Early women professional gardeners, including the founders of Waterperry
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Katherine Bradley Katherine describes the lives and work of some of the pioneering women gardeners who had a major impact on garden design, with particular reference to notable local […]
The Fitzharrys Manor Estate – from Medieval Knights to Atomic Spies
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Mike Evans Mike presents the history of this part of north Abingdon from the time of Abingdon Abbey to its links with Klaus Fuchs and other atomic spies in […]
What a Liberty! Memorable moments along Oxford’s ancient boundaries
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Mark Davies Mark presents dramatic and amusing incidents from five centuries of ceremonial circuits by Oxford's mayors of the city's boundaries which were mainly defined by its waterways. Although […]
2025 Annual General Meeting
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireThe 26th Annual General Meeting of Radley History Club This will be followed by a talk by Simon Wenham on the history of pleasure boating on the River Thames. Details […]
More than Three Men in a Boat: the rise and fall of pleasure boating on the Thames
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Simon Wenham Simon looks at the changes in the use of the river Thames above London over the past 150 years and why its popularity for recreational boating grew […]