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George Street is outside the formerly walled section 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.
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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
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was built in 1933. It is the third New Theatre on the site, replacing successive buildings completed in 1836 and 1886.
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in 1892. As a factory, 300 employees worked on the site. It is now divided into multiple retail and office premises.
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is in Gloucester Street, which runs off the north side of George Street. Number 40 on the north side is occupied by
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The brick buildings of the former fire station and Corn Exchange on the north side of the street were designed by
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W.F. Lucas' ready-to-wear clothing factory on the south side of the street was designed by
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bus station is off the north of George Street at the western end. Companies including the
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Classics Department. Since 2007, the building has housed the University's
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Woolley, Liz (2010). "Industrial Architecture in Oxford, 1870 to 1914".
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and its former building had been converted to a community arts centre (
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View of George Street from the Worcester Street junction looking east
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and built in 1894. By 1974, the fire station had moved to
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building on the south side of the street was designed by
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and built in 1880-81. In 1966, the school moved to the
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51°45′13″N 1°15′42″W / 51.7535°N 1.2617°W / 51.7535; -1.2617
51°45′14″N 1°15′32″W / 51.7540°N 1.2589°W / 51.7540; -1.2589
51°45′13″N 1°15′48″W / 51.7536°N 1.2634°W / 51.7536; -1.2634
Oxford
England

City of Oxford High School for Boys
Broad Street
Cornmarket Street
Magdalen Street
Hythe Bridge Street
Worcester Street
New Theatre Oxford
Burton Taylor Studio
Arts at the Old Fire Station
Gloucester Green
Oxford Bus Company
Stagecoach in Oxfordshire

public house
City of Oxford High School for Boys
T. G. Jackson
Southfields Grammar School
University of Oxford
Faculty of History
Harry Drinkwater
T. H. Kingerlee
H.W. Moore
Rewley Road

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