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'''South Parks Road''' is a road in [[Oxford]], [[England]]. It runs east-west past the main [[Science Area, Oxford|Science Area]] of the [[University of Oxford]], where many of the science departments are located. |
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'''South Parks Road''' is a road in [[Oxford]], [[England]].<ref name="pevsner">{{cite book|title=The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire|author=Sherwood, Jennifer and [[Pevsner, Nikolaus]]|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]], where many of the science departments are located. |
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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]] after a sharp corner to the south, past [[Linacre College]]. About half way along South Parks Road, [[Mansfield Road, Oxford|Mansfield Road]] adjoins to the south. |
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]] after a sharp corner to the south, past [[Linacre College]]. About half way along South Parks Road, [[Mansfield Road, Oxford|Mansfield Road]] adjoins to the south. |
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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]]. |
The road has been the scene of protests by [[animal rights]] protesters because of a new [[animal testing]] facility that is being 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]]. |
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== See also == |
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* [[Hooke Library]] |
* [[Hooke Library]] |
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* [[Isis Innovation]] |
* [[Isis Innovation]] |
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* [[Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory]] |
* [[Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory]] |
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* [[Radcliffe Science Library]] |
* [[Radcliffe Science Library]] |
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* [[Rhodes House]] |
* [[Rhodes House]]<ref name="pevsner"/> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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* [http://www.veggies.org.uk/event.php?ref=172 Stop the Oxford Animal Lab (SPEAK)] |
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Revision as of 20:33, 15 June 2011
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, where many of the science departments are located.
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 after a sharp corner to the south, past Linacre College. About half way along South Parks Road, Mansfield Road adjoins to the south.
The road has been the scene of protests by animal rights protesters because of a new animal testing facility that is being built here.[3] Pro-Test has been formed in reaction to the activities of the animal rights movement.
See also
- Hooke Library
- Isis Innovation
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory
- Radcliffe Science Library
- Rhodes House[1]
References
- ^ a b c Sherwood, Jennifer and Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). The Buildings of England: Oxfordshire. Penguin Books. pp. 275–277, 279, 331. ISBN 0 14 071045 0.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Tyack, Geoffrey (1998). Oxford: An architectural guide. Oxford University Press. pp. 282–286, 311. ISBN 0 14 071045 0.
- ^ Stop the Oxford Animal Lab (SPEAK), Veggies, UK.
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