Pullens Lane (a.k.a. Pullen's Lane) is in

Headington Headington is an eastern suburb of Oxford, England. It is at the top of Headington Hill overlooking the city in the Thames valley below, and bordering Marston to the north-west, Cowley to the south, and Barton and Risinghurst to the east. Th ...

, east

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. It is located at the top of Headington Hill, leading north off

Headington Road Headington Road is an arterial road in the east of Oxford, England. The road connects the junction of St Clements and Marston Road with the suburb of Headington, up Headington Hill.

to Jack Straw's Lane and Harberton Mead. The cul-de-sac Pullens Field (a.k.a. Pullen's Field, named in 1972) leads off west from Pullens Lane.

History

The lane was named after the Rev.

Josiah Pullen Pullens Lane (a.k.a. Pullen's Lane) is in Headington, east Oxford, England. It is located at the top of Headington Hill, leading north off Headington Road to Jack Straw's Lane and Harberton Mead. The cul-de-sac Pullens Field (a.k.a. Pullen's ...

(1631–1714), vicar of

St Peter-in-the-East St Peter-in-the-East is a 12th-century church on Queen's Lane, north of the High Street in central Oxford, England. It is now deconsecrated and houses the college library of St Edmund Hall. The churchyard to the north is laid out as a garden an ...

in central Oxford (where he is buried) and Vice-President of Magdalen Hall. He used to walk in this area to the top of Headington Hill and admire the view of Oxford. He planted an

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tree in the locality in about 1680. The tree became known as Joe Pullen's tree, but was destroyed by a fire on 13 October 1909. There is a tablet in the wall of Davenport House here recording the event on the east side of the lane. The road was named Pullen's Lane in 1930.

Buildings

Pullens Lane includes a number of notable buildings, especially by the

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architect Harry Wilkinson Moore (1850–1915). Buildings by Wilkinson include: * The Vines, occupied by Scholarship & Christianity in Oxford (SCIO), previously The Vineyard and Pollock House, built in 1889–90. *

Cotuit Hall Cotuit Hall is part of the EF International Academy's campus in Oxford, England. Until 2011 it was one of the halls of residence at Oxford Brookes University. History The hall was originally named Napier House after its commissioner and first oc ...

, part of the

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's Oxford campus, until 2011 one of the halls of residence at

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, and previously known as Napier House, built in 1892. Other buildings include: * Pullen's Gate (previously known as Brockless Cottage and Brockleaze), formerly owned by

Francis John Lys Francis John Lys (1863–1947) was a British lecturer and academic administrator. He was Provost of Worcester College, Oxford (1919–46) and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1932 until 1935. The elder son of F. D. Lys, of Highclere, W ...

(1863–1947), Provost of

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and

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. *

Headington Hill Hall Headington Hill Hall stands on Headington Hill in the east of Oxford, England. It was built in 1824 for the Morrell family, who remained in residence for 114 years. It became the home to Pergamon Press and to media tycoon Robert Maxwell. It cur ...

, designed by John Thomas, built in 1824 (extended 1856–8), and owned by the Morrell's brewery family, now leased by

Educational institutions

Rye St Antony School Rye St Antony School is an independent Catholic boarding and day school for girls aged 3 to 18 years and boys aged 3 to 11 years in Headington, Oxford, England. The school's name is commonly abbreviated and referred to by both pupils and staff ...

, founded in 1930, is located in Pullens Lane. It started in central Oxford and moved to a site on the east side of Pullens Lane in 1939.

Plater College Plater College was an adult education establishment which was based in Oxford, England. College history The college was founded in 1922 by the Rev. Leo O'Hea, S.J. (1881–1976), director of the Catholic Social Guild, in memory of the Father ...

moved from makeshift facilities at Boars Hill south of Oxford to a new purpose-built residential college on Pullens Lane, after demolishing Fairfield (previously known as The Pullens) during the 1970s,The Pullens (later Fairfield), Pullens Lane
, Headington, Oxford, UK. under the leadership of Joseph Kirwan (1910–2005).
, ''

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'', 31 March 2005. The college closed in 2005. The site is now occupied by the

(formerly the EF International Language School).

Gallery

File:EF International Academy, Oxford Campus.JPG, The EF International Language Centres Oxford Campus main entrance on Pullens Lane. File:Entrance to Cotuit Hall on Pullens Lane, Oxford.JPG, Entrance to

, part of EF Academy, also on Pullens Lane. File:The Vines, Oxford.JPG, View through the main gate of The Vines on Pullens Lane. File:KingHouse.jpg, King House at

, off Pullens Lane.

References

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