OBR Programme & Events
Events for OBR members
Saturday 22 January 2012 Recording Day Abingdon Abbey, The Long Gallery. Extension of last year’s recording, but anyone can join in.
Early Spring 2012 Recording Day(s) at Ewelme Training available, suit beginners. See article on page 7 of the Oxon Recorder no49. If you are interested in taking part email: simon.townley@history.ox.ac.uk
Other Events
OAHS (Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society) programme. Lectures on Tuesdays at 5.30pm, Rewley House, Wellington Square, Oxford. Free to members and guests.
Tuesday 10 January 2012 ‘Consulting the genius of the plant’; the making of factory gardens and parks in Britain and America 1889-1939. Helena Chance
Tuesday 24 January Cholera in nineteenth century Oxford. John Gibbs
Tuesday 7 February Later Prehistoric and Romano-British landscapes on the Berkshire Downs. Paula Levick
Tuesday 21 February The Tom Hassall lecture. Prehistoric Oxford. George Lambrick
Tuesday 6 March 400 years of Oxford Museums. Julian Munby
OUDCE courses Oxford University Department of Continuing Education, Rewley House, Wellington Street, Oxford. For full details and booking: ppdayweek@conted.ox.ac.uk
Mondays 7–9pm 10wks from 16 January 2012 The City of Oxford, 1850–1914 Tutor: Liz Woolley, at Rewley House
Thursdays 7–9pm 10wks from 19 January 2012 The House Detective’s Tool Kit. Tutor: David Clark, at Rewley House
Thursday mornings 10wks from 19 April 2012 How Old is That House? An Introduction to Vernacular Architecture. Tutor: Paul Clark, at Ewart House.