No. 20: Part of St John's College
No. 20 St Giles' Street dates from the early nineteenth century. It is a Grade II listed building (ref. 1485/531).
At the time of the 1772 Survey of Oxford, Mr Goddard occupied the former house on this site, and its frontage was recorded as 21 yards, 1 foot, and 5 inches.
At the time of the 1841 census, this house was occupied by William Palmer and his three grown-up children, all described as “independent”. They had three servants.
In 1861 the occupant was Mrs Caroline White, a widowed fund holder of 65: she lived alone, looked after by a cook, lady's maid, footman, housemaid, and kitchenmaid.
In 1881, the Vicar of St Mary Magdalen Church, Henry Harvey, lived here with his wife: they were looked after by a cook, housemaid, footman, and lady's maid.
Occupants of 20 St Giles' Street listed in censuses and directories |
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| 1841–6 | William Palmer |
| 1861–76 | Mrs William White |
| 1880–1909 | Rev. Henry Auber Harvey Vicar of St Mary Magdalen |
| 1911–27 | David George Hogarth Fellow of Magdalen College, Ashmole's Keeper, & Keeper of the Antiquarium |
| 1929–56 | Frederick Greig Hobson Physician |
| 1958–2005 | Part of Queen Elizabeth House |
| 2005– | Part of St John's College |