Queen Street

Queen Street is the pedestrianised retail spine running west from Carfax — the centre of Oxford — to Bonn Square and the Westgate shopping centre. It is one of the four streets that meet at Carfax: Cornmarket to the north, the High Street continuing east, St Aldate's south, and Queen Street west.

Historically the street was known as Great Bailey, after the outer defensive bailey of Oxford Castle which stood at its western end. Until the early twentieth century it was lined with banks, drapers and small department stores; it has since become standard chain retail, with the Westgate redevelopment of 2017 anchoring its western end.

Buses and taxis use the street, but private cars are excluded during shopping hours, making it walkable end-to-end. Bonn Square, at the western end, commemorates Oxford's twinning with Bonn, Germany.

Historical names: Great Bailey

Sources: Wikipedia: Queen Street, Oxford · OpenStreetMap