Jericho Canal

North of the city centre the Thames runs alongside the eastern bit of Jericho, between Jericho and Port Meadow. Presumably because this is traditionally where a good deal of Oxford's river trade took place, the Thames (Isis) along this stretch is a canal more than a river. Some of the big old Georgian houses in Jericho are lucky enough to have back gardens that run down to the water, and you can see that most of the residents take advantage of this with boats and docks. This is a nice quiet bit of the Thames towpath, and enjoys nice shade from the trees in the riverside gaardens.

Jericho

Jericho is a neighbourhood in Oxford slightly to the north-west of the city centre. It lies along the canal (ie the Thames, ie the Isis), and traditionally it was where a lot of Oxford's water trade was conducted. Because it lies outside the traditional boundaries of the city wall it was also where travellers to Oxford would stop for the night if they came to the city after the gates had closed for the night. Now it is mainly residential, and rather reminds me in character of Toronto's Annex. It's a mix of students living out who can afford not to live in Cowley and more bohemian townies.


The Oxford University Press is in Jericho; it's a good deal longer than you can see in these shots and looks more like a neoclassical stately home than a publishing house.



The Phoenix Picture House is more or less Oxford's only 'art house' cinema.


Jericho could probably win a prize for the oddest pub names in Oxford. I don't really like Hardy, but I think Jude the Obscure might be my favourite pub name in Oxford.



St Barnabas Church is a rather bizarre-looking building - the shapes of the structure have a vaguely industrial look to them.

Catch-up

I've been busy, and then bogon was offline, and then I was without internet connection, so there's a bit of photo-backlog to get through.


My exam carnations (white for the first exam, pink for the middle ones, and red for the last exam)


South Port Meadow on a cloudy afternoon.





University Parks are more or less what the name implies: a large group of fields, grass tennis courts, and woodsy bits along the Cherwell just north of the science park.







The crane you see here is working on the (infamous) new science building, the one the animal protestors are trying to shut down.





July 1st I went to the Henley Regatta. This is a rowing regatta in Henley, a little further along the Thames from Oxford. Crews from all over the world compete here. It's also rather similar to Ascot in that it's as much a society event as it is a sporting competition.















And finally a few snaps around Magdalen bridge and Merton playing field.