Oxford Street It was known as Tyburn Road through the Middle Ages when it was notorious for public hangings of prisoners in Newgate Prison. It became known as Oxford Road and then Oxford Street in the 18th century, and began to change from residential to commercial and retail purposes by the late 19th century, attracting street traders, confidence tricksters and prostitution. The first department stores in Britain opened in the early 20th century, including Selfridges, John Lewis and HMV. Unlike nearby shopping streets such as Bond Street, it has retained an element of downmarket trading alongside more prestigious retail stores. The street
Canal Street, Oxford the proximity of the canal. Although most of the houses in the street are small two-storey terraced houses, Canal Street is now a popular inner-city residential street with high property prices due to its convenient central location. "Canal Reach" off Canal Street was used as the location of a murder in "The Dead of Jericho", the first Inspector Morse novel by Colin Dexter, published in 1981. This was subsequently filmed in the area for television, starring John Thaw as Inspector Morse. Canal Street, Oxford Canal Street is a residential street in Jericho, an inner suburb of Oxford, England, to the