Historical view of Broad Street looking east towards (left to right) the Clarendon Building, and the Sheldonian Theatre and the Old Ashmolean Building.

Blackwell's bookshop in Broad Street.

Broad Street is a wide street in Oxford, England. It is famous for its bookshops, including the original Blackwell's bookshop at number 50. The Clarendon Building in Oxford, England, stands in the ceremonial center of the University of Oxford, near the Bodleian Library and the Sheldonian Theatre. ... Sheldonian Theatre. ... Download high resolution version (883x594, 99 KB)Front of Blackwells Bookshop in Oxford (by DJ Clayworth) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (883x594, 99 KB)Front of Blackwells Bookshop in Oxford (by DJ Clayworth) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Front of the original Blackwells bookshop Blackwells is a national chain of publishers and bookshops in the United Kingdom. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid... Front of the original Blackwells bookshop Blackwells is a national chain of publishers and bookshops in the United Kingdom. ...

The street was the site where the protestant martyrs Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley (16 October, 1555), and later Thomas Cranmer (21 March 1556), were burnt at the stake just outside the then city walls. A cross in the road opposite Balliol College marks the location. Not far away in St Giles', the events are commemorated with a Victorian stone monument, the Martyrs' Memorial. Hugh Latimer (d. ... Nicholas Ridley (died October 16, 1555) was an English clergyman. ... An oil painting of Thomas Cranmer by Gerlach Flicke (1545) - National Portrait Gallery, London Thomas Cranmer (July 2, 1489 – March 21, 1556) was the Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI. He is credited with writing and compiling the first two Books... The defensive wall of Braşov, Romania. ... Full name Balliol College Motto - Named after John de Balliol Previous names - Established 1263 Sister College St Johns College, Cambridge Master Andrew Graham (academic) Location Broad Street Undergraduates 403 Graduates 228 Homepage Boatclub Balliol College, founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford... View of St Giles including St Benets Hall. ... Martyrs Memorial, Oxford The Martyrs Memorial is an imposing stone monument positioned at the intersection of St Giles, Magdalen Street and Beaumont Street in Oxford, England just outside Balliol College. ...

Also in this street are Trinity College, Exeter College (front entrance in the adjoining Turl Street), the Museum of the History of Science (the original location of the Ashmolean Museum), the Clarendon Building, the Sheldonian Theatre and the new Bodleian Library building (entrance in Parks Road). College name Trinity College Named after The Holy Trinity Established 1555 Sister College Churchill College President The Hon. ... College name Exeter College Named after Walter de Stapledon, Bishop of Exeter Established 1314 Sister College Emmanuel College Rector Ms Frances Cairncross JCR President Octave Oppetit Undergraduates 299 Graduates 150 Homepage Boatclub Coat of arms of Exeter College Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of... Turl Street is a street in Oxford, England. ... Museum, Theatre and Printing House. ... The Ashmolean Museum (in full the Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology) in Oxford, England is the worlds first university museum. ... The Clarendon Building in Oxford, England, stands in the ceremonial center of the University of Oxford, near the Bodleian Library and the Sheldonian Theatre. ... Sheldonian Theatre. ... Entrance to the Library, with the coats-of-arms of several Oxford colleges The Bodleian Library, the main research library of the University of Oxford, is one of the oldest libraries in Europe, and in England is second in size only to the British Library. ...

The Victorian photographer Henry Taunt had his studio in Broad Street. The academic and physician Henry Acland lived in the street at number 40 on the site of the new Bodleian building. Henry William Taunt (1842–1922) was a professional photographer based in Oxford, England. ... Henry Wentworth Acland (23 August 1815 - 16 October 1900) was a English physician and educator. ...

To the east, the street continues as Holywell Street, with the King's Arms, a popular public house frequented by Oxford University students, on the north-east corner of the junction. The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford in England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...

See also

• Broad Street, Birmingham
• Thornton's Bookshop

Broad Street as seen from above Broad Street is a major thoroughfare to the immediate West of Birmingham city centre. ...

External links

• Broad Street, Oxford historical view