Belsyre Court

Belsyre Court is a building with a shop colonnade on Woodstock Road, located where St Bernard's Road and Observatory Street meet. The structure combines residential flats, commercial spaces, and a parking area within one complex.

The building was created in 1936 from a redesigned plan by architect Ernest R. Barrow, replacing an original theater proposal. It was Oxford's first large apartment block and marked a new direction for the city's construction.

The building displays Jacobethan architecture in brick and once housed a tax office from 1936 into the early 1990s. This mix of residential and official use shaped how people experienced and remember this corner of North Oxford.

The building sits directly on Woodstock Road and is easy to reach on foot or by public transport. Visitors can find parking on-site and browse the shops in the colonnade, while residential areas remain private.

The building earned its national listing in 2008 and shows an unusual architectural turn of the 1930s, having grown from a planned theater site. This shift from theater to residential complex reveals how Oxford's needs changed during that era.