Oxford Street, with Centre Point in the background

Oxford Street in 1875, looking west from the junction with Duke Street. The buildings on the right are on the future site of Selfridges

Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London, England in the City of Westminster. With over 300 shops, it is probably the world's largest shopping street - [1] Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (738 × 982 pixel, file size: 436 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Oxford Street ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (738 × 982 pixel, file size: 436 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Oxford Street ... See also Sydney Tower, for Centrepoint in Australia Centre Point Centre Point (sometimes rendered as Centrepoint) is a substantial concrete and glass office building in central London, occupying 101-103 New Oxford Street, WC 1, close to St Giles Circus and almost directly above Tottenham Court Road tube station. ... Image File history File links Oxford Street in 1875, looking west from the junction with Duke Street. ... Image File history File links Oxford Street in 1875, looking west from the junction with Duke Street. ... Selfridges in Birmingham. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London (de facto) Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2006 est. ... The City of Westminster is a London borough with city status, situated to the west of the City of London and north of the River Thames. ...

It runs for approximately a mile and a half from Marble Arch at the north east corner of Hyde Park, through Oxford Circus to St Giles' Circus, at the intersection with Charing Cross Road and Tottenham Court Road. Eastwards, the road then becomes New Oxford Street until it runs into High Holborn. West of Marble Arch, Oxford Street becomes Bayswater Road or the A40 which continues west towards Oxford. Oxford Street intersects with other London roads including Park Lane, New Bond Street and Regent Street. Marble Arch Marble Arch is a white Carrara marble monument near Speakers Corner in Hyde Park, at the western end of Oxford Street in London, England. ... The Serpentine, viewed from the eastern end Hyde Park is one of the largest parks in central London and one of the Royal Parks of London. ... Oxford Circus, looking westward Oxford Circus is the area of London at the busy intersection of Regent Street and Oxford Street. ... St Giles Circus is the region of Londons West End located at the intersection of Oxford Street, New Oxford Street, Charing Cross Road and Tottenham Court Road. ... Charing Cross Road, London, looking North from its junction with Long Acre. ... Tottenham Court Road looking north with the Euston Tower in the distance Tottenham Court Road is a road in Central London running from St Giles Circus (the junction of Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road) north to Euston Road, near the border of the City of Westminster and the London... The main road running across the north of Hyde Park,London. ... The A40 is a trunk road in England and Wales, connecting London to Fishguard. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Park Lane could refer to: Park Lane, a road in London, England Park Lane, a mall in Halifax, Nova Scotia Mercury Park Lane, a car produced by the Ford Motor Company This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Bond Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London. ... The Quadrant at the bottom of Regent Street. ...

History

The street follows the route of a Roman road which linked Hampshire with Colchester and became one of the major routes in and out of the city. Hampshire, sometimes historically Southamptonshire or Hamptonshire, (abbr. ... Colchester is a town and is the main settlement of the Essex borough of Colchester in the East of England. ...

Between the 12th century and 1782 it was variously known as Tyburn Road (after the River Tyburn that ran just to the south of it, and now flows underneath it), Uxbridge Road, Worcester Road and Oxford Road [2]. It became notorious as the route taken by prisoners on their final journey from Newgate Prison to the gallows at Tyburn near Marble Arch. 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Tyburn is a stream which runs underground from South Hampstead to St Jamess Park. ... Old Newgate Prison, which was replaced in the 18th century. ... Tyburn was a former village in the county of Middlesex close to the current location of Marble Arch. ...

In the late 18th century, many of the surrounding fields were purchased by the Earl of Oxford, and the area was developed. It became popular with entertainers including tiger-baiters and masquerades. During the 19th century, the area became known for its shops.

Oxford Street is a square on the British Monopoly board. It is part of the green set together with Regent Street and Bond Street. Monopoly is the best-selling commercial board game in the world. ... The Quadrant at the bottom of Regent Street. ... An arcade in Old Bond Street Bond Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London. ...

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Oxford Street today

Major Oxford Street area stores

Virgin Megastore on Oxford Street

Oxford Street is home to major department stores and hundreds of smaller shops. It is the major shopping street in central London, though not the most expensive or fashionable, and part of a larger shopping district with Regent Street, Bond Street and other smaller nearby streets. The other principal shopping area in central London is Knightsbridge, famous for Harrods department store. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1597 KB) Summary Virgin Megastore on w:Oxford Street, London, England Photo taken by User:Edward Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Oxford Street Virgin Megastore ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2048x1536, 1597 KB) Summary Virgin Megastore on w:Oxford Street, London, England Photo taken by User:Edward Licensing File links The following pages link to this file: Oxford Street Virgin Megastore ... Virgin Megastores is a chain of record shops scattered throughout the world, established by Richard Branson. ... The Quadrant at the bottom of Regent Street. ... An arcade in Old Bond Street Bond Street is a major shopping street in the West End of London. ... Knightsbridge is a street and district spanning the City of Westminster and theRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London notable for its eclectic mix of rich, famous, and international residents including several billionaires Roman Abramovich, oligarchs from Russia, China and India, international businessman Lord Marshall of Knightsbridge, trend setters Charles... The Harrods storefront Harrods is a department store on Brompton Road in Knightsbridge, London, England that caters to upmarket customers. ...

