Longwall Street
Street in central Oxford, England
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Longwall Street is a street in central Oxford, England. It runs for about 300 metres along the western flank of Magdalen College. A high, imposing 15th century stone wall separates the college from the street along its entire length. Behind part of the wall is the college's deer park. The street is actually named after the old Oxford city wall to the west of the street, now largely hidden in the grounds of New College.
Holywell Street and St Cross Road form a junction with the northern end of the street. The High forms a junction with the southern end.
Morris Motors
In 1902 William Morris—later known as Lord Nuffield—established his early motor business on the site of disused livery stables in Longwall Street.[1] At that stage, the enterprise was modest in scale and operated from adapted premises.[citation needed]
By 1910, purpose-built facilities had been erected on the same site for Morris Motors Limited. The new building provided approximately 4,400 square feet (410 m2) of floor space, accommodation for up to 60 cars, and showroom windows facing the street.[1] The structure, designed by the architects Tollit and Lee, was executed in red brick in a neo-Georgian style.[1]
Demand soon exceeded the capacity of the Longwall Street premises. In 1913, Morris transferred production to a newly constructed factory at Cowley, to the south-east of Oxford.[2]
A small display relating to Morris Motors is now exhibited in one of the windows of the former Longwall Street building.[citation needed]
Gallery
Longwall Street, Oxford
The former Morris Motors factory in Longwall Street
The junction with St Cross Road at the north end of Longwall Street, looking south
View of the Magdalen College wall in Longwall Street
