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[[Image:RhodesHouseOxford20040909 CopyrightKaihsuTai.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Rhodes House]] on the south side of South Parks Road, designed by Sir [[Herbert Baker]] and completed in 1928.]]
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[[Image:LinacreCollegeOxford20040507 CopyrightKaihsuTai.jpg|thumb|[[Linacre College]] from the corner of South Parks Road and [[St Cross Road]].]]
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[[File:Rhodes House Oxford 20040909.jpg|thumb|[[Rhodes House]]<ref name="pevsner"/> on the south side of South Parks Road, designed by Sir [[Herbert Baker]] and completed in 1928, on land bought from [[Wadham College, Oxford|Wadham College]].]]
'''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.
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[[File:Linacre_College_Oxford_20040507.jpg|thumb|[[Linacre College]] from the corner of South Parks Road and [[St Cross Road]].]]
[[File:Oxford inorganic chemistry building.jpg|thumb|The [[Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory]] building on the north side of South Parks Road.]]
[[File:Tinbergen Building Oxford.jpg|thumb|upright|The Tinbergen Building, used by the zoology and psychology departments.]]


'''South Parks Road''' is a road in [[Oxford]], [[England]].<ref name="pevsner">{{cite book|title=The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire |last1=Sherwood |first1=Jennifer |last2=Pevsner |first2=Nikolaus |authorlink2=Nikolaus Pevsner |year=1974 |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] | pages=275–277, 279, 331 |isbn=0-14-071045-0}}</ref><ref name="tyack">{{cite book | title=Oxford: An architectural guide|author=Tyack, Geoffrey|year=1998| publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] | pages=282–286, 311 | isbn=0-14-071045-0}}</ref> It runs east–west past the main [[Science Area, Oxford|Science Area]] of the [[University of Oxford]]. Many of the university science departments are located nearby or face the road, including parts of the geography, zoology, chemistry, psychology and physiology departments. Also on the road is [[Rhodes House]].
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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]].


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To the west, the road adjoins [[Parks Road]] at a [[T junction]] with the [[Radcliffe Science Library]] just to the north. To the east, the road bends sharply south at [[Linacre College]] and becomes [[St Cross Road]]. A cycle route continues east towards [[New Marston]], crossing the [[River Cherwell]]. About halfway along South Parks Road, [[Mansfield Road, Oxford|Mansfield Road]] adjoins to the south. [[Mansfield College, Oxford|Mansfield College]] is close to South Parks Road in this section.
The road has been the scene of protests by [[animal rights]] protesters because of a new [[animal testing]] facility that is being built here.


In December 2018 it was announced that the proposed new graduate college of the university, [[Parks College, Oxford|Parks College]], opening in September 2020, will be located on South Parks Road.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oxford unveils plans for new graduate college|url=https://www.mpls.ox.ac.uk/news/oxford-unveils-plans-for-new-graduate-college|publisher=University of Oxford|date=2018-12-07|accessdate=18 March 2019}}</ref>
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== See also ==


The road has been the scene of protests by [[animal rights]] protesters because of a new [[animal testing]] facility that has been built here.<ref>[http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=172 Stop the Oxford Animal Lab (SPEAK)], [http://www.veggies.org.uk/ Veggies], UK.</ref> [[Pro-Test]] has been formed in reaction to the activities of the [[animal rights movement]].

==Halifax House==
Halifax House was located at 8 South Parks Road on the corner with Mansfield Road from 1961, a social club for people associated with Oxford University.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.oua.ox.ac.uk/holdings/Halifax%20House%20HH.pdf | title=Halifax House | location=UK | website=www.oua.ox.ac.uk | publisher=[[Oxford University]] Archives | accessdate=15 June 2011 }}</ref> The building has since been demolished to make way for new science facilities for the university. Evidence of [[Bronze Age]] barrows together with later [[prehistoric]] and early [[Roman Britain|Roman]] [[field system]]s has been found on the site.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.tvas.co.uk/reports/pdf/oxoniensia70_2006_anthony.pdf | title=Prehistoric and Early Roman Field Systems, Halifax House, South Parks Road, Oxford |author=Anthony, Sian |journal=[[Oxoniensia]] | volume=[http://oxoniensia.org/oxo_volume.php?vol=70 70] |year=2005 |pages=129–139 }}</ref>

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==See also==
* [[Hooke Library]]
* [[Hooke Library]]
* [[Isis Innovation]]
* [[Isis Innovation]]
* [[Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory]]
* [[Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory]]
* [[Sir William Dunn School of Pathology]]
* [[Radcliffe Science Library]]
* [[Radcliffe Science Library]]
* [[Rhodes House]]
* [[Rhodes House]]<ref name="pevsner"/>
* [[Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford]]
* [[Department of Zoology, University of Oxford]]


==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:06, 17 March 2024

Not to be confused with South Park, Oxford.
"South Parks" redirects here. Not to be confused with South Park.

Rhodes House[1] on the south side of South Parks Road, designed by Sir Herbert Baker and completed in 1928, on land bought from Wadham College.
Linacre College from the corner of South Parks Road and St Cross Road.
The Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory building on the north side of South Parks Road.
The Tinbergen Building, used by the zoology and psychology departments.

South Parks Road is a road in Oxford, England.[1][2] It runs east–west past the main Science Area of the University of Oxford. Many of the university science departments are located nearby or face the road, including parts of the geography, zoology, chemistry, psychology and physiology departments. Also on the road is Rhodes House.

To the west, the road adjoins Parks Road at a T junction with the Radcliffe Science Library just to the north. To the east, the road bends sharply south at Linacre College and becomes St Cross Road. A cycle route continues east towards New Marston, crossing the River Cherwell. About halfway along South Parks Road, Mansfield Road adjoins to the south. Mansfield College is close to South Parks Road in this section.

In December 2018 it was announced that the proposed new graduate college of the university, Parks College, opening in September 2020, will be located on South Parks Road.[3]

The road has been the scene of protests by animal rights protesters because of a new animal testing facility that has been built here.[4] Pro-Test has been formed in reaction to the activities of the animal rights movement.

Halifax House

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Halifax House was located at 8 South Parks Road on the corner with Mansfield Road from 1961, a social club for people associated with Oxford University.[5] The building has since been demolished to make way for new science facilities for the university. Evidence of Bronze Age barrows together with later prehistoric and early Roman field systems has been found on the site.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Penguin Books. pp. 275–277, 279, 331. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
  2. ^ Tyack, Geoffrey (1998). Oxford: An architectural guide. Oxford University Press. pp. 282–286, 311. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
  3. ^ "Oxford unveils plans for new graduate college". University of Oxford. 7 December 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
  4. ^ Stop the Oxford Animal Lab (SPEAK), Veggies, UK.
  5. ^ "Halifax House" (PDF). www.oua.ox.ac.uk. UK: Oxford University Archives. Retrieved 15 June 2011.
  6. ^ Anthony, Sian (2005). "Prehistoric and Early Roman Field Systems, Halifax House, South Parks Road, Oxford" (PDF). Oxoniensia. 70: 129–139. {{cite journal}}: External link in |volume= (help)

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