Walton Street, Oxford

Looking north along Walton Street with the Oxford University Press on the left hand side.

The front of the 1830 Oxford University Press building on Walton Street.

The entrance to St Sepulchre's Cemetery, off Walton Street.

Ruskin College on Walton Street.

Jericho Health Centre, on Walton Street.

Walton Street is on the eastern edge of the Jericho district of Oxford, England.

The street runs north from the western end of Beaumont Street by the main entrance of Worcester College. Somerville College, one of the former women's colleges, also backs onto the street. The Oxford University Press (OUP) and Ruskin College are on the west side of the street, the former Church of England parish church of Saint Paul is on the east side almost opposite the OUP and St Sepulchre's Cemetery is off the street to the west.

The central part of the street will change significantly in the early 2010s, as more areas are developed by the University of Oxford. The former Radcliffe Infirmary site on the east side will become the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, a large campus for humanities research and administration. The long wall separating the Infirmary from the street will be punctured by new pedestrian routes to Woodstock Road and a health centre. Exeter College will take over the Ruskin site opposite.

Little Clarendon Street, a shopping street, links Walton Street with Saint Giles. There are numerous restaurants on Walton Street, often used by Oxford University students because of its central position, such as Branca, Loch Fyne, The Jericho Cafe, Jamal's, Posh Fish, Brasserie Blanc (associated with the chef Raymond Blanc)^[1] and The Standard Tandoori. Oxford's main independent art house cinema The Phoenix is on the west side of the street.^[2] A number of cocktail bars and pubs can be found on Walton Street.

A pastime of Oxford students is to drink at each of the drinking establishments from south to north: Sugar Brown, Raoul's, Jude the Obscure, The Jericho Tavern, the Picture House bar, Jamals, Sip, and the Victoria Pub.^{[citation needed]} This is commonly called "Route 68".^{[citation needed]} Other shops include the speciality florist Daisies^[3] and Gluttons delicatessen.

Northwards the street continues as Kingston Road through Walton Manor. Near the northern end of Walton Street, Observatory Street links it with Woodstock Road to the east.

References

External links

• The Big Bang Oxford, bangers and mash restaurant, 124 Walton Street

Coordinates: 51°45′31″N 1°15′51″W / 51.75861°N 1.26417°W / 51.75861; -1.26417

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