Category: Oxfordshire
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Banbury, Oxfordshire: History in Old Images
Enjoy a glimpse of history through old images of Banbury in Oxfordshire, England, UK.
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Old Images of Oxfordshire, England
Glimpse history through old images of Oxfordshire, England, UK.
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Old Images of Oxford, England
Glimpse history through old images of the historic university city of Oxford, in Oxfordshire, England.
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Old Images of Harwell Village, Oxfordshire
In this fascinating 1947 newsreel from British Pathé, we see how the village and community of Harwell Village had to cope with the nuclear facility suddenly erected in their neighbourhood.
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Old Images of the MG Factory at Abingdon-on-Thames
The MG factory in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, was an important centre of local manufacturing and national pride.
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Old Images of Harold Wilson, British Prime Minister
Glimpse history through old images of Harold Wilson, the man from Huddersfield who became British Prime Minister – twice!
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Didcot 1988: Disappearing Landmarks
In 1988, a Didcot resident picked up his home video recorder and filmed parts of the local area about to change forever. It has turned into a remarkable and rare record of the Oxfordshire town’s rural boundaries before development.
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Oxfordshire: Local History Resources
The county of Oxfordshire is famous for the city of Oxford, which is home to Britain’s oldest university (established in AD1096), for the annual regatta on the River Thames at Henley, and for the picturesque villages dotted around the countryside.