Paradise Street, Oxford
Paradise Street is a street in central Oxford, England.[1] It is in the St Ebbe's area of Oxford, to the southwest of Oxford Castle.
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The street runs from Paradise Square to Quaking Bridge, across Castle Mill Stream. It continues to the east into Castle Street.
Historically, both Greyfriars and Blackfriars lived here.[1] On the south side of the street is a late 17th-century house, Greyfriars, conserved in 1985.
Swan Bridge is a Grade II listed bridge over the Castle Mill Stream forming part of Paradise Street. The bridge was Grade II listed in 1972.[2]
The Swan's Nest Brewery, later the Swan Brewery, was established by the early 18th century in Paradise Street. In 1795, it was acquired by William Hall.[3] The brewery became known as Hall's Oxford Brewery, which acquired other local breweries. Hall's Brewery was acquired by Samuel Allsopp & Sons in 1926, after which it ceased brewing in Oxford.[4]
In 1885, Castle Terrace was built by F. J. Codd in the street. This became Simon House, for homeless men.
See also
- Westgate Shopping Centre, Oxford
Gallery
- The former St Ebbe's Rectory, designed by G. E. Street in 1852, off Paradise Street
- Another view of the St Ebbe's Rectory
- .Blue plaque for John Stansfield (1854–1939), Rector of St Ebbe's Church 1912–26, on the wall of the former St Ebbe's Rectory
- Detail of the porch on the former school on Paradise Street
- The Jolly Farmer public house on Paradise Street
References
- Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Paradise Street". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford. Macmillan. p. 313. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
- "Swan Bridge, Oxford". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 20 August 2012. External link in
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(help) - Page, W.H., ed. (1907). "Industries: Malting and Brewing". A History of the County of Oxford. Victoria County History. Volume 2. Archibald Constable & Co. pp. 225–277.
- Richmond, Lesley; Turton, Alison (1990). The Brewing industry: a guide to historical records. p. 165. ISBN 978-0-7190-3032-1.