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The Oxford Historic District encompasses the peninsular portion of the town of Oxford, Maryland. Established as the site of a ferry across the Tred Avon River in 1683, the historic portion of the town occupies a peninsula between that river and Town Creek. The town did not experience any significant growth until the late 19th century, which is ...
51°45′05″N 1°15′21″W. / 51.7515°N 1.2557°W / 51.7515; -1.2557. Opened. 1242. Website. www .bearoxford .co .uk. The Bear (historically associated with The Bear Inn) [ 1] is a pub in Oxford, England, that was founded in 1774 as The Jolly Trooper. [ 2] It stands on the corner of Alfred Street and Blue Boar Street, opposite Bear ...
The early Oxford coffeehouses also helped establish the tone for future coffeehouses in England, as they would differ from other English social institutions such as alehouses and taverns. "The coffeehouse was a place for "virtuosi" and "wits", rather than for the plebes or roués who were commonly portrayed as typical patrons of the alcoholic ...
The Turf Tavern is a pub in central Oxford, England. Its foundations and use as a malt house and drinking tavern date back to 1381. [citation needed] The low-beamed front bar area was put in place sometime in the 17th century. [ 1] It was originally called the Spotted Cow but the name was changed in 1842, likely as part of an effort to ...
Lived in until 1990’S, but is now a preserved home and is able to be visited. The Hulls moved into the property c1800 but built the house in 1820. The house is the oldest stone house in Erie county. LaTourette House Staten Island 1836 1836 brick Federal-style building now used as clubhouse for city-owned golf course. [18] Anshe Slonim Synagogue
The Jolly Farmers public house, a tavern originating in 1592, and in continual use ever since, sits on the corner of Paradise Street and Square. It has been the main Oxford LGBTQ+ venue since 1982. On the south side of the street is a late 17th-century house, Greyfriars, conserved in 1985.
The term Oxford House refers to any house operating under the "Oxford House Model", a community-based approach to addiction recovery, which provides an independent, supportive, and sober living environment. [ 1] Today there are nearly 3,000 Oxford Houses in the United States and other countries. [ 2] Each house is based on three rules: No use ...
The Wheatsheaf. The Wheatsheaf is a pub in Rathbone Place, Fitzrovia, London, that was popular with London's bohemian set in the 1930s. Its customers included George Orwell, Dylan Thomas, Edwin Muir and Humphrey Jennings, who were known for a while as the Wheatsheaf writers [1] Other habitués included the singer and dancer Betty May, and the writer and surrealist poet Philip O'Connor, Nina ...