View north along Longwall Street
Longwall Street is a street in central
Oxford
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,
England
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. It runs for about 300 metres along the western flank of
Magdalen College. A high, imposing 15th century stone wall separates the college from the street along its entire length. Behind part of the wall is the college's
deer park. The street is actually named after the old city wall to the west of the street, now largely hidden in the grounds of
New College.
Holywell Street and
St Cross Road form a junction with the northern end of the street.
The High forms a junction with the southern end.
Morris Motors
In 1902
William Morris
William Morris (24 March 1834 – 3 October 1896) was an English textile designer, poet, artist, writer, and socialist activist associated with the British Arts and Crafts movement. He was a major contributor to the revival of traditiona ...
(later Lord Nuffield) established his fledgling car business on the site of a disused
livery stables in Longwall Street. In 1910 he had new premises built on the site for his
Morris Motors Limited with a floor area of , space for 60 cars and showroom display windows. The premises are neo-
Georgian, designed by the architects
Tollit and Lee and built of red brick. Production quickly outgrew the site and in 1913 Morris moved it to a new factory in
Cowley, southeast of Oxford. There is a small display with information about Morris Motors in one of the windows of the former Longwall premises.
Gallery
Image:Longwall Street, Oxford, looking north.jpg, Longwall Street, Oxford
Image:Morris garage, Longwall Street, Oxford.jpg, The former Morris Motors factory in Longwall Street
Image:Longwall Street, Oxford, looking south.jpg, The junction with St Cross Road at the north end of Longwall Street, looking south
Image:Longwall Street, Oxford.jpg, View of the Magdalen College wall in Longwall Street
References
Sources
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External links
The High - Longwall Street Oxford History
Streets in Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
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