High Street in 1852 as listed in Gardner’s Directory
| No. | Name of occupant | Nature of business |
| 1 | WISEMAN, William | Linen draper etc. |
| 2 & 3 | SLATTER, Henry | Newsagent |
| 4 | MAWER, John William | Mercer (Gentlemen’s), Hatter |
| 5 | GILL & WARD | Ironmonger & brazier/ Whitesmith & bell-hanger |
| TYERMAN, Thomas | Surgeon | |
| 6 | ADAMS, William Peter | Stationer & fancy warehouseman |
| FISHER, John & William | Timber merchant (and at Littlegate Street) |
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| 7 | UNDERHILL & Sons | Tallow chandler |
| Crown (Life) (Michael Underhill) | Fire & Life Assurance agent | |
| 8 | FISHER, John & William | Auctioneers & appraisers/ Land surveyors |
| 9 | CHILTON & BEAUMONT | Linen draper etc. |
| 10 | LADD, Henry | Bookseller & stationer |
| 11 | LATIMER, F. & Co. | Wine merchant |
| 12 | EVANS & Co. | Linen draper/Woollen draper/ Carpet warehouse |
| 13 | CASTLE, Nathaniel | Mercer (Gentlemen’s) |
| 14 | EMBLING, John | Tailor & robe maker & breeches maker |
| 15 | GREATBATCH, Levi | China & glass dealer |
| 16 | LONDON & COUNTY BANK | Banker |
| Atlas (John Bradstreet, London & County Bank) | Fire & Life Assurance agent | |
| 17 | MITRE OFFICE (Christopher J. Waddell) | Carrier by railway |
| MITRE INN & HOTEL (Arthur Venables) | Hotel/Inn | |
| 18 | RICHARDSON, Richard | Ale & porter agent |
| RICHARDSON, Mrs E. A. | Private resident | |
| 19 | CARTER, Henry | Silversmith & jeweller/ Watch & clock maker |
| London Indisputable (H. Hands) | Fire & Life Assurance agent | |
| 20 | THORP, John Charles & Co. | Hatter/Mercer (Gentlemen’s) |
| WOOD, Richard | Tea dealers & drapers (travelling) | |
| 21 | SHEARD, Hesther | Grocer etc. |
| Phoenix (Fire) (William L. Sheard) | Fire & Life Assurance agent | |
| 22 | RANDALL & NICHOLLS | Hatter/Mercer (Gentlemen’s)/ Glove & shirt makers |
| 22½ | HARRIS, Mrs Martha | Private resident |
| 23 | EMBLING, James | Tailor & robe maker & breeches maker |
| 24 & 25 | RYMAN, James | Carver & Gilder/Printseller |
| 26 | BRACHER, E. | Artist (Photographic) |
| 27 | TESTER, Samuel | Fishmonger & dealer in game |
| CARR, Mrs Elizabeth | Private resident | |
| 28 | STANDEN, Catherine Sirman | Hatter/Mercer (Gentlemen’s)/ Tailor & robe maker/Shirt maker |
| 29 | BRIDGES, Charles Smith | Stationer & fancy warehouseman |
| 30 | [Principal of Brasenose College] | |
| 31 | HANSARD, Richard J. | Surgeon |
| MARSHALL, Thomas R. | Watch & clock maker | |
| 32 | [Warden of All Souls College] | |
| 33 | BUCKLER, John C. & Charles A. | Architect & surveyor |
| FELDON, Charles | Tailor & robe maker & cassock maker |
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| 34 | PRICHARD, Revd C. E. | Private resident |
| 35 | HILL, Sarah | Painter, glazier, & plumber |
| 36 | GREENE, Miss Lydia | Private resident |
| 37 | STEVENS, John | Hatter |
| 38 | SOUTER, John | Silversmith & working jeweller/ Watch & clock maker |
| 39 | [Manciple of St Edmund Hall] | |
| 40 | CASTLE, Charles | Tobacconist |
| 41 | GRAHAM, William | Bookseller & publisher |
| 42 | HILL, James H. | Chemist and druggist |
| 43 | BELLAMY, Maria | Bookbinder/Bookseller & stationer |
| 44 | CLEMENTS, John | Engraver/Watch & clock maker |
| 44½ | BAYNE, William | Baker |
| 45 | HEWITT, John | Stationer & fancy warehouseman |
| 46 | British Commercial (Francis Thomas Cooper) |
Fire & Life Assurance agent |
| 47 | DRY, Miss Elizabeth | Private resident |
