Speaker meeting
NEW DATE: The Land of the White Eagle: The Story of Poland
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Hubert Zawadzki The talk describes the turbulent and complex history of Poland from its medieval origins to the present day. Dr Zawadzki, a former history teacher at Abingdon School […]
The Great Stink! Engineers, sewerage systems and the Victorian battle against dirt
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Tom Crook The talk discusses the notorious ‘Great Stink’ of summer 1858 in London, its causes and the approach adopted to combat the problem. Tom is a Senior Lecturer […]
CHANGE TO PUBLISHED PROGRAMME: A Guide’s Guide: Working in Historic Houses in the 21st century
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Sarah Somerville Sarah is the Visitor Services Officer at Shaw House, a Grade I listed Elizabethan manor house situated on the northern edge of Newbury and managed by West […]
Keble College and The Light of the World by Holman Hunt
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Lizzy Rowe Lizzy looks at the origins of Keble College and tells some of the fascinating stories about its early days, focusing in particular on The Light of the […]
From Axtell to Zacharias: the Men who built Oxford
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Liz Woolley The talk examines some of the characters involved in the city’s enormous expansion during the Victorian period including builders, architects, property developers and landlords. Fortunes were made, […]