Oxford Suburbs & Villages Through Time : St Giles, Headington, St Clements, Cowley, Iffley, Wytham
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Through Time
ISBN-10
1445612879
ISBN-13
9781445612874
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Imprint
Amberley Publishing
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 15th, 2013
Print length
96 Pages
Weight
288 grams
Dimensions
16.30 x 23.50 x 0.80 cms
Product Classification:
OxfordshireLocal historyPlaces in old photographs
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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Oxford villages have changed and developed over the last century.
Oxford originated in the tenth century, as one of the fortified ''burghs'' built during the Viking wars. The Domesday Book reveals that the first suburbs had appeared beyond the city wall by 1086. The city underwent great expansion during the Victorian period, when new suburbs appeared to house the upper middle class. However, areas around north Oxford, such as the district of high-density terraced housing known as ''Jericho'', also attracted the working classes. The period of greatest expansion in south and east Oxford occurred during the twentieth century. The city boundaries changed as a number of the surrounding villages were also absorbed into the City of Oxford. Author Stanley C. Jenkins explores the many ways in which the area surrounding Oxford has developed over the years, using old and new photographs to track these exciting changes.
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