Broad Street is a wide street in central Oxford, England, just north of the former city wall.
The street is known for its bookshops, including the original Blackwell's bookshop at number 50, located here due to the University of Oxford. Among residents, the street is traditionally known as The Broad.
The eastern part of Broad Street, with the Weston Library on the left and Clarendon Building on the right. The building ahead is the former Indian Institute in Catte Street.
Pillar outside the Clarendon building at the junction of Broad Street and Catte Street
Blue plaque commemorating Cecil Jackson-Cole outside the first Oxfam shop
Broad Street, c. 1900
Blackwell UK, also known as Blackwell's and Blackwell Group, is a British academic book retailer and library supply service owned by Waterstones. It was founded in 1879 by Benjamin Henry Blackwell, after whom the chain is named, on Broad Street, Oxford. The brand now has a chain of 18 shops, and an accounts and library supply service. It employs around 1000 staff in its divisions.
The main store in Oxford in 1977
The "Norrington Room", contains more than 160,000 books on 3+ miles of shelving
Flagship branch, 48–51 Broad Street, Oxford
South Bridge, Edinburgh, formerly James Thin
