Oxford Westgate Library
Oxford Westgate Library is the main public library in the city of Oxford, England. It is the largest public lending library in Oxfordshire, as the far larger Bodleian Library predominantly operates only as a reference library.Photo: Gordon Griffiths, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday—Thursday: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
Friday—Saturday: 9:00 AM—5:30 PM
Sunday: closed - Email: county.library@oxfordshire.gov.uk
- Type: Library
- Description: main public library in Oxford
- Also known as: “Oxford Central Library”, “Oxfordshire County Library”, and “Oxfordshire Westgate Library”
- Address: 228, Queen Street, Oxford, OX1 1PE
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Westgate Oxford and Bonn Square.
Westgate Oxford
Shopping center
Photo: Ian S, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westgate Oxford is a major shopping centre in Oxford city centre, England, that was extensively remodelled and extended between 2016 and 2017. The original centre was built between 1970 and 1972, designed by Douglas Murray and built by Taylor Woodrow.
Bonn Square
Square
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bonn Square in Oxford, England, is named after the German city of Bonn with which Oxford is twinned. It is close to the original west gate of the city of Oxford, where the Westgate Shopping Centre is now located.
Jesus College
University
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jesus College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street. Jesus College is situated 1,000 feet northeast of Oxford Westgate Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Oxford and Grandpont.
Oxford
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Oxford is the oldest university city in the United Kingdom, some 50 miles to the west of the capital London in its own county of Oxfordshire, on the rivers Thames and Cherwell.
Grandpont
Quarter
Grandpont is a mainly residential area in south Oxford, England. It is west of Abingdon Road, and consists mainly of narrow streets that run at right angles to the main road, with terraced late-Victorian and Edwardian houses.
Jericho
Suburb
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Jericho is a historic suburb of the English city of Oxford. It consists of the streets bounded by the Oxford Canal, Worcester College, Walton Street and Walton Well Road.
Oxford Westgate Library
- Categories: library building, public library, and education
- Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.75146° or 51° 45′ 5″ northLongitude
-1.26054° or 1° 15′ 38″ westOperator
Oxfordshire County CouncilOpen location code
9C3WQP2Q+HQOpenStreetMap ID
node 5186861861OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesWikidata ID
Q7115264
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