George Street is a street in central Oxford

Oxford

The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It is a shopping street running east-west. Its eastern end meets Broad Street

Broad Street, Oxford

Broad Street is a wide street in central Oxford, England, located just north of the old city wall.The street is known for its bookshops, including the original Blackwell's bookshop at number 50, located here due to the University...

 at a crossroads with Cornmarket Street

Cornmarket Street

Cornmarket Street is a major shopping street and pedestrian precinct in Oxford, England that runs north-south between Carfax Tower and Magdalen Street.Retailers in Cornmarket include:* Austin Reed...

 to the south and Magdalen Street

Magdalen Street

Magdalen Street is a short shopping street in central Oxford, England, just north of the original north gate in the city walls.At the southern end, Magdalen Street meets Cornmarket Street continuing to the south, Broad Street to the east and George Street to the west. At the northern end it...

 to the north. Its western end meets Hythe Bridge Street

Hythe Bridge Street

Hythe Bridge Street is in the west of central Oxford, England, forming part of the A4144 road.- Location :The street links Frideswide Square and then Botley Road to the east and Worcester Street at the western end leading north, at the junction with George Street...

 at a crossroads with Worcester Street

Worcester Street

Worcester Street is a street in west central Oxford, England.The street runs north-south in two sections that are separated for traffic. The northern section forms part of the A4144 road. It starts opposite the eponymous Worcester College, one of the colleges of the University of Oxford, at the...

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The New Theatre Oxford

New Theatre Oxford

The New Theatre Oxford is the main commercial theatre in Oxford, England and has a capacity of 1,800 people....

, Oxford's main commercial theatre, is on the north side of the street. For a time it was the Apollo Theatre but it has now reverted to its earlier name. The Burton Taylor Studio is in Gloucester Street, which runs off the north side of George Street. Number 40 on the north side is the OFS Studio

OFS Studio

The OFS Studio is a theatre in Oxford, England at 40 George Street.One of the smaller studio theatres in the city, it was refurbished in the early 1990s under the supervision of producer Cameron Mackintosh, opening with Moby Dick.About twenty student shows are performed there per year, with the...

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Gloucester Green

Gloucester Green

Gloucester Green is a square in central Oxford, England, and the site of the city's bus station. It lies between George Street to the south and Beaumont Street to the north. To the west is Worcester Street and to the east is Gloucester Street....

 bus station is off the north of George Street at the western end. Companies including the Oxford Bus Company

Oxford Bus Company

Oxford Bus Company is a bus operator serving the city and surrounding area of Oxford, England and is the trading name of City of Oxford Motor Services Ltd. It is now a subsidiary of the Go-Ahead Group...

 and Stagecoach in Oxfordshire operate services from here.

Oxford Business College is at 65 George Street.

History

George Street is just outside the formerly walled part of Oxford, running parallel with the medieval wall. Buildings on the south side of the street occupy plots that were formerly part of the defensive ditch outside the wall.

The former City of Oxford High School for Boys

City of Oxford High School for Boys

The City of Oxford High School for Boys was founded in 1881 by Thomas Hill Green to provide Oxford boys with an education which would enable them to prepare for University.-History:...

 building on the south side of the street was designed by T.G. Jackson

Thomas Graham Jackson

Sir Thomas Graham Jackson, 1st Baronet RA was one of the most distinguished English architects of his generation...

 and built in 1880-81. In 1966 the school moved to the Southfields Grammar School site and its former building became the University of Oxford

University of Oxford

The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...

 Classics Department. Since 2007 the building has housed the University's History Faculty.

W.F. Lucas' ready-to-wear clothing factory on the south side of the street was designed by Harry Drinkwater

Harry Drinkwater

-Career:Drinkwater was a pupil of William C.C. Bramwell in Oxford 1860-65 and then assistant to the Gothic Revival architect G.E. Street 1865-73. After a year as a Royal Academy travelling student Drinkwater began independent practice in Oxford. Drinkwater was made a Fellow of the Royal Institute...

 and built by local contractor T.H. Kingerlee in 1892. As a factory it employed 300 workers. It is now divided into a number of retail and office premises.

The brick buildings of the former fire station and Corn Exchange on the north side of the street were designed by H.W. Moore

Harry Wilkinson Moore

Harry Wilkinson Moore, FRIBA was a Victorian and Edwardian architect. He was the son of Arthur Moore and Mary Wilkinson , and a nephew of the architects George Wilkinson and William Wilkinson.-Career:...

 and built in 1894. By 1974 the fire station had moved to Rewley Road and its former building had been converted to the Playhouse workshops. It has since been the Old Fire Station Theatre and is now the OFS Studio (above).

The present New Theatre (above) was built in 1933. It is the third New Theatre on the site, replacing successive buildings completed in 1836 and 1886.

The Ritz Cinema on the north side of George Street was built in 1936. Since then it has changed owners and names a number of times. It is now the Odeon

Odeon Cinemas

Odeon Cinemas is a British chain of cinemas, one of the largest in Europe. It is owned by Odeon & UCI Cinemas Group whose ultimate parent is Terra Firma Capital Partners.-History:Odeon Cinemas was created in 1928 by Oscar Deutsch...

George Street.