Alden's Oxford guide : with an appendix entitled "Old Oxford", and a new map . 66), istraceable by New-Inn-Hall street and Bullocks (improperly namedBulwarks) Alley; and faint traces here and there in the Friars and St. Ebbes parish complete the circuit to South Gate. To trace the walls we should bear in mind the position of the old Gates. TheEast Gate wasacross the Highstreet, close to thecorner of Kingstreet, leading toMerton; the SouthGate was acrossSt. Aldates, closeto the south-westcorner of ChristChurch; the WestGate was in Castlestreet, beyond theold church of ,which w
Alden's Oxford guide : with an appendix entitled "Old Oxford", and a new map . 66), istraceable by New-Inn-Hall street and Bullocks (improperly namedBulwarks) Alley; and faint traces here and there in the Friars and St. Ebbes parish complete the circuit to South Gate. To trace the walls we should bear in mind the position of the old Gates. TheEast Gate wasacross the Highstreet, close to thecorner of Kingstreet, leading toMerton; the SouthGate was acrossSt. Aldates, closeto the south-westcorner of ChristChurch; the WestGate was in Castlestreet, beyond theold church of ,which was in thebailey {pallium) orouter court of theST. Michaels church & bocardo, north gate. Castle. TheNorthGate house was called Bocardo. Here the three martyred pre-lates were allowed to meet and take their meals together in the roomabove the arch, and from this gate they passed out to their death by * As seen from the North or outer side of the wall. Our publishing house occupies thesite of the bastion shown on the right. A view from the South side is given on The Old Streets. 113 fire, which took place outside the City wall, opposite the entranceof Balliol College (60). In those days there were few, if any, houseshere; and the whole of the present Broad street, and the groundon which the houses stand, formed a considerable open space,known as Can-ditch. This name comes from the Candida fossa,or clear running stream, made to flow all along the North side,which was more unprotected than the others. Before Can-ditch,this part was called Horsemonger street, Henry I. having grantedto the Prior of St. Frideswide the right of holding a horse fair the removal of the gates and the formation of the NewMarket about a century ago, the names of many streets have beenchanged. But St. Peters-in-the-East, St. Peters-le-Bailey, and at North Gate, still retain their titles, though St. Michaelsat South Gate was pulled down to build Wolseys College : it stoodclos
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