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, […]
The History of the Railway from Didcot to Oxford
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Laurence Waters Laurence draws on his extensive knowledge of local railway lines to tell us the history of the railway from Didcot to Oxford. Laurence has written several books […]
Thames Bridges between Oxford and Abingdon
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Keith Parry After the Norman conquest major bridges across the Thames were established at Oxford, Abingdon and Wallingford, initially as wooden structures and later as stone. Keith’s talk focuses […]
The History of the Radley Lakes area up to 2000
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Richard Dudding Until commercial gravel extraction began after World War II, the area known today as the Radley Lakes was farmland. Richard, Club archivist and secretary of the Radley […]