capital during the Civil War, across Port Meadow and the Thames. T. E. Lawrence (1888–1935, aka Lawrence of Arabia) used this route from his home as a child in Polstead Road on his way to Port Meadow to dig in the mounds there. Port Meadow Halt railway station was located just north of Aristotle Lane on the Varsity Line. The London and North Western Railway opened the halt, originally called Summertown after the north Oxford district, on 20 August 1906. It was renamed to Port Meadow Halt in January 1907. The station temporarily closed during World War I between 1 January 1917 and 5 May 1919. On 30 October 1926, London, Midland and Scottish Railway permanently closed the station. The land south of Aristotle Lane was acquired from Lucy's by Berkeley Homes and developed during 1996–1999 into the Waterside estate. Gallery References Streets in Oxford Springs of England Oxford Canal