 The walk is named after Joseph Addison (1672–1719), a Fellow of the College from 1698 to 1711, who enjoyed walking there and wrote articles in "The Spectator" about landscape gardening.The path most likely dates from the 16th century, although the name "Addison's Walk" has only been in use since the 19th century.Addison's Walk originally finished at Dover Pier, an old Civil War gun position on the River Cherwell.