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The Manor Ground off London Road in Headington. Oxford United were formed as Headington F.C. in 1893, [13] adding the suffix United in 1911 after merging with Headington Quarry. Until 2001 their home ground was the Manor Ground, which had its main entrance on London Road. [14] In 2001 Oxford United moved to the Kassam Stadium near Blackbird ...
Morrell was born in 1854. Her grandfather was James Morrell, her father was James Morrell, and her mother was Alicia. Her parents owned the Morrells Brewing Company.Her father had inherited Headington Hill Hall which he significantly extended in 1856 and 1858 resulting in an Italianate mansion designed by architect John Thomas.
The Headington Shark (proper name Untitled 1986) is a rooftop sculpture located at 2 New High Street, Headington, Oxford, England, depicting a large shark embedded head-first in the roof of a house. It was protest art , put up without permission, to be symbolic of bombs crashing into buildings.
Headington Quarry is a suburb and civil parish of Oxford, England. Once a separate village built on the site of a former limestone quarry, it is now fully integrated into the city of Oxford and lies approximately 3 miles east of the city centre, just inside the Oxford Ring Road. It is near to Headington, Wood Farm, Risinghurst, and Barton.
Northway is a suburb in northeast Oxford, England, just inside the Oxford ring road. It is near Marston and the John Radcliffe Hospital. It mainly consists of social housing built by Oxford City Council in the 1950s, though many houses and apartments are now in private ownership. [1] To the southwest is Headley Way and to the northwest is Marsh ...
Oxford United F.C. 1925–2001 The Manor Ground was a football stadium in Oxford , England, the home of Oxford United (previously known as Headington United) between 1925 and 2001. It hosted United's record crowd of 22,750 against Preston North End in an FA Cup 6th Round match on 29 February 1964.
In 1953, James Morrell III sold Headington Hill Hall to Oxford City Council. It continued to be used as a rehabilitation centre until 1958. [5] Subsequently, the publisher Robert Maxwell (1923–1991), founder of Pergamon Press, took a lease of the building rented from the Council for 32 years as a residence and offices.
Wood Farm is a suburb of Oxford, England, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southeast of the city centre. It is mainly made up of social housing built in the 1950s to 1960s, originally to house workers of the nearby car factory. It is near to Headington, Cowley and Morrell Avenue. [2]