| 48 | RUSHER, William & Son | Surgeon |
| 49 | SHIELDS, Thomas | Confectioner ("Dinners & breakfasts prepared") |
| 50 | PEARSON, Hawtin | Watch & clock maker |
| 51 | THORNTON, Joseph | Bookseller |
| 52 | LIGHT HORSEMAN (James Dee) | Hotel/Inn |
| DEE, James | Stone & marble mason | |
| 53 | LOVEGROVE, – | College servant: Queen’s |
| 54 | DAVIS, Abraham | Silversmith & jeweller |
| 55 | DORE, Mr Edmund | Private resident |
| 56 | TARRY, Ebenezer Joseph | Linen draper etc. |
| 57 | MAITLAND, Mr Charles | |
| 58 | MILLARD, Revd James E. | |
| 59 | THOMSON, William | Carver & Gilder/Painter & glazier/ Printseller |
| 60 | THOMAS, Revd Vaughan, BD, Vicar of Yarnton |
Private resident |
| 61 | PENSON, Mrs Elizabeth | Private resident |
| 62 | IMPEY, Archibald, Esq | Private resident |
| 63 | SPENCER, Norman | Surgeon dentist |
| 64 | WHORWOOD, Revd T. H., DD | Private resident |
| 65 | JAMES, William (should this be High Street, St Thomas?) |
Boot & shoe maker (and at St Clements) |
| 66 | SHEPPERD, Mr William S. | Private resident |
| 67 & 68 | HOUNSLOW, J. | Wine merchant |
| 69 | LAKER, Charles | Grocer |
| 70 | BLAKE, Richard | College servant: University College |
| 71 | JONES, Richard | Chemist and druggist |
| 72 | WARBURTON, G. H. | Grocer |
| 73 | FLYING HORSE (Matthias Popple) | Hotel/Inn |
| 74 | JAMES, Robert | Confectioner |
| 75 | VINCENZO, Guidotti | Figure & medallion maker |
| 76 | HARRIS, Thomas | Boot & shoe maker |
| 77 | HICKS, Edward | Dyer & glazier |
| 78 | FROST, Edward | Music & musical instrument seller |
| 79 | WHITING, Henry | College servant: Magdalen: cook [also listed as private resident] |
| 80 | COOKE & CARTWRIGHT | Cabinet maker & upholster |
| Birmingham (William Cooke) | Fire Assurance agent | |
| 81 | HINE, Henry | Tailor & robe maker |
| 82 | WALTER, William Hill | Carver & Gilder/Dealer in antiques |
| 83 | FLETCHER, Robert | Cabinet maker & upholsterer |
| 84 | ANGEL HOTEL (Samuel Young Griffith) |
Posting house and commercial inn |
| 85 | HICKMAN, Lucy | Painter & glazier |
| 86 | BRADSHAW, Thomas J., Esq | Private resident |
| Daman, Revd Charles | Private resident | |
| 87 | Cattle, W. | College Servant: Magdalen: Manciple |
| 88 & 89 | [Part of University College] | |
| 90 | VINCENT, Joseph | Bookseller, printer & publisher |
| University Herald | Newspaper | |
| 91 | [No listing] | [Uninhabited at this time] |
| 92 | Sun (Robert Haines) | Fire & Life Assurance agent |
| 93 | ROBINSON, PARSONS, & THOMSON (Old Bank) | Banker |
| PARSONS, John, Esq | Private resident | |
| 94 | MACPHERSON, F. | Bookseller |
| 95 | MILNE, Robert | Watch & clock maker |
| 96 | SPIERS, Edwin Thomas | Bookseller & stationer/ Library, Circulating/Newsagent |
| 96½ | MARGETTS & EYLES | Wood and stone carver & decorator |
| 97 | SWEETINGBURGH, Charles Joseph | Boot & shoe maker |
| 98 | ROBINSON, Charles Wyndham | Tailor & robe maker |
| 99 | BAYNE, Mary A. | Cutlers, Working |
| 100 | ROBERTS, Thomas | Engraver/Silversmith & working jeweller/Watch & clock maker |
| 101 | BROWN, Henry | Chemist and druggist/ Soda & mineral water manufacturer |
| 102 & 103 |
SPIERS & Son | Desk & dressing-case makers/ Cutlers/Engravers/Fancy Warehousemen/Silversmiths & jewellers/Stationery & fancy warehousemen |
| 104 | RICHARDS, Charles | Auctioneer & appraiser/Bookseller |
| 105 | BESSANT, Frederick | Boot & shoe maker |
| 106 | CURTIS, David | Bookbinder |
| WHEELER, James Luff | Bookbinder/Bookseller, publisher & stationer | |
