Speaker meeting
Morris’ Motopolis: the motor works and the transformation of Oxford
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSimon describes the importance of the Morris Motor Works founded by William Morris (Lord Nuffield) and the massive impact on the city of Oxford during the interwar period as his […]
CHANGE TO PROGRAMME: From the Valleys to the Spires: how the Welsh came to Oxford
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Sharron Jenkinson In her talk, Sharron draws on research for her book about the history of the Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir written to celebrate its 90th anniversary. The […]
Highways and Byways: The History of our Footpaths
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Bob Evans Almost all of us walk or have used footpaths. Their current state and status reflects their usage in the past and the changing values we have set […]
Oral History Group presentation on ‘Radley during Covid’
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireEarly in 2022 the Group started recording a series of interviews to capture memories about the effect of the Covid pandemic on people in Radley as a record for future […]
A Man and his Shed – Herbert George Mullard and the Cowley Concrete Company, 1895 to 1976
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Martin Buckland Martin tells the story of the company ‘Bert’ Mullard started in his shed in Cowley in 1923 but soon moved to north Abingdon to a site that […]