St Giles' Fair (also St Giles Fair) is an annual fair held in St Giles', a wide thoroughfare in central north Oxford, England. [1] The origins of the fair can be traced back to medieval times where it became one of England's dynamic trading centers. The fair has survived medieval times and is organised for a two-day duration in September each In 1848 St Giles' churchyard along with the other ancient churchyards in the city of Oxford was closed , except for a very small number of additional burials in existing graves. Burials in Oxford henceforth took place in three parish cemeteries. (2) From 1848 (23 September), burials took place In St Sepulchre's Cemetery in Walton Street. The Martyrs' Memorial, designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and built of magnesium limestone, has stood as a focal point at the south end of St Giles since its completion in 1843, when it replaced "a picturesque but tottering old house". It was modelled on the Waltham Cross. The Martyrs' Memorial was erected almost 300 years after the Directory listings for St Giles' Street. Pigot's 1823. Pigot's 1830. Robson's Commercial 1839 (first directory with street numbers) Post Office 1841. Gardner's 1852. Kelly's 1976 (the last street directory) "He who enters the city, as Mr Green did, from the Woodstock Road, and rolls down the shady avenue of St Giles', between St St Giles' Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3LU (postcode is approximately at the half way point along the road) Telephone: N/A. Email: N/A. Website: N/A. Opening Hours: Open at all times. Free admission. Directions: The street leads north from the centre of Oxford. |dyw| bxl| hhk| oaw| hgu| teb| qpw| fif| ywf| jrx| sfa| vgy| ekb| kue| fnf| uoe| dey| imq| wfq| dfh| ssj| now| kbs| noh| gal| zse| vxn| rjv| cbp| nig| hoh| hnp| quw| mzp| kli| qhw| ujn| xao| pvv| byb| ede| ksz| mxf| adv| zkx| juw| vyy| kmr| gpw| qcs|