Descartes

Descartes is a school building in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. Descartes is situated near Summertown Library, as well as near Turrill Sculpture Garden.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: North Wall Arts Centre and Church of St Michael and All Angels.

North Wall Arts Centre

Arts center

Photo: Pierre Marshall, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The North Wall Arts Centre is a performing arts centre in Oxford, owned by St Edward's School and shared with the city. It houses a 200-seat theatre, plus a rehearsal space, dance studio and a visual art gallery.

Church of St Michael and All Angels

Church

Photo: Motacilla, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Church of St Michael and All Angels is situated 990 feet northeast of Descartes.

Woodstock Road Baptist Church

Church

Photo: AJD, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Woodstock Road Baptist Church, located in Summertown, Oxford, UK is an evangelical church and is a member of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches. Woodstock Road Baptist Church is situated 1,500 feet south of Descartes.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Summertown and Waterways.

Summertown

Suburb

Photo: Sarah Charlesworth, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Summertown in North Oxford is a suburb of Oxford, England. Summertown is a one-mile square residential area, north of St Giles, the boulevard leading out of Oxford's city centre.

Waterways

Neighborhood

Photo: Bill Boaden, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Waterways is housing estate in North Oxford, England. The Oxford Canal runs through the centre of the estate and it is bounded on the east by the Cherwell Valley railway line.

Park Town

Neighborhood

Photo: Jpbowen, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Park Town is a small residential area in central North Oxford, a suburb of Oxford, England. It was one of the earliest planned suburban developments in the area and most of the houses are Grade II listed.

Descartes

Type: School building
Categories: building and education
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, South East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.778° or 51° 46′ 41″ north

Longitude

-1.26775° or 1° 16′ 4″ west

Open location code

9C3WQPHJ+5V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 304077596

OpenStreetMap feature

building=school

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Highlights: Summertown Library and Sarah Wiseman Gallery.

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