u r de L io n P r e c e p to r y of K n ig h t s T e m p la r
also meet here.
The Oxford U n iv e rsity G y m n a s iu m , b u ilt in 1858, in
Alfred street, H ig h stre e t, is a d m ir a b ly fitte d w ith m odern
appliances for th e p r a c tic e o f a th le tic s .
The O xfo rd shire C lu b , c o n s is tin g o f n o b le m e n and
gentlemen res id e n t in o r co n n e cte d w it h th e co u n ty of
Oxford, not ex ce e d in g 150 in n u m b e r , a n d officers of th e
43rd R egim en tal D is tr ic t, h a s it s ro o m s a t th e C la re n d o n
hotel ; the L o rd L ie u te n a n t is p r e s id e n t ; H u g h N a re s
Davenport M .A . hon. sec.
The Oxford an d C o u n ty C lu b w a s e s ta b lis h e d in 1905
at 33 H olyw ell s tre e t, an d is lim it e d to 250 m e m b e rs,
at a su bscription of th re e g u in e a s fo r to w n m e m b e rs
and two g u in ea s fo r c o u n tr y m e m b e r s ; V is c o u n t V a le n tia C.B., M .V .O ., M .P . p r e s id e n t ; t h e E a r l o f J e rse y
P.C., G .C .B ., G .C .M .G . v ic e - p r e s id e n t ;
M a jo r W .
Melville Lee, hon. sec.
The O x fo rd sh ire A g r ic u lt u r a l S o c ie t y , a t 19 G e o rg e
street, established in 1 8 11, fo r e n c o u r a g in g th e b re e d in g
and rearing of liv e s to c k an d th e im p ro v e m e n t o f a g r i­
cultural p ractice, h o ld s a n n u a l sh o w s in th e v a rio u s
towns of th e co u n ty . S u b s c r ip tio n , one g u in e a y e a r ly ;
Howard Sam m ons, s e c r e ta r y , 19 G e o rg e s tr e e t , O x fo rd ,
there are a n u m b e r of la r g e a n d w e ll- k e p t C r ic k e t
rounds, one of th e fin est b e in g t h a t b e lo n g in g to
ru t C h u rch , on t h e so u th sid e of th e I ffle y ro a d ;
e pavilion on th is g ro u n d w a s t h o r o u g h ly res to red
, n ev sa n ita ry a rra n g e m e n ts c a r r ie d o u t in 18 92 ;
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of th e B o tle y road , is “ T u m b lin g B a y ,” w h e re th e s ite wa9
ra ise d an d te rra c e d , an d n ew d re s s in g sh e d s b u ilt in
1892, an d in 1900 th e n o rth s id e w as in c lo s e d b y a
c o n c re te w a l l ; n ea r th e L o n g B r id g e s , on th e lo w e r r iv e r ,
clo se to th e h is to r ic “ G u t , ” a n ew b a t h in g p la c e w a s
c o n s tru c te d so m e y e a r s sin ce b y th e U n iv e r s it y on a
co n v e n ie n t po rtio n o f th e b a c k w a te r, a n d re -in c lo se d in
1892 w ith iro n screen s, b u t is n o w a p u b lic b a th in g p la c e
u n d e r th e co n tro l of th e C o r p o r a t io n ; in 1900 a b a t h in g
p lac e e x c lu s iv e ly fo r th e u se of la d ie s w as m a d e h e re ;
and in 1894 a p u b lic fe r r y , w it h la n d in g p la c es o n e ith e r
b an k , w a s p ro v id e d a l it t l e b e lo w th is p o in t in co n n e c ­
tio n w ith an e m b a n k e d fo o tp a th on t h e o p p o site sid e
le a d in g to Iffley l a n e : p r iv a te s w im m in g b a th s w ill h e
fo u n d in M erto n stre e t.
O x fo rd is s p e c ia lly c e le b r a te d fo r t h e v a r ie t y and
b e a u ty o f it s p ro m e n a d e s an d w a lk s , b o th w ith in and
a ro u n d th e c i t y : of th e s e , th e v a r io u s C o lle g e g a rd e n s,
n e a rly all of w h ic h a re open to th e p u b lic , c la im a fo r e ­
m o st p l a c e ; n e x t m a y b e m e n tio n e d th e fa m o u s “ B ro a d
W a lk ,” a m a g n ific e n t a v e n u e s o u th of C h r is t C h u rc h ,
lin ed w ith lo ft y e lm s an d n e a r ly a q u a r te r of a m ile in
l e n g th ; a lm o s t a t r ig h t a n g le s to its w e ste rn end is th e
fine a v e n u e , 600 y a rd s lo n g , c o n s tru c te d in 1868, in
o rd e r to a ffo rd a b e tte r an d re a d ie r a c ce ss t o th e riv e r ,
a n d b o th are a g a in co n n e cte d w it h th e s h a d y w a lk w h ic h
frin g e s th e r ig h t ban k of th e C h e r w e ll, a n d is co n tin u ed
in th e d e lig h tfu l “ W a te r W a lk s ” of M a g d a le n , th e
n o rth ern sid e of w h ic h is w e ll k n o w n as “ A d d iso n ’ s
W a l k ; ” “ T h e P a r k s ,” a fine s t r e t c h of s w a rd , 93 a c re s
in e x te n t, ly in g e a s tw a r d of S t . G ile s ’ s tr e e t , e x te n d s
fro m th e elm w a lk fro n tin g K e b le C o lle g e on th e w est
to th e C h e rw e ll on th e e a s t, th e w a lk s aro u n d i t , n e a rly
tw o m ile s in e x te n t, b e in g t a s t e f u lly p la n te d w ith a
g r e a t v a r ie ty o f r a r e and c u r io u s tre e s an d sh ru b s ,
fo rm in g an a r b o r e t u m ; on its e a ste rn confines, a w o o d en
b rid g e , cro s s in g a b ran ch of t h e C h e rw e ll. le a d s to a
p lea sa n t e m b a n k e d w a lk , lin ed on e ith e r sid e w it h p o l­
la rd w illo w s, w h ic h w in d s fo r a b o u t h a lf a m ile b e tw e e n
its tw in s t r e a m s , e v e n t u a lly le a d in g p a st K in g ’ s m ill
into M a rsto n la n e, an d is p o p u la r ly k n o w n as “ M eso ­
p o ta m ia .”
In 1900 a c h ild r e n ’ s re c re a tio n g r o u n d w a s la id o u t
in a m e a d o w i j a c re s in e x te n t, in S t . E b b e ’ s p a ris h ,
b o u n d ed on a ll sid es b y th e r iv e r a n d re a c h e d b y a
fo o tb rid g e fro m B la c k fr ia r s ro ad . T h e r e is also a r e c r e a ­
tio n g ro u n d in C o w le y ro ad , in w h ic h a d r in k in g
fo u n ta in w as p la c e d in 1899.
A t th e n o rth e rn e x tr e m it y o f th e c h u r c h y a r d of S t.
M a ry M a g d a le n an d w e s tw a rd of B a llio l C o lle g e is t h e
M a rty rs ’ M e m o ria l, an e la b o r a te m o n u m e n ta l c ro ss in
th e D e c o ra te d s ty le , d e sig n e d on th e m o d e l of th e
E le a n o r cro ss a t W a lth a m , b y th e la t e S i r G ilb e r t S c o t t
R .A . an d M r. M o ffa tt, an d e r e c t e d in 18 4 1, a t a c o s t of
£5,00 0, to c o m m e m o ra te th e s u ffe r in g s o f C ra n m e r,
R id le y an d L a tim e r in 1555 a n d 1556 ; it is 73 fe e t in
h e ig h t, in c lu d in g it s b a sem en t o f step s, an d co n s ists o f
th re e s ta g e s , th e second c o n ta in in g , w ith in open e n rich e d
ca n o p ies, s ta tu e s o f A rc h b is h o p C r a n m e r an d B ish o p s
R id le y and L a tim e r , b y H e n ry W e e k e s e s q . ; th e u p p e r
s ta g e te r m in a te s a p p r o p r ia te ly in an o rn a m e n ta l c r o s s ;
and on th e n o rth sid e o f th e lo w e r s t a g e is a d e d ic a t o r y
in s crip tio n . T h e m e m o ria l, h o w e v e r, d o e s n o t m a r k t h e
a c tu a l s ite o f th e m a r t y r d o m , w h ic h to o k p la c e a t o r
n ea r a sp o t n o w m a r k e d b y an iro n c ro s s in th e c e n tre
of th e ro a d o p p o site B a llio l C o lle g e , a t t h e w e ste rn end
of B ro a d stre e t.
T h e a n c ie n t c ity w alls a re s t ill in p a r t e x ta n t, an d t h e
n o rth ern p o rtio n , fro m t h e C a s tle e a s tw a r d , h a d th r e e
bastio n s, one of w h ic h is s t ill f a ir ly c o m p le te an d p a rt
of a n o th e r, b u t th e t h ir d w as d e s tr o y e d on th e e re c tio n
of th e F re e M e th o d is t ch a p el in N ew In n H a ll s t r e e t ;
th e n o rth g a t e , w h ic h stood n e a r S t . M ic h a e l’ s c h u r c h ,
w as flan ked b y s tro n g to w e rs a n d b a c k e d b y a n o th e r
g a t e w a y ; fro m th is p o in t th e w a ll co n tin u e d b e tw e e n
B ro a d s t r e e t an d S h ip s t r e e t (w h e re fra g m e n ts y e t
re m a in ) to S m it h g a t e , a t t h e n o rth end of C a t stre e t,
so u th of w h ic h , an d a p p a re n tly b ey o n d t h e m o a t, w a s
th e o c ta g o n a l c h a p e l of o u r L a d y , th e r e m a in s of w h ic h ,
fo r m in g , u n til 1903. p a rt of a h o u se a t th e e a s t end
of B ro a d stre e t, s t ill e x is t, in c lu d in g a c a r v in g c f
th e “ S a lu ta tio n ” o v er th e P e r p e n d ic u la r d o o rw a y ; th e s e
re m a in s, in a f a ir ly p e r fe c t co n d itio n , now b e lo n g to
H e rtfo rd C o lle g e , a n d h a v e bee n p a r t ia lly u n c o v e r e d ,
d isclo sin g se v e ra l la r g e tra c e r ie d w in d o w s, a t p re s e n t
b lo ck ed ; th e m o st co n s id e ra b le p o rtio n of th e c i t y w a il,
c o n s is tin g o f th e n o rth -e a s t a n g le , n o w fo rm s th e n o rth
an d e a s t b o u n d a ry of th e g a r d e n s of N e w C o lle g e , a n d is
co n tin u e d w e s tw a rd th r o u g h th e c o lle g e p r e c in c ts to th e
b ac k of th e h o u se s in H o ly w e ll s t r e e t ; it c o m p rise s
fo u r c r e n e lla te d b a s tio n s , w it h a lo ft y p o ste rn g a t e on
th e n o rth , s t ill in u s e , an d h a s a t in t e r v a ls flig h ts o f