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Encyclopedia > South Parks Road
Rhodes House on the south side of South Parks Road, designed by Sir Herbert Baker and completed in 1928.
Rhodes House on the south side of South Parks Road, designed by Sir Herbert Baker and completed in 1928.
Linacre College from the corner of South Parks Road and St Cross Road.
Linacre College from the corner of South Parks Road and St Cross Road.

South Parks Road is a road in Oxford, England. It runs east-west past the main Science Area of the University of Oxford, where many of the science departments are located. Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 314 KB)Rhodes House in Oxford, 2004-09-09. ... Download high resolution version (1760x1168, 314 KB)Rhodes House in Oxford, 2004-09-09. ... Rhodes House from South Parks Road. ... Sir Herbert Baker (1862-1946) was the dominant force in South African architecture for two decades, 1892-1912. ... Linacre College, Oxford, 2004-05-07. ... Linacre College, Oxford, 2004-05-07. ... St Cross Road is a road in Oxford, England. ... This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ... 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 Science Area in Oxford, England is where most of the science departments at Oxford University are located. ... The University of Oxford, located in the city of Oxford, England, is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. ...


To the west, the road adjoins Parks Road at a T junction with the Radcliffe Science Library just to the north. To the east, a cycle route continues to New Marston, crossing the River Cherwell. The road itself continues as St Cross Road to the south, past Linacre College. The front of the Oxford University Museum of Natural History on Parks Road. ... A typical T junction A T junction is a type of road junction with three arms where one (often minor) road connects to another (often major) road in a T shape. ... The Radcliffe Science Library (RSL) is the main teaching and research science library at the University of Oxford, England. ... Marston is a village (sometimes called Old Marston) and associated suburb (known as New Marston) of Oxford, England, lying to the northeast of the city, within the A40 Northern Bypass (part of the Oxford Ring Road). ... The River Cherwell is a river which flows through the midlands of England. ... St Cross Road is a road in Oxford, England. ...


The road has been the scene of protests by animal rights protesters because of a new animal testing facility that is being built here. Pro-Test has been formed in reaction to the activities of the animal rights movement. A civet, or sea fox, photographed in the Zigong Peoples Zoo, Sichuan, 2001. ... Enos the space chimp before insertion into the Mercury-Atlas 5 capsule in 1961. ... Pro-Test is a British group that promotes and supports animal testing in medical research. ... Animal rights is the viewpoint that many (non-human) animals have moral rights that prohibit humans from violating their basic interests. ...


See also

The Hooke Library is the main teaching science lending library at the University of Oxford, England for undergraduates. ... The Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory (PTCL) is a major chemistry laboratory at the University of Oxford, England. ... The Radcliffe Science Library (RSL) is the main teaching and research science library at the University of Oxford, England. ... Rhodes House from South Parks Road. ...

References

  • Stop the Oxford Animal Lab (SPEAK)


 

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