Oxford neighborhood: Outside Central Oxford
Beyond downtown Oxford
Beyond downtown Oxford
Exposed timbered ceilings in an 18C barn 5 miles outside Oxford
A stylish townhouse B&B a 10-minute stroll south of the center
A private cottage behind a thatched house just outside Oxford
Fine French dining and boat rentals on the Cherwell River just north of downtown Oxford
Harrods of London installed a novelty in 1898: the world's first true escalator (to be fair, an inclined moving belt with metal bars for traction did make its debut two years earlier on Coney Island). The oddness of a moving staircase so unnerved many shoppers that employees were stationed near it with smelling salts and cognac to help revive those overcome with fear.