. Alden's Oxford guide : with key-plan of the University and city, and numerous engravings . ardens stand on the gardens Franciscan Friars ; Paradise Street was West Gate; FisherRow, Wareham. Bank; St. Aldates was South Street or Fish 144 Aldens Oxford Guide. Street. The range of building opposite the S. end of Christ Churchwas known as Segrwis Tenements; Pembroke College (33) wasBroadgates Hall; and on the ground from Commercial road toAbbey place (still called The Friars), where now the gas worksstand, stood the monasteries of the Franciscan or Grey, and the Dominican or BlackFriars.
. Alden's Oxford guide : with key-plan of the University and city, and numerous engravings . ardens stand on the gardens Franciscan Friars ; Paradise Street was West Gate; FisherRow, Wareham. Bank; St. Aldates was South Street or Fish 144 Aldens Oxford Guide. Street. The range of building opposite the S. end of Christ Churchwas known as Segrwis Tenements; Pembroke College (33) wasBroadgates Hall; and on the ground from Commercial road toAbbey place (still called The Friars), where now the gas worksstand, stood the monasteries of the Franciscan or Grey, and the Dominican or BlackFriars. Folly Bridgewas called Grand Pont;our engraving repre-sents the Tower knownas Friar Bacons Study,which stood on theold bridge until theyear 1779. (Seep. 76.)It is impossible todo more than indicatethe many objects ofinterest to those whocan spend a little timein our old city; andwe will only remindthem that in the timeof Charles I. the wholeplace was girt withearthwork lines of defence,* of which there are now left only a fewtraces in the shape of green grassy mounds, such as may be seen. FRIAR BACONS STUDY n * The plan of these works on page 145 is a reduced copy of one in Skeltons OxoniaAniiqua, said to be a fac-simile from Antony a Wood. It is reproduced here by kindpermission of the late Gen. Rigaud, from his interesting pamphlet on the Lines Roundx/ord, 1642—1646.— fED.] Oxford in the Civil War. 145 close to the river beyond Holywell Church. The fortificationswere commenced about April, 1643, and for two or three yearswere worked at till completed ; but on June 20th, 1646, a treatyfor the surrender of Oxford was concluded, and on June 24ththe city was surrendered to the Parliamentarians. The Royalists
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