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Oxford Oxford StreetStreet
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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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