Addison's Walk

Addison's Walk

Addison's Walk (originally called Water Walk) is a picturesque footpath on an island in the grounds of Magdalen College, Oxford, England. It runs partly past the River Cherwell. There are good views of Magdalen Tower and Magdalen Bridge from along the walk.

The Walk is named after Joseph Addison (1672–1719), a Fellow of the College from 1698 to 1711, who enjoyed walking here and wrote articles in "The Spectator" about landscape gardening. The path most likely originally dates from the 16th century although the name "Addison's Walk" has only been in use since the 19th century. Addison's Walk originally finished at Dover Pier, an old Civil War gun position on the River Cherwell. It was made into a circular walk in the 19th century with the part of the walk by the Cherwell.

The walk is referenced frequently in Justin Cartwright's novel "The Song Before it is Sung".


See also

* Mesopotamia Walk

External links

* [http://www.magd.ox.ac.uk/looking_around/addisons_walk.shtml Looking around the gardens — Addison's Walk] , photographs from Magdalen College
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/oxford/nature/walk_magdalen.shtml Addison's Walk and the Magdalen Deer Park] information from the BBC

References

* [http://www.magd.ox.ac.uk/history/gardens.shtml History — the gardens] , Magdalen College


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