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So in 1933 Banbury council opened the Ruscote housing estate of 160 houses. The heavily increased population between 1931 and 1949 was accommodated by the expansion of the town in three main areas, in each of which houses were built both by the town corporation and by private housing companies.
Banbury is a historic market town on the River Cherwell in Oxfordshire, ... People's Park was set up as a private park in 1890 and opened in 1910, ...
Castle Quay Shopping Centre is a shopping centre in the town of Banbury, North Oxfordshire, England. The shopping centre is located in the centre of Banbury by the Oxford Canal, off Castle Street. [2] Banbury Museum [3][4] and Tooley's Boatyard [5] are also located here. [6] Close by is Spiceball Park. The museum is accessible over a bridge and ...
Banbury Castle was built in 1135 by Alexander, Bishop of Lincoln, in a motte and bailey design. [2] The castle was later confiscated from Alexander by King Stephen in 1139, but was returned to the bishop later that year and mostly remained in the hands of later bishops until 1547. [2] The castle was protected by a castle-guard drawn from ...
Banbury Museum & Gallery is a local museum in the town of Banbury, ... The Competition was won by ECD Architects of London and the new building opened in 2002.
The current railway station is on the site of the Great Western Railway line that opened to Banbury in 1850. The original station's overall roof survived until 1953, five years before a rebuild in 1958. The rebuilding of the station was delayed due to the Second World War, [3] and could have been based on the GWR's new station at Leamington Spa ...
Banbury Lido. Coordinates: 52.061329°N 1.350425°W. The lido. The Banbury Lido, also known as Woodgreen Lido and Banbury Open Air Pool, is an open-air swimming pool at Woodgreen Leisure Centre, Banbury, Oxfordshire, England. [1]
The line between Oxford and Banbury was opened as a broad gauge single line on 2 September 1850; the formation was made for double track. [20] As yet there was no station at Oxford on the line, and trains reversed at Millstream Junction and used the Oxford Railway terminus.