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List Entry details (Historic England)


The twelve surviving bastions (out of 21) and the parts of the Oxford City Wall that remain are all listed structures. Their list entry number and grade are given below, but the Historic England entries are unclear and confused.

Section
Description
Position

List Entry No. and Grade

North City Wall
running east

from
Bulwarks Lane
to
New Inn
Hall Street

Wall to west of Bastion 1

South perimeter of former Boys' High School in George Street

1046609
I

Bastion 1

1184380
I

Wall to east of Bastion 1

1369704
I

North City Wall
running east

Between
George Street
to the north
and
St Michael Street
to the south

Bastion 2

North perimeter of 28–32 St Michael Street

1047120
II

Bastion 3?

Not recorded

?

North City Wall
running east

Between
Broad Street

to the north
and
Ship Street
to the south

 

Uncertain
(possibly near
St Michael's Church)

Unknown

1003648
Unknown

Bastion 4
“Martyrs' Bastion”

North of Jesus College's Bastion Building at 2 Ship
Street and south of
The Store Hotel
in Broad Street

1184408
I

Bastion 5

South of ItaliAmo Ltd restaurant at 22 Broad Street
and north of Tower House Guest House at 14–15 Ship Street

1047090
II

North City Wall running east

South of
Holywell Street

Wall running between  Catte Street and NE angle wall

South side of St Helen's Passage

1300145
I

North City Wall running east


All within
New College,
with the Slype
to the north

Wall to east
of bell tower

All along the north and east walls of
New College garden

1046610
I

Bastion 11

1369705
I

Wall to east
of Bastion 11

1184453
I

Bastion 12

1046611
I

Wall to east
of Bastion 12

1184468
I

Bastion 13

1046612
I

Wall to east of Bastion 13

1369706
I

East City Wall running south

Now forming
boundary
between
New College
and the property
on west side of
Longwall Street

Bastion 14

1184494
I

Wall to south
of Bastion 14

1046613
I

Bastion 15

1184504
I

Wall to south
of Bastion 15

1369707
I

East City Wall running south

Now forming boundary
between
St Edmund Hall
and
Longwall Street

Bastion 16

Within
St Edmund Hall

1046614
I

Short length 
of wall south of 
Bastion 16

1300067
I

South City Wall running west

Now forming boundary
between
Christ Church
Meadow

and
Merton/Corpus
Christi Colleges

Wall to east of Bastion 20

On Deadman's Walk,
alongside Merton & Corpus Christi Colleges*

1046615
I

Bastion 20

On Deadman's Walk,
alongside
Corpus Christi College*

 

1046578
I

Wall to west of Bastion 20

1369731
I

South City Wall
running west

Now within
Christ Church

Wall to east of Bastion 21

Within
Christ Church*

1046579
I

Bastion 21

1046580

South City Wall
running west


Along the
north side of
Brewer Street
to
Littlegate Street
then north-west
and along the back
of the north side of
Turn Again Lane
to the
Castle Wall

Wall on north
side of
Brewer Street

South wall of Pembroke College

1046581
I

Wall running
west from
Littlegate Street

30 yards west of Littlegate Street

1046582
I

Wall at rear of
8–10 Turn
Again Lane

Behind Nos. 8–10 Turn Again Lane

1046583
I

* The Historic England website has interchanged the Corpus Christi and Christ Church bastions.

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