Morrell Avenue

Morrell Avenue is a residential tree-lined road in Headington, east Oxford, England.

At the western end is a junction with St Clement's (A420), part of the main arterial road leading east out of Oxford.

The avenue is named after a local brewery family, the Morrells, who used to live on their estate at Headington Hill Hall to the north, including South Park.

[3] The architect, Kellett Ablett, started working in the City Engineer's department at Oxford in 1925.

[7] At the base of Morrell Avenue is the Oxford Spanish Civil War memorial which is dedicated to local residents who travelled to Spain to join the International Brigades to fight against fascist forces backed by Hitler and Mussolini during the Spanish Civil War 1936-1939.

View east along Morrell Avenue.
Warneford Lane from the roundabout at the junction with Morrell Avenue.
The front of the Oxford Spanish Civil War memorial , erected at the western end of Morrell Avenue