The Plain, Oxford facts for kids
The Plain is an important junction, now a roundabout constructed in 1950, just east of Magdalen Bridge in Oxford, England. To the east and southeast are St Clement's, Cowley Road and Iffley Road. Magdalen College School is to the south. Cowley Place, also to the south, leads to St Hilda's College, the most easterly college of the University of Oxford.
The Plain received its name after the parish church of St Clement's which stood here until 1829. The roundabout is the site of the former churchyard.
Victoria Fountain
The Plain includes a small but prominent building facing Magdalen Bridge, Victoria Fountain, protected by a roof on stone columns. On top of the sloping tiled roof is a small clock tower. The fountain was a gift to the city by G. Herbert Morrell, designed by E. P. Warren and officially opened on 25 May 1899 by Princess Louise.