| National Provident (James Luff Wheeler) | Life Assurance agent | |
| 106½ | MANSELL, William | Bookbinder |
| HAGUE, Richard | Painter & glazier | |
| 107 | SLATTER, Henry Swallow | Silversmith & jeweller |
| SLATTER, N. & Co. | Tailor & robe maker | |
| SLATTER & SWALLOW | Watch & clock maker | |
| 108 | HEWETT, George | Land agent/Land surveyor |
| FLOYD, Henry | Ironmonger & brazier/Whitesmith & bell-hanger/Fishing-tackle dealer | |
| 109 | BOFFIN, James | Baker (and at Queen Street) |
| 110 | WAY, William | Grocer |
| 111 | BICKERTON, Joseph | Billiard room proprietor (and at Radcliffe Street) |
| TRASH, Frederick | Bookseller, publisher & stationer/ Printer (and copperplate & lithographic)/Stationer & fancy warehouseman/Toy dealer |
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| 112 | BAYNE, Chadwell Charles | Cutlers, Working |
| 113 | EVENS, Samuel | Tailor & robe maker |
| 114 | GREEN, Charles A. | Auctioneer & Appraiser |
| 115 | WYATT, James & Son | Carver & Gilder/Printseller/Publisher |
| 116 | STUART, H. | Tailor & robe maker |
| 117 | LOPEZ, Melchior (to 1852) |
Tobacconist (cigar dealer only) |
| LE GRAND, Henry (from 1852 | Restaurateur | |
| 118 | EDWARDS, F. W. | Chemist and druggist |
| 119 | TAYLOR, Thomas | Bookseller |
| TAYLOR, Thomas jnr | Artist (landscape) | |
| 120 | [No listing] | |
| 121 | HITCHCOCK, Mr Harry | Private resident |
| 121½ | PAYNE, William junior | Cabinet maker & upholsterer |
| MUSGROVE J. | Printer | |
| PAYNE, William | Undertaker | |
| 122 | BLACKWELL, William | Saddler |
| 123 & 124 | PARSONS & FOSTER | Hatters, Mercers (Gentlemen’s), and Tailors & robe makers |
| 125 | RUSSELL, James | Music & musical instrument seller (and at 5 Turl Street) |
| 126 | MALLAM, Thomas & Son | Land agents/ Auctioneers & appraisers |
| MALLAM, Thomas & Charles | Attorneys | |
| Pelican and Law (Thomas & Charles Mallam) |
Life Assurance agent | |
| Scottish Widows’ Fund (and Life) (James R. Mallam) |
Life Assurance agent | |
| 127 | ELLIOTT, Louisa | Boot & shoe maker |
| Oxford Chronicle Berks & Bucks Gazette |
Newspaper | |
| COOKE H. & Co. | Printer | |
| 128 | HOBDELL, Emily | Silversmith & jeweller/ Watch & clock maker |
| 129 | LAYCOCK, Thomas | Auctioneer & appraiser/Bookseller |
| 130 | CARTER, John | Fishmonger & dealer in game/ Brush manufacturer |
| SALTER, William H. (in "Carter’s Yard") |
Bookbinder | |
| 131 | WITHERS, John | Chemist and druggist |
| 131A | CHEQUERS (G. Stroud) | Hotel/Inn |
| 132 | [No listing] | [Unoccupied: Henry Hatch had just moved to 138] |
| 133 | VINE TAVERN (George Baker) | Hotel/Inn |
| 134 | [No listing] | |
| 135 | THOMAS, F. | Cabinet maker & upholster |
| 136 | WILLIAMS, Adin | Hatter/Linen draper/Mercer (Gentlemen’s)/Tailor & robe maker |
| Star (Adin Williams) | Fire & Life Assurance agent | |
| 137 | FOX (John Jelfs) | Hotel/Inn |
| 138 | HATCH, Henry | Boot & shoemaker (and Gutta Percha depot) |
| 139 | [No listing] | [The Red Lion had just closed] |
| 140 | JOLLY POST BOYS (James Winfield) |
Hotel/Inn |
| 141 | WELLS, Edward | Berlin & fancy wool warehouse |
| 142 | HORN, Catherine | Confectioner (and at 15 Cornmarket Street) |
| REED, Louisa | Milliner & dress maker | |
| 143 | CASTLE, William | Linen draper etc./Undertaker ("Carfax House") |
| ? | HODGKINS, William | Tailor & robe maker (and at St Clement’s) |
| ? | HADLAND, Richard | Gas fitter |
| Listing of the whole City of Oxford in Gardner’s 1852 Directory | ||