Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
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Wycliffe Hall is a permanent private hall of the University of Oxford affiliated with the Church of England. It is named after the Bible translator and reformer John Wycliffe, who was master of Balliol College, Oxford in the 14th century.
John Wycliffe, Master of Balliol College, Oxford, 1360–66
Memorial poster from Wycliffe Hall, c. 1910, with portraits of the first four principals and views of 52 and 54 Banbury Road prior to the addition of the front dining hall
The original part of Wycliffe Hall - 54 Banbury Road, 'Laleham'
Banbury Road
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Banbury Road is a major arterial road in Oxford, England, running from St Giles' at the south end, north towards Banbury through the leafy suburb of North Oxford and Summertown, with its local shopping centre. Parallel and to the west is the Woodstock Road, which it meets at the junction with St Giles'. To the north, Banbury Road meets the Oxford Ring Road at a roundabout. The road is designated the A4165. Prior to the building of the M40 motorway extension in 1990, the road formed part of the A423 from Maidenhead to Coventry.
Shops on Banbury Road in Summertown.
The former residence of the lexicographer James Murray, first editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, at 78 Banbury Road, opposite the junction with St Margaret's Road. Note the pillar box in front of the house, installed because of the volume of post that he sent, with a commemorative blue plaque behind, added in 2002.
The southern end of Banbury Road (right) and Woodstock Road (left) from the north end of St Giles'.