Bardwell Road

Bardwell Road
	The Banbury Road end of Bardwell Road
Former name(s)	Greenditch
Type	Street
Owner	Formerly St John's College, Oxford
Location	Oxford, England
Quarter	North Oxford
Postal code	OX2
Coordinates	51°46′04″N1°15′30″W / 51.7679°N 1.2583°W
West end	Banbury Road
East end	Chadlington Road
North	Northmoor Road, Charlbury Road, Linton Road
East	Chadlington Road, Dragon School
South	Dragon Lane, Park Town
West	Banbury Road (A4165), Wychwood School
Construction
Construction start	1890s
Other
Known for	Schools

Last updated June 27, 2023

Bardwell Road is a residential road in Oxford, England. It is located in North Oxford off the Banbury Road, within the area of Oxford once owned by St John's College, Oxford.^[1] The road is known for its schools, especially the Dragon School.^[2]

History

The road is named after Bardwell in Suffolk, a "living" of St John's College from 1635.^[2] It was originally approximately on the line of Greenditch. the former name of St Margaret's Road, where historically those who had committed capital crimes were executed.^[2]

Houses on Bardwell Road were largely built during the 1890s.^[1] Architects included Harry Wilkinson Moore, Herbert Quinton, and Messrs Radclyffe & Watson.^[3] The road lies on Oxford Clay at a depth of three feet, as discussed in Oxoniensia .^[4]

Schools

School House at the Dragon School, on Bardwell Road DragonSH01.JPG — School House at the Dragon School, on Bardwell Road

Bardwell Road is the location of the Dragon School, a well-known preparatory school.^[2] The second headmaster, Charles Cotterill Lynam (known as the "Skipper"), took a building lease on land to the southeast of Bardwell Road in 1893.^[5] In 1894, Lynam's Oxford Preparatory School was established on this site. £4,000 was quickly raised through subscriptions from local parents for the erection of new school buildings.^[6] The school moved from its previous location at 17 Crick Road within a year. The choice of its new location proved to be a wise one and the school has prospered as the Dragon School on this site to the present day.

The Bardwell Road Centre,^[7] one of the two locations of St Clare's College, is to be found here as well.^[8]

Wychwood School for girls is located on the southern corner of Bardwell Road and Banbury Road, at the western end.^[9] On the north side of the road is the Preparatory School for Oxford High School,^[10] formerly the site of Greycotes School.^[11] Peter Snow notes the cars delivering and collecting school children in Bardwell Road, part of what he terms "Dragonland".^[11]

Location

Northmoor Road, Charlbury Road lead off Bardwell Road and Chadlington Road is at the far end from the Banbury Road, all leading to Linton Road. To the south is Park Town, connected via Dragon Lane along the edge of the Dragon School site.

Off the road at the eastern end is the Cherwell Boathouse,^[2] down a lane at the junction with Chadlington Road next to the Dragon School playing fields, where punts can be rented for use on the River Cherwell.^[12]

Residents

Henry Underhill (1855–1921), the antiquarian and artist, lived at 20 Bardwell Road.^[13] Reginald Philip Capel (1886–1961), Mayor of Oxford 1944–5, lived at St John's Cottage in Bardwell Road.^[14]

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Wychwood School is an independent school for pupils aged 11–18, located in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. The school is a member of the Girls' Schools Association owned by Albion Schools and Wychwood School Charity Ltd. The school is located on the southern corner of Bardwell Road and Banbury Road in North Oxford. The Dragon School is located close by, further down Bardwell Road.

References

1 2 Hinchcliffe, Tanis (1992). "Bardwell Rd". North Oxford. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. pp. 218–219. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
1 2 3 4 5 Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Bardwell Road". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford . Macmillan. p. 33. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.
↑ "Oxfordshire Buildings Index" (PDF). UK: Oxfordshire County Council . Retrieved 19 June 2023.
↑ Grensted, L. W. (1954). "A Section of the Oxford Clay and Pleistocene Gravel in North Oxford" (PDF). Oxoniensia : 1–7.
↑ Hinchcliffe, Tanis (1992). North Oxford. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. pp. 182–184. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
↑ Jaques, C. H. (1977). "III: To Bardwell Road". A Dragon Century: 1877–1977. Blackwell's. pp. 22–35.
↑ "Bardwell Road Centre Podcast". Oxford, UK: St Clare's College. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
↑ "St Clare's College (Bardwell Rd)". Daily Information . UK. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
↑ "Wychwood School". UK Education Guide. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
↑ "Oxford High Preparatory School". The Good Schools Guide. UK. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
1 2 Snow, Peter (1991). Oxford Observed. John Murray. pp. 159, 166, 169. ISBN 0-7195-4707-5.
↑ "Cherwell Boathouse". UK. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
↑ Price, Megan (2008). "H. M. J. Underhill (1855–1921); Oxford Antiquarian, Artist, and 'Provision Merchant'" (PDF). Oxoniensia . Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society: 99–119.
↑ "Reginald Philip Capel (1886–1961)". Oxford History: Mayors & Lord Mayors. UK. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

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[hinchcliffe-1] 1 2 Hinchcliffe, Tanis (1992). "Bardwell Rd". North Oxford. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. pp. 218–219. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.

[hibbert-2] 1 2 3 4 5 Hibbert, Christopher, ed. (1988). "Bardwell Road". The Encyclopaedia of Oxford . Macmillan. p. 33. ISBN 0-333-39917-X.

[3] "Oxfordshire Buildings Index" (PDF). UK: Oxfordshire County Council . Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[4] Grensted, L. W. (1954). "A Section of the Oxford Clay and Pleistocene Gravel in North Oxford" (PDF). Oxoniensia : 1–7.

[hinchcliffe2-5] Hinchcliffe, Tanis (1992). North Oxford. New Haven & London: Yale University Press. pp. 182–184. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.

[6] Jaques, C. H. (1977). "III: To Bardwell Road". A Dragon Century: 1877–1977. Blackwell's. pp. 22–35.

[7] "Bardwell Road Centre Podcast". Oxford, UK: St Clare's College. Retrieved 17 June 2023.

[8] "St Clare's College (Bardwell Rd)". Daily Information . UK. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[9] "Wychwood School". UK Education Guide. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[10] "Oxford High Preparatory School". The Good Schools Guide. UK. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[snow91-11] 1 2 Snow, Peter (1991). Oxford Observed. John Murray. pp. 159, 166, 169. ISBN 0-7195-4707-5.

[12] "Cherwell Boathouse". UK. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

[13] Price, Megan (2008). "H. M. J. Underhill (1855–1921); Oxford Antiquarian, Artist, and 'Provision Merchant'" (PDF). Oxoniensia . Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society: 99–119.

[14] "Reginald Philip Capel (1886–1961)". Oxford History: Mayors & Lord Mayors. UK. Retrieved 19 June 2023.

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