Ship Street is a historic street that runs east–west in central
Oxford,
England.
Location
The street lies north of
Jesus College,
Jesus College, Oxford. and west of
Exeter College, two of
Oxford University's historic colleges. To the south, at the western end is the
Junior Common Room and to the eastern end is the
Principal's (private) garden of Jesus College. At the western end is the historic
St Michael at the Northgate church near the site of the original north gate in the city wall. Originally Oxford's wall ran just to the north of Ship Street.
At the eastern end is the
QI Building, a member's club, bookshop and café associated with the comedic quiz show
QI television series on
BBC2, and established by the comedy producer
John Lloyd. The entrance to the building was in
Turl Street.
To the west is the major shopping street,
Cornmarket Street, with
St Michael's Street opposite, and to the east is the Turl.
Market Street runs parallel with Ship Street to the south and
Broad Street runs similarly to the north.
History
The street has had a number of names. It was known as
Dewy's Lane in the 13th century, after a family who lived there. Its name was
Somenor's Lane in 1385.
Lawrence Hall was at the east end of the street and it was known by this name for a time. Lawrence Hall was located on the south side of the street, 30–40 yards from Turl...
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