The Land of the White Eagle: The Story of Poland
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Hubert Zawadzki The talk describes the turbulent and complex history of Poland from its medieval origins to the present day. Dr Zawadzki, a former history teacher at Abingdon School […]
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, […]