The History of the Railway from Didcot to Oxford

Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Speaker: 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, Oxfordshire

Speaker: 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, Oxfordshire

Speaker: 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 […]

The History of Oxford University

Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Speaker: Alastair Lack Alastair read modern history at University College Oxford. After a career working for the BBC, he now lives in Oxford where he is a Green Badge Guide. […]

Growing up in a 1950s Corner Shop

Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, Oxfordshire

Speaker: Josie Midwinter Josie’s parents, Henry and Esther, ran Midwinter’s Grocery Shop in Didcot opposite the railway station where Josie grew up. Josie describes her memories of her childhood there […]