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The present-day Oxford and Cambridge Club is the result of the 1972 merger of the United University Club and of the Oxford and Cambridge University Club. The United University Club was founded in 1821 for members of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. As a result of its lengthy waiting list, in 1830 the Oxford and Cambridge University ...
The Oxford and Cambridge Musical Club was founded in London in 1899 as a residential Club for Gentlemen. At the club's foundation, it was open (principally) to past and present members of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. The club's original purpose was the performance of chamber music but expanded over the years to include solo ...
Oxford and Cambridge Club (called the United Oxford and Cambridge Club, 1971–2001) 1821 (United University Club); 1830 (Oxford and Cambridge Club); 1971 (merged club) 71–76 Pall Mall: 1837 Members of Oxford and Cambridge Universities Since 1996 Portland Club: 1814 36–39 Pall Mall, sharing the premises of the Army & Navy Club: 1990s Cards
In March 1972, it was merged with the Oxford and Cambridge Club. [5] The combined club was initially called the 'United Oxford and Cambridge University Club' and in 1972–73 was housed at the University Club House, but thereafter it occupied the club house further down Pall Mall designed for the Oxford and Cambridge Club in 1836.
The OX postcode area, also known as the Oxford postcode area, [2] is a group of 26 postcode districts in south-central England, within 17 post towns.These cover most of Oxfordshire (including Oxford, Banbury, Abingdon, Bicester, Witney, Didcot, Carterton, Kidlington, Thame, Wantage, Wallingford, Chipping Norton, Chinnor, Woodstock, Watlington, Bampton and Burford), plus very small parts of ...
The very first Boat Race was won by Oxford, but Cambridge lead the overall series with 86 wins to Oxford's 81, [3] with one dead heat in 1877 (as of 2023). [4] Recent races have been closely fought, with Oxford winning by the shortest ever margin of 1-foot (0.30 m) in 2003 [4] and Cambridge winning in 2004 despite Oxford's claims of a foul. [5]
Postcode areas shown with former postal counties. This is a list of postcode districts in the United Kingdom and Crown Dependencies. A group of postcode districts with the same alphabetical prefix is called a postcode area. All, or part, of one or more postcode districts are grouped into post towns. [1]
The CB postcode area, also known as the Cambridge postcode area, [2] is a group of sixteen postcode districts in the east of England, within five post towns.These cover much of south and east Cambridgeshire (including Cambridge and Ely), plus parts of west Suffolk (including Newmarket and Haverhill) and north-west Essex (including Saffron Walden), and a very small part of Norfolk.