St Aldate's () is a street in central

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, named after Saint Aldate, but formerly known as Fish Street. The street runs south from the generally acknowledged centre of Oxford at Carfax. The

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, which includes the Museum of Oxford, is on the east side of the street. Christ Church, with its imposing Tom Tower, faces the east end of St Aldate's, while Pembroke College (on Pembroke Square) faces its west end. Other adjoining streets include Blue Boar Street to the east side and Pembroke Street, Pembroke Square, Brewer Street, Rose Place, and Speedwell Street to the west.

St Aldate's Church St Aldate's is a Church of England parish church in the centre of Oxford, in the Deanery and Diocese of Oxford. The church is on the street named St Aldate's, opposite Christ Church college and next door to Pembroke College. The church has a la ...

is on the west side of the street, in Pembroke Square. Opposite Christ Church is

Alice's Shop Alice's Shop is a shop at 83 St Aldate's, Oxford, England. With 82 St Aldate's next door it is part of a stone-built 15th-century house that was remodelled in the 17th century. It is now a gift shop selling gifts, souvenirs and memorabilia, all ...

, formerly frequented by

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, and the model for the Sheep Shop in the "Wool and Water" chapter in ''

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''.

South of Christ Church is an entrance to Christ Church Meadow and, still on the east side, the

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containing the

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; the building was opened in 1936 for

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. Oxford's police station (designed in 1936 by H. F. Hurcombe, the City Estates Surveyor, and the Crown and

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opposite precede a junction with Thames Street to the west. (The police station was featured in the

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television series.) After Folly Bridge over the

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or Isis, St Aldate's enters

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and becomes

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( A4144), leading directly south out of the city of Oxford towards the Oxford

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and the villages of Kennington & Radley and the town of Abingdon.

Gallery

File:The North end of St Aldates Stret.jpg, The northern end of St Aldate's. File:Alice's Shop, Oxford.JPG,

on St Aldate's, opposite Christ Church. File:Tom Tower (Oxford, England).JPG, Tom Tower and the main entrance to Christ Church, the largest Oxford college, on St Aldate's. File:Town Hall Oxford 20040124.jpg,

Oxford Town Hall Oxford Town Hall is a public building in St Aldate's Street in central Oxford, England. It is both the seat of Oxford City Council and a venue for public meetings, entertainment and other events. It also includes the Museum of Oxford. Although ...

on St Aldate's. File:The far northern end of St Aldates Oxford.jpg, The

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and Cornmarket streets intersection at the far northern end of St Aldate's. File:Northwards up St Aldates from in front of Tom Gate.jpg, The northern section of St Aldate's Street from near the entrance to Tom Quad beneath Tom Tower. File:From the Speedwell Street entrance to St Aldates Street.jpg, St Aldate's Street from the Speedwell Street entrance, adjacent to the

in Christ Church Park. File:View along St Aldates from Folly Bridge - geograph.org.uk - 1324147.jpg, View of St Aldate's longing north from Folly Bridge with ''The Head of the River'' public house on the right. File:Snowy Oxford.jpg, Looking south down St Aldate's in the snow, with Christ Church on the left. File:St Aldate's Church 2.jpg,

, which gives the street its name

References

External links

Oxford Guide information

St Aldate's Church

Oxford's Town Halls in St Aldate's
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