Canal Street is a residential street in

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, an inner suburb of

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, northwest of the city centre. Jericho Street Fair 2012

The annual Jericho Street Fair takes place in Canal Street, normally close to 11 June, the feast day of the patron saint

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Location

Canal Street runs northwest–southeast, with the

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just to the west, hence the name. The street is dominated by the

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of St Barnabas Church. Towards the southern end is a junction with

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, a major thoroughfare in Jericho. The Jericho Community Centre, run by the Jericho Community Association, is located in Canal Street. Canal boats can be rented on the canal at Canal Street. The Old Bookbinders Ale House is a

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in the street that serves

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. A

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is also located here and narrow boats can be hired on the canal. To the south are the grounds of

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History

Previously the Jericho area was part of the

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farm owned by

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. The Oxford Canal was opened in 1790 and the street was named Canal Street around 1870. St Barnabas Church was consecrated in 1869. The Old Bookbinders Ale House pub in the street was also established in 1869. There used to be a ferry (with ferry house) and coal wharves close to the north end of Canal Street. Flooding has always been an issue, due to the proximity of the canal. Although most of the houses in the street are small two-storey terraced houses, Canal Street is now a popular inner-city residential street with high property prices due to its convenient central location.

Fiction

"Canal Reach", in actuality Combe Road, off Canal Street leading to the canal, was used as the location of a murder in ''

The Dead of Jericho ''The Dead of Jericho'', published in 1981, is a work of English detective fiction by Colin Dexter. It is the fifth novel in the Inspector Morse series. In 1987 it was adapted as the first episode of the highly successful television series insp ...

'', the fifth

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novel by

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, published in 1981. The area was used as a location for the adaptation in the ''

'' television series starring

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. Morse and Lewis discussed the case together at the Bookbinders Arms (now the Old Bookbinders Ale House) in ''The Dead of Jericho'' episode.

Gallery

File:Jericho OldBookbinders.jpg, The Old Bookbinders public house in Canal Street File:Jericho Street Fair.JPG, Jericho Street Fair, in Canal Street File:Mick Clack at the Jericho Street Fair.JPG, Music outside the Old Bookbinders pub in Canal Street

References

External links

* 1870 establishments in England Streets in Oxford Oxford Canal {{Oxfordshire-geo-stub