25 JUNE 1921, Page 23

The Historic Names of the Streets and. Lazes of Oxford.

By H. E. Salter. With a Map and a Preface by Robert: Bridges. (Clarendon Press. 3s. 6d. net.)—The author of this interesting contribution to the history of Oxford quotes on the cover Tenny- son's lines :— " Why change the titles of your streets ? You fools ! You'll want them all again."

Mr. Bridges explains that some residents desire to restore the historic names of a few streets, replacing, for example, the "silly modernism" of "St. Catherine Street" by the original " Cat Street." Mr. Salter states the facts about Oxford street: names, which have varied greatly from time totime, and then summarizes the few changes proposed, such as " Bocardo Lane " for St. Michael's Street. and " Great Bailey " fore Queen Street.