CHANGE OF VENUE: More than Three Men in a Boat: the rise and fall of pleasure boating on the Thames
Church Room, Radley Church Road, RadleySpeaker: 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 […]
‘Some may question its flavour, but none its potency’: a history of brewing in Oxford a history of brewing in Oxford
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Liz Woolley Over the centuries, brewing in Oxford became big business. Liz’s talk examines how and why Oxford’s brewing trade flourished. Liz is a local historian specialising in aspects of […]
From Roman Britain to Early Anglo-Saxon England: archaeological evidence from Dorchester-on-Thames
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Paul Booth Paul describes the 2007-2018 excavation project at nearby Dorchester and discusses the significance of its findings. Paul Booth is a former senior project manager at Oxford Archaeology […]
Wick Hall: the story of a house and a family
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Richard Dudding Richard’s talk draws on his research for his new book about Wick Hall and the Dockar Drysdale family, which at one time owned almost all the land […]
Everyday life and accidental death in 16th century Oxfordshire and Berkshire
Radley Church Church Road, Radley, Abingdon, OxfordshireSpeaker: Steven Gunn In his talk, Steven looks at everyday life in these two counties in Tudor times using examples of fatal accidents people had at home, work and play. […]