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Page 1: Oxford Street. The Street Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London. With over 300 shops, it is Europe's busiest shopping street. West of Marble

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Page 2: Oxford Street. The Street Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London. With over 300 shops, it is Europe's busiest shopping street. West of Marble

The StreetOxford Street is a major

thoroughfare in London. With over 300

shops, it is Europe's busiest shopping street.

West of Marble Arch, Oxford Street becomes Bayswater Road. Then up and over Notting Hill and along Holland Park Avenue

until it becomes the Uxbridge Road at Shepherd's Bush Roundabout.

Page 3: Oxford Street. The Street Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London. With over 300 shops, it is Europe's busiest shopping street. West of Marble

HistoryThe street follows the

route of a Roman road, the via Trinobantina,

which linked Hampshire with Colchester and

became one of the major routes in and

out of the city.

+ Oxford Street is a square on the British Monopoly board. It is part of the green set together with Regent Street and Bond Street.

Page 4: Oxford Street. The Street Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London. With over 300 shops, it is Europe's busiest shopping street. West of Marble

TodayOxford Street is home to major department stores and numerous brands'

flagship stores, as well as hundreds of smaller

shops.

Major stores include:

•Marks & Spencer

•Topshop,

•Primark

•Nike, Adidas

Page 5: Oxford Street. The Street Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London. With over 300 shops, it is Europe's busiest shopping street. West of Marble

Transport

Heavy congestion due to the number of stopping bus routes along Oxford Street plus cross traffic from Marylebone into

Mayfair and Soho has led to proposals from the New West End Company, Mayor of London's office and several of Mayoral

candidates to pedestrianise Oxford Street with a tram service running end to end.

Page 6: Oxford Street. The Street Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London. With over 300 shops, it is Europe's busiest shopping street. West of Marble

XmasEach Christmas the

street is decorated with festive lights. In mid-to-late November a

celebrity turns on the lights and they remain

on until January 6.

Celebrities who turned on the Christmas lights:Sugababes, Leona Lewis, Enrique Iglesias, Spice girls, Emma

Watson

Page 7: Oxford Street. The Street Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London. With over 300 shops, it is Europe's busiest shopping street. West of Marble

Marble ArchMarble Arch is a white Carrara-

marble monument at the junction of Oxford Street.

Standing alone on a traffic island in the midst of swirling traffic, the arch is accessible only by

exiting the nearby Marble Arch tube station.

Historically, only members of the royal family and the King's Troop, Royal Horse Artillery, have been allowed to

pass through the arch in ceremonial procession.

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