Market Street is a street in central Oxford, England, running east to west. Covered Market Oxford

The street lies north of the Covered Market, a historic roofed market with permanent stalls that is still very much active today, and north of Lincoln College's Lincoln House accommodation complex. To the west is the major pedestrianised shopping street,

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, and to the east is

Turl Street Turl Street is a historic street in central Oxford, England. Location The street is located in the city centre, linking Broad Street at the north and High Street at the south. It intersects with Brasenose Lane to the east, and Market St ...

. On the north side of the street is Jesus College, one of

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's historic colleges with its main entrance in the Turl. The

Abingdon Arms The Abingdon Arms was a public house, originally a coaching inn, in Market Street, Oxford, England. The coaching inn was initially called the Red Lion and opened in 1737. During the second half of the 18th century, it was known as the Lord Abingd ...

, formerly in Market Street and demolished in 1961, was named after the

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, who owned the site. Other

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s and

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s besides the Abingdon Arms in Market Street historically (during the 19th century) included the Crown and Thistle, the Roebuck Tap (later just the Roebuck), and the Seven Stars. The Market Tavern (formerly the City Tavern, Bar Oz and the Roebuck public house) was once located on the south side of Market Street. The

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(now the Oxford University Jazz Society) had met there for jazz performancesThe Oxcentrics

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, 2006. and

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s. The Tavern has since been replaced by a noodle restaurant. The noodle restaurant being a place for musical groups to meet is unclear. To the east, over Turl Street, Market Street continues as

Brasenose Lane Brasenose Lane runs east–west in central Oxford, England, between Turl Street and Radcliffe Square respectively. From Turl Street it is only accessible to pedestrians, but vehicles can enter from Radcliffe Square. The lane retains the medie ...

, accessible to

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s only, and named after

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, located to the south at its far end. This lane, used as a cut-through route by students and other locals, emerges into cobbled

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at its eastern end. To the north of Brasenose Lane is Exeter College and at the western end to the south is Lincoln College. In the 1960s, Market Street was used by " mods" to park scooters, such as

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s and

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s. They were parked in a single line, at a 90-degree angle to the path, facing the

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store window.

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