Cowley

The home of William Morris as a young man, and the site of his first cycle business.

Location
16 James Street, Cowley, OX4 1ET.

Date
1892 - 1901

William Morris’s first car factory.

Location
Old Military College, Oxford Road, Cowley.

Date
1912/3 – c1992.

The main Morris factory for the greater part of the 20th century.

Location
The North Works and South Works, Morris Motors Ltd, Cowley,

These were situated on the west side of the Eastern By-Pass Road, the A4142, and separated by Garsington Road, the B480.

Date
Constructed 1921-1922, closed in 1992, and demolished 2001-2002.

The metal car body and pressings plant, originally established by William Morris.

Location
Eastern Bypass Road, Cowley, OX4 6NL.

Date
1926 - 1993.

Originally, a church built for the parishioners of Cowley and workers at the Morris Motors car factory.

Location
Oxfordshire Record Office, St Luke’s Church, Temple Road, Cowley, OX4 2HT.

Date
1938 - date

A church built on land donated by William, Lord Nuffield, who laid the foundation stone in 1930.

Location
The Church of St Francis, 226 Hollow Way, Cowley, OX3 7JF.

Date
1930 - date

One of three factories in the UK where BMW’s MINI is produced.

Location
MINI Plant Oxford, Eastern Bypass Road, Cowley, OX4 6NL.

Date
2001 - date.