| c.1130 |
St Giles’ Church was founded in the fields to
the north of the town of Oxford |
| 1100s |
Settlement in part of St Giles’ Street |
| 1294 |
Cows purchased outside the North Gate suggest
that there may have been a cattle market in St Giles Street
in the thirteenth century |
| 1325 |
First record of the name St Giles’ Street |
| 1437 |
St Bernard’s College founded on the site of St John’s
College |
| 1555 |
St Bernard’s College (now only an
academic hall) bought by Sir Thomas White and refounded as St
John’s College |
| c.1600 |
Black Hall (now 21 St Giles’ Street) built |
| 1624 |
First record of St Giles’ Parish Wake, the forerunner
of the Fair |
| 1650 |
First mention of the Eagle & Child |
| 1669 |
A fire to the north of Black Hall (No. 21) burnt
out 6–8 families |
| 1672 |
St Giles was paved from St Mary Magdalen Church
to St John’s College; continued towards St Giles Church in 1675 |
| c.1695 |
Lamb & Flag alehouse opened |
| c.1700 |
41 St Giles’ Street built |
| 1702 |
St Giles’ House (No. 16) was built for Thomas
Rowney, MP for Oxford |
| 1786 |
Drains or sewers were installed in St Giles |
| 1823 |
Beaumont Street was cut through land belonging
to St John’s College, providing access to Worcester College
from the south end of St Giles Street |
| 1841–3 |
Martyrs’ Memorial built |
| 1844 |
Completion of Taylor Institution |
| 1875 |
Oxford High School for Girls first opened at 16 St Giles’ Street (moving to 39 St Giles for two years in 1879,
and then on to 21 Banbury Road) |
| 1881 |
Development of North Quad of St John’s College
(completed in 1900) |
| 1895 |
Oxford’s first public conveniences opened in St Giles
Street |
| 1912–14 |
Pusey House and Chapel replaced five old houses
at 57–61 St Giles Street |
| 1921–9 |
Blackfriars replaced three old houses at 62–64 St Giles
Street |
| 1932 |
Northern extension of Taylorian replaced seven
old houses at 68–74 St Giles Street |
| 1968 |
Mathematical Institute replaced six old houses
at 24–29 St Giles’ Street |
