Romans of Oxfordshire: Roman settlement and impact in the local area

Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Speaker: Marie-Louise Kerr The talk covers the Roman invasion of Britain, life before and after the Romans arrived, and examples of Roman remains, archaeological finds, and sites of Roman occupation […]

Oxford Preservation Trust – opening doors all year round

Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Speaker: Stephen Dawson Stephen is the Operations and Development Manager of the Oxford Preservation Trust. In addition to organising the annual Oxford Open Doors weekend, the Trust is responsible for […]

Poor Law in the 18th Century: the crisis in the parishes

Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Speaker: Deborah Hayter The talk discusses the reasons for the increasing struggle by many parishes during the 18th century to pay the poor rate to growing numbers of poor people, […]

‘Professors of Rowing’: The early Oxford-Cambridge Boat Races

Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Speaker: Mark Davies The talk details the early history of this famous and competitive event, highlighting the unusual alliance of Town & Gown in the crucial role played by the […]

Members’ interests

Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

A chance for members to tell us about a person, place, event or object of interest to them which they’ve researched and wish to share their findings with us. Non-members […]