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  • 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 […]