From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LVIII, ii April 1966 no 185 Ian Taylor writes:
Tag: History/School Building
The Site of the School
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE Vol XLVIII,ii MARCH 1956 No 156 Ian (Spud) Taylor writes:
Central School
From THE CITY OF OXFORD HIGH SCHOOL MAGAZINE VoL. LI, iii JULY 1959 No. 166 A sign of the steady building of new schools in Oxford is that we bid farewell to the Central Girls’ School in New Inn Hall Street.
COHS in the early 1960s
by John Geach (1960s) Memories of the Early Sixties by John Geach:I was not happy at school and in general an unsatisfactory pupil. Living in St John Street I was the nearest resident to the school that I was aware of – and always late. As a Catholic I did not attend Assembly and in… Continue reading COHS in the early 1960s
School environs and site
View from the Oxford Canal basin before the school was built
The Old Bastion
This article dates from a school magazine in the 1920s and complements another one which speaks of the city wall One would think that every Oxford High School boy knew the old bastion which still rears its somewhat stained shattered form on the south side of the school playground; yet, strange to say, we found… Continue reading The Old Bastion
A tour of the school
by Ron Baker and Bryan Beames. Ron writes: “I recall that, having made many guesses over the years, the present occupants were surprised to learn that their Common Room was once a large chemistry laboratory, and were impressed by the lecture theatre, still in constant use. However, their imagination had been stimulated most over the… Continue reading A tour of the school
School Curiosities
Article from the school magazine Vol LIII ii, March 1961 No 171. The photos are more recent.
The School Building
The COHS school building is part of the Oxford City conservation area and its frontage is considered to significantly enhance the general streetscape of George Street. The University is in charge of its conservation although the building belongs to the City.