Vine Hall was an academic hall of the University of Oxford, located on Alfred Street in the 16th century. It became a part of the Peckwater Quadrangle of Christ Church, Oxford. The building gave its name to the previous name for Alfred Street, particularly the southwards continuation of it; Vine Hall Lane. Some have said that the current name Alfred Street is of unknown aetiology and pointless,[1] and the street should be renamed Vine Hall Lane. It was previously known as St Edward's Lane, but the name Vine Hall Lane was in use by 1576.[2]
Vine Hall, together with Peckwater's Inn and the smaller and older Brid Hall and Maiden Hall were given to Christ Church by King Henry VIII in 1547.[3] [4] It once housed a famous grammar school where John Leland taught.[5]
It was a hall of civil lawyers in the 16th century.[6]
. James Ingram (academic). Memorials of the Colleges and Halls in the University of Oxford. John Henry Parker. 1847. 2. 57. 2009-02-01.