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I’m writing to let you know about my latest illustrated talks and guided walks on a variety of Oxfordshire- and Oxford-related topics. Click on the images below or go to my website for further details. If you like to book a talk or walk (or both!) please do contact me.

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With thanks and best wishes,

Liz Woolley
Talks last up to an hour and are fully illustrated;
the current fee is £60 plus travel expenses at 40p per mile round-trip from Oxford.
Scroll further down for information on guided walks.
NEW! Rose Hill: an Oxford suburb of surprising contrasts and great historical interest
“Some may question its flavour, but none its potency”: A history of brewing in Oxford
Olive Gibbs, local politician and peace campaigner
66 men of Grandpont 1914-18
Oxford’s base and brickish skirt: The development of the suburbs, 1850–1914
“…home to the thriftless, careless, lazy, ne’er-do-well sort…”: The Victorian and Edwardian development of East Oxford
Victorian and Edwardian industrial buildings of Oxford
Walks last between 1.5 and 2 hours and participants are provided with an illustrated hand-out to take away. Ideally groups are of between 10 and 25 people. The current fee is £6 per head.
Walk: Brewing in Oxford
Walk: Lord Nuffield and Morris cars in Oxford
Walk: Victorian industrial buildings of Oxford
From Axtell to Zacharias: The men who built Oxford
Kingerlee: the family and the building firm, since 1868
Beer, sausages and marmalade: Oxford food and drink in the 19th century
“…those rampageous, dragonnading fire-devils…”: The coming of the railway to Oxford
“A tough but full-blooded area”: The parish of St Thomas the Martyr, West Oxford
“The night-time haven of the wandering tribes”: The common lodging-house in Victorian England
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NEW! Walk: Rose Hill: an Oxford suburb of surprising contrasts and great historical interest
NEW! Walk: New Hinksey, South Oxford
Walk: Folly Bridge and Grandpont, South Oxford
Walk: The social, industrial and commercial history of Nuffield College’s “Island Site” in West Oxford
Oxfordshire and the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39
The social, industrial and commercial history of Nuffield College’s “Island Site” in West Oxford
Children’s experiences of the Second World War in Oxfordshire
Lord Nuffield’s great generosity to Oxford colleges
“It will do him more good than going to school”: Child labour in 19th-century Oxfordshire
“…habitual drunkards induced to spend their evenings in the library”: Leisure and entertainment in Victorian and Edwardian Oxford
Walk: The parish of St Thomas the Martyr, West Oxford
Walk: The coming of the railway to Oxford
Walk: Leisure and entertainment in Victorian and Edwardian Oxford
For further information, or to book any talk or walk, please contact me on liz@lizwoolley.co.uk or 01865 242760
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