For many British chain stores, their Oxford Street branch is regarded as their 'flagship' store and used for celebrity launches and promotions.

• Selfridges, a department store that has been on this site for more than a century.
• Marks and Spencer, of 170,000 square feet, on the junction of Oxford Street and Orchard Street.
• HMV, although it moved from its original location in 2000 after 80 years. HMV has three stores on the street including a concession within Selfridges and its shop at 150 Oxford Street, which is Europe's largest music shop at 50,000 square feet.
• Borders, bookshop.
• Other department stores including; John Lewis, Debenhams (historically Debenham & Freebody and Marshall & Snelgrove prior to combining following a rebuild in the 1960s when it became Debenhams) and House of Fraser (historically known as DH Evans prior to rebranding as House of Fraser in 2000).
• Virgin Megastore, at the intersection of Oxford Street and Tottenham Court Road, an entertainment retailer.
• The Disney Store
• Centred around Oxford Circus are fashion shops including Topshop.
• From 2007 Oxford Street will also have a Primark in the building that formerly housed C&A and latterly Allders.
• Adidas, a sports brand, has a store on Oxford Street opposite Selfridges. Adidas are the manufacturers of the football kit of the the London-based football team Chelsea F.C.
• There are also a number of stores on Oxford Street which operate on short term leases in empty retail units and advertise themselves as Closing Down Sales. However in some cases these Closing Down Sales can operate on rather a long term or even permanent presence. [3]

Oxford Street can become congested both on the footpath and on the road due to the number of buses which use the street and the high number of shoppers and tourists on the street. Common sights on Oxford Street include preachers (such as Philip Howard who was at Oxford Circus), political demonstrations (such as the 2001 May Day protests and small scale protests) and Hare Krishnas. Selfridges in Birmingham. ... Marks and Spencer plc (known also as M&S and sometimes colloquially as Marks and Sparks) is the largest retailer in the United Kingdom by sales. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Borders Group (NYSE: BGP) is an international bookseller based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. ... One of John Lewis flagship branches in Glasgows Buchanan Galleries mall The John Lewis Partnership is a major United Kingdom retailer, operating department stores and, through its Waitrose subsidiary, upmarket supermarkets. ... Debenhams plc (LSE: DEB) is a retailer with a chain of department stores based in the United Kingdom. ... House of Fraser is a British department store group with around 60 stores across the country, at one time including Harrods of London. ... Virgin Megastores is a chain of record shops scattered throughout the world, established by Richard Branson. ... Tottenham Court Road looking north with the Euston Tower in the distance Tottenham Court Road is a road in Central London running from St Giles Circus (the junction of Oxford Street and Charing Cross Road) north to Euston Road, near the border of the City of Westminster and the London... Disney Store is an international chain of specialty stores, selling Disney-branded items, many of them exclusive. ... Oxford Circus, looking westward Oxford Circus is the area of London at the busy intersection of Regent Street and Oxford Street. ... Topshop is a chain of clothing stores situated throughout the United Kingdom, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Republic of Ireland. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the Anno Domini (common) era. ... Penneys redirects here. ... C&A Logo C & A is an international chain of clothing stores, with its head office in Brussels and Dusseldorf. ... Allders in Croydon, the third largest department store in Britain Allders was a chain of department stores in the United Kingdom with its head office in Croydon. ... Adidas AG (ISIN: DE0005003404) is a German sports apparel manufacturer, part of the Adidas Group, which is the second largest sportswear manufacturer in the world. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Chelsea Football Club (also known as The Blues or previously The Pensioners) are an English professional football club based in west London. ... Preacher is a colloquial term for a clergyman, in particular a local priest, pastor or Minister; one who preaches. ... Phil preaching in Oxford Circus Philip Howard (born 1954) an Australian/Liverpudian street preacher in Londons Oxford Circus. ... May Day is May 1, and refers to any of several holidays celebrated on this day. ... Hare Krishna Mantra in Devanagari. ...

Christmas lights

Each Christmas the street is decorated with festive lights. In mid-to-late November a celebrity turns on the lights and they remain on until January 6. Christmas is an annual holiday that marks the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. ... January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 359 days (360 in leap years) remaining. ...

The use of Christmas lights began in 1959, five years after its neighbour Regent Street had begun the tradition. In 1967, as the recession hit London, the lights were stopped and only returned in 1978 when Oxford Street organised a laser display. The Quadrant at the bottom of Regent Street. ...

Celebrities who turned on the Christmas lights

• 2006 — All Saints (Peter Andre & Katie Price aka Jordan, G4, Andy Abraham)
• 2005 —
• 1996 — Spice Girls
• 1995 — Coronation Street Cast
• 1994 — Lenny Henry
• 1993 — Richard Branson
• 1992 — Linford Christie
• 1991 — Westminster Children's Hospital
• 1990 — Cliff Richard
• 1989 — Gorden Kaye
• 1988 — Terry Wogan
• 1987 — Derek Jameson
• 1986 — Leslie Grantham, Anita Dobson (Den and Angie Watts from Eastenders)
• 1985 — Bob Geldof
• 1984 — Esther Rantzen
• 1983 — Pat Phoenix
• 1982 — Daley Thompson
• 1981 — Pilin Leon (Miss World, Venezuela)

All Saints is an English Pop girl band that released their debut self-titled album in 1997. ... André on stage Peter André, (born as Peter James Andrea February 27, 1973 in Harrow, London, UK is a pop singer achieving success mainly in the United Kingdom. ... Katie Price (born May 22, 1978), born Katie Infield, and better known as Jordan, is a British glamour model, perhaps most famous for her large, surgically enhanced breasts and the reports of her personal life in British tabloid newspapers. ... G4 are a vocal troupe made famous by The X-Factor television programme. ... Andrew Abraham (born 1964 in London) is an English male vocalist. ... The Spice Girls are a Brit Award winning English all-female pop group. ... Coronation Street is Britains longest-running television soap opera, first broadcast on Friday December 9, 1960, in the Granada region of ITV. The programme is consistently the highest-rated programme on British television. ... Lenworth George Henry, CBE, better known as Lenny Henry (born 29 August 1958), is an English entertainer. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... Linford Christie, OBE (born April 2, 1960) is a former athlete, and the only English man to win Olympic, World, Commonwealth and European 100 m gold medals. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... René & Me (book cover) Gorden Kaye (born Gordon Kaye on 7 April 1941 in Huddersfield) is most famous in the UK for his work on television sitcom Allo Allo!, where he played the character of René Artois. ... Sir Michael Terence Wogan KBE (b August 3, 1938, County Limerick, Ireland), more commonly known as Terry Wogan, is a radio and television broadcaster who has mainly worked for the BBC in the United Kingdom for most of his career. ... Broadcaster & journalist Derek Jameson, was born in Londons East End in 1929. ... Leslie Grantham as Den Watts in EastEnders Leslie Grantham (born April 30, 1947) is a British Actor. ... Anita Dobson (born April 29, 1949 in Stepney, London) is an English television actress. ... Dennis Den Watts was a fictional character in the popular BBC soap opera EastEnders, played by actor Leslie Grantham. ... Angela Angie Watts, played by Anita Dobson, was a fictional character on the British soap opera EastEnders. ... EastEnders is a popular BBC television soap opera, first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC1 on 19 February 1985[3] and continuing to date. ... Robert Frederick Zenon Geldof, KBE[1], known as Bob Geldof (born 5 October 1951) [2] is an Irish singer, songwriter, actor and political activist. ... Esther Louise Rantzen CBE (born June 22, 1940), is a British journalist and television presenter who is best known for her long stint in Thats Life! and her activities as founder of the charity ChildLine. ... Patricia Phoenix, as Elsie Tanner on Coronation Street, in a still from an episode first aired in the early 1970s. ... Francis Morgan Thompson, CBE (born July 30, 1958 in Worcester Park), known commonly as Daley Thompson, is a former English decathlete and arguably the greatest the world had ever seen. ... Carmen Josefina Leon Crespo, best known as Pilin Leon, won the 1981 Miss World contest, representing Venezuela. ... The official Miss World logo . The Miss World pageant is an international beauty pageant founded in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. ...

Transport

Oxford Street, at a busy junction

Oxford Street is served by the Central, Jubilee, Bakerloo, Northern and Victoria London Underground lines, as well as bus routes. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x1413, 647 KB) Oxford Street, London, seen from the top deck of a bus. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (2000x1413, 647 KB) Oxford Street, London, seen from the top deck of a bus. ... Tube Portal The Central Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured red on the tube map. ... The Jubilee Line is a line on the London Underground, coloured silver grey on the Tube map. ... The Bakerloo Line is a line of the London Underground and coloured brown on the Tube map. ... For other uses, see Northern Line (disambiguation). ... The Victoria Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured light blue on the Tube map. ... The London Underground is an all-electric railway system that covers much of Greater London and some neighbouring areas. ...

Tube stations along Oxford Street, starting at Marble Arch (western-most):

• Marble Arch
• Bond Street
• Oxford Circus
• [[Tottenham Court Road tube station|Tottenham Court Road]¨¨´

´ Marble Arch is a London Underground station in the City of Westminster. ... Categories: Jubilee Line stations | Central Line stations | London Underground stubs | Crossrail ... Oxford Circus, on the right you can see the tube-sign. ...

Heavy congestion has led to proposals to pedestrianise Oxford Street with a tram service running end to end [4]. Current plans for Crossrail also include two stations serving Oxford Street at Bond Street and Tottenham Court Road2 For the similar scheme in Glasgow, see Glasgow Crossrail Crossrail is a project to build a new east-west railway connection under central London, with one connection to the west and two to the east. ...

References

• "London through a lens No 41 — Groovy Christmas Lights, 1967" Time Out London, November 23, 2005.

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