The Harcourt Arboretum: one of Oxfordshire’s brightest botanical jewels
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Timothy Walker The Harcourt Arboretum at Nuneham Courtenay was founded in 1835 by the Harcourt family and annexed to the University of Oxford Botanic Garden in 1963. The talk […]
Romans of Oxfordshire: Roman settlement and impact in the local area
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: 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, OxfordshireSpeaker: 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, OxfordshireSpeaker: 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, OxfordshireSpeaker: 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 […]