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Museum of Oxford
About the group The Museum of Oxford tells the story of Oxford and its people. Join this group to contribute to the Museum's exiciting East Oxford From Above project.
Created 27 September 2012
Antonia Harland-Lang |
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The link to the East Oxford from Above post is now here:
https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20208/museum_community_projects/773/east_oxford_from_above_project |
Britain from Above |
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This film, made by East Oxford from Above project volunteers, captures the behind-the-scenes work of the Britain from Above project team.
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Aisha Hamis |
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Antonia Harland-Lang |
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We have had some lovely feedback from visitors and some great stories have been shared… from the gentleman who spent 40 minutes in the gallery recalling memories of growing up beside a long-gone garage near the Plain to the visitor who wrote in the comments book that ‘We have lived in East Oxford for 7 years, it’s such a wonderful, diverse, interesting, messy, fun and sometimes noisy place to live!' The exhibition will be on in the gallery until Saturday 9 November. Do drop by if you're in Oxford! |
Antonia Harland-Lang |
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Antonia Harland-Lang |
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Antonia Harland-Lang |
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Antonia Harland-Lang |
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This photo shows some of the key museums in Oxford. Have I missed any?
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Antonia Harland-Lang |
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I think you've done a pretty good job there! Getting the Story Museum or MAO would be a little difficult
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Djuler |
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I can try! What do you think to the Story Museum pin above?
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Antonia Harland-Lang |
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Antonia Harland-Lang |
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I grew up in Church Way, Iffley. My house was built 14 years before this was taken and must be obscured by the trees to the north.
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Antonia Harland-Lang |
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Here's a challenge for you Headington people... I know it's not strictly our area for the exhibition, but this image has been distracting me and I've had a go at pinpointing various locations. What do people think? Have I got it right!?
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Antonia Harland-Lang |
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This village in north Oxfordshire is where I lived for over 30 years before moving into central Oxford. The massive chimney seen here was always referred to as 'Old Smokey'.
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Peter Simpson |
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That is really interesting - is it the cement works that now lies derelect beside the railway line as you travel North out of Oxford ?
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Helen Fountain |
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Yes Helen it is. The company closed down a few years ago.
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Peter Simpson |
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Thank you Peter, I can't see the railway line but it should be there somewhere ?
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Helen Fountain |
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Ah ! I have found it, there is even a steam train in the picture !
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Helen Fountain |
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This area has been partly demolished and rebuilt. Gloucester Green used to be the bus station and in earlier times had been the cattle market. The Morgue had been in a building in the centre of Gloucester Green later transformed into a cafe and public toilets.
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Barbara B |
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You can just see the river Thames to the west of Meadow Lane in the top right-hand corner of this image. I assume the church tower on the corner of Jackdaw Lane and Iffley Road must be the church of St Edmund and St Frideswide before the site was expanded in 1930 to create Greyfriars.
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Antonia Harland-Lang |
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Is the church middle left on the edge of the picture St Mary and St John?
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Joan Bellinger |
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The Radcliffe Observatory was later used by the University. It became the Nuffield Institute for Medical Research. I worked there. Wonderful view from the top.
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Joan Bellinger |
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Can see the expanse of East Oxford in the distance at the top of this amazing image!
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Antonia Harland-Lang |
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This image will be shown at The Memory Lane meeting tomorrow
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Helen Fountain |
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An image we will be using for our project
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Helen Fountain |
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What a fascinating image of Gloucester Green -you can even see the market stalls!
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Antonia Harland-Lang |
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Hello and welcome to the Britain from Above website, Museum of Oxford! I am already very much looking forward to all the stories we will hopefully get to read about soon in this group.
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Sandra Brauer |
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It looks like the Pressed Steel comapany in the bottom right hand corner of thsi photo.
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Helen Fountain |
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A great view of the Car Factory
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Helen Fountain |
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A lovely view of St Clements
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Helen Fountain |
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One of the images we will be using for our project
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Helen Fountain |
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Memory Lane is a regular Museum of Oxford reminiscence group and will be using Aerofilms photographs of East Oxford and the inspiration for the next two meetings |
Helen Fountain |
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We are pleased to be delivering a partner project with Britain From Above. The project is called Oxford From Above. Aerofilm photos of East Oxford from the Britain From Above website will used to inspire a a variety of community arts activities. The first of these is Memory Lane, a reminscecne session at 2pm on 11th October. The session is entitled Living in East Oxford and anyone is welcome to join in. It takes place in the Heritage Learning Centre in Oxford Town Hall.
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Helen Fountain |
http://oxfordaspiremuseums.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/east-oxford-from-above-enters-its-final.html
It's been an exciting year!