Greyfriars, Oxford
| Greyfriars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| University of Oxford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Iffley Road | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°44′48″N 1°14′25″W / 51.746801°N 1.240168°W | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motto | My God and My All | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Established | 1910 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Named for | The Order of Friars Minor Capuchin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Previous names | Grosseteste House (1919–1930) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Warden | Mark Elvins | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Undergraduates | c. 50 (2008) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Greyfriars is a Roman Catholic friary and parish located in East Oxford, which until 2008 was also a permanent private hall of the University of Oxford. Situated on the Iffley Road in East Oxford, it was one of the smallest constituent halls of the university. It was governed by the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin, a Franciscan religious order.
In 2007 the decision was made to close the hall, with students transferred to Regent's Park College. The buildings continue to host the friary which formerly co-existed with the hall.
Greyfriars has one of the most distinctive buildings in Oxford; it is the only flint-stone Norman-style building in the city, and its green spire is prominent along the Iffley Road and from the university's Roger Bannister running track.