Local historian Liz Woolley is giving member of the local community another chance to see her exhibition of local history next week.
As part of Oxford Open Doors, an exhibition exploring the fascinating history of St Ebbe’s and St Thomas’s will be on display at The Community Works, Frideswide Square, on Friday 13th and Saturday 14th September. St Thomas’s was home to Oxford’s breweries, to