Linton Road is a road in

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Location

At the western end is the

Banbury Road Banbury Road is a major arterial road in Oxford, England, running from St Giles' at the south end, north towards Banbury through the leafy suburb of North Oxford and Summertown, with its local shopping centre. Parallel and to the west is the ...

. At the eastern end is Wolfson College, a graduate college of the

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. To the north at the eastern end, Garford Road runs parallel with Linton Road. The road also adjoins

Northmoor Road Northmoor Road is a residential street in North Oxford, England. Location Northmoor Road runs north-south, parallel to and east of the Banbury Road. At the northern end is a junction with Belbroughton Road and to the south is a junction with ...

, Charlbury Road and Chadlington Road. Linton Lodge HotelLinton Lodge Hotel website
is located in this road, as well as the Parklands Hotel on the corner of Banbury Road and Linton Road. The

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also had a house here, near the western end, until its owners, Wolfson, reclaimed it in late 2014. St Andrew's ChurchSt Andrew's Church website
is on the southeast corner of the junction with Northmoor Road. The road has

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s to prevent traffic from moving too quickly.

History

Houses in the road were first leased between 1895 and 1925. Architects include J. C. Gray, N. W. Harrison, E. J. Marriott, Arthur C. Martin, A. H. Moberly (who also worked with

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on the Peter Jones department store in

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), and

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. Of special architectural interest, as noted by

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, is No. 7 Linton Road, on the northwest corner of the junction with Northmoor Road, designed by A. H. Moberly in 1903. On 4 May 1941 during

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, an

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bomber of the

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, based at

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, crashed at the eastern end of Linton Road on the site of what is now Wolfson College. The crew and one civilian were killed, and two further people on the ground were injured.

Residents

The Haldane family lived at 'Cherwell', a house located at the eastern end of Linton Road, in the early 20th century, having previously lived at 11

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. The family included the

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and father,

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, together with his children, the

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and

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(

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), and the novelist

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. The house was built by George Gardiner and included a private laboratory. It was demolished to make way for Wolfson College, located next to the

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. The College was designed by the Powell and Moya Architects, and completed in 1974. Other former residents include the

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Sir

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(1908–1983), at No. 33, and historian

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(1920–2014) with his wife (and co-editor) Eleanor.

Gallery

File:St Andrews Church Oxford.jpg, St Andrew's Church, on the corner of Linton Road and

. File:Wolfson college oxford.jpg, Wolfson College, at the eastern end of Linton Road.

References

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