Oxford Street in 1990
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Oxford Street
Oxford Street in East London was named after
Oxford University
. Despite its importance as the main thoroughfare in the German village originally called Panmure, it would be given a name and be properly constructed as a street only in 1877.
See also:
Panmure
Electric lighting would be installed in 1899, while a tramcar service went into operation in January 1900.
Dr Keith Tankard
