Speaker: Mike Hurst Mike describes the range of railway activities in southern England and France during WW1, including the transport and care of the wounded back to Blighty with examples from south Oxfordshire and west Berkshire. Mike is a committed railway enthusiast and volunteer for local heritage railways. Visitors are very welcome to attend our […]

Speaker: Stephen Wass Stephen explains how recent discoveries in historic gardens using archaeological techniques have allowed a better understanding of their construction and development. Stephen Wass is a freelance consultant specialising in historic gardens and a member of the Chartered Institute for Archaeologists. Visitors are very welcome to attend our meetings (suggested donation £3). Doors […]

Speaker: Victoria Bentata Victoria links people and places in Oxford to the happenings and thinly disguised characters such as the Dodo in Lewis Carroll’s famous book, Alice in Wonderland. Victoria lives in Radley and is an Oxford Green Badge Tour guide and member of the Oxford Guild of Tour Guides. Visitors are very welcome to attend […]

Speaker: Melanie King Melanie shares some of the Duchess of Marlborough’s adventures in the 18th century while visiting various famous English spas.  Melanie lives in Oxfordshire and is a freelance writer specialising in historical non-fiction. Her talk draws on her research for her 2021 book, The Secret History of English Spas. Visitors are very welcome […]