Oxfordshire Branch hosts a visit to Britain's oldest public museum; Ashmolean Museum, including a private handling of objects in the Eastern Art Department. There will also be a 45 minute guided tour of the Japanese Gallery. Each group will have a maximum of ten and there will be a cream tea in the restaurant afterwards. […]
Oxfordshire branch hosts a visit to Grey's Court at Rotherfield Greys, for a tour of the gardens and house. To book a place or for any further information about the visit, please contact Jan at [email protected]
On 3 July 2020, Oxfordshire Branch hosts their Annual Dinner at Jesus College, Oxford. To book a place or for any further information about the dinner, please contact Jan at [email protected]
Oxfordshire branch is delighted to be holding a dinner at Oriel College, Oxford, to mark 100 years since its founding. More details to follow soon.
Exactly 100 years ago on 30th May at Oriel College Oxford, the Oxfordshire Branch of the ESU was formed. Dr Spooner, Warden of New College, was made the President. We are holding a dinner exactly 100 years later to celebrate the occasion. This year our speaker will be Miles Young, the present Warden of New […]
Ernest Barnsley who built Rodmarton Manor was a follower of William Morris, who was one of the leaders of the English Arts and Crafts Movement towards the end of the 19th Century. CR Ashbee was impressed when he visited Rodmarton in 1914 and he wrote “I’ve seen no modern work to equal it, nothing I […]
Dr Nicholas Cole (MA MPhil DPhil Oxf) studies the political thought of the eighteenth and early nineteenth century and is working on a digital project that looks at the way constitutions and treaties have been negotiated over the last two hundred years. His interests are the influence of classical political thought on America's first politicians, […]
The Kilns, also known as CS Lewis House, is the house in Risinghurst, Oxford, where the author wrote all of his Narnia books and other classics. The house itself was featured in the Narnia books and Lewis’s gardener at The Kilns, Fred Paxford, is said to have inspired the character of Puddlegium the Marshwiggle in […]
The Oxfordshire 2023 Dinner will be held 100 years after the first Oxford ESU Dinner was held at Oriel College in 1923. This year the college is undergoing building work and cannot accommodate us. However, Linacre College has kindly offered to host us. Speaker to be confirmed. To book contact Dr Jan Carter [email protected] or […]
Save the date for the Oxfordshire Branch Thanksgiving Lunch which will this year again be held at Studley Wood Golf Club on 26 November. More details to follow. To book contact Dr Jan Carter [email protected] or ring 01865 848528 or Tim Hallchurch [email protected] 01865 377099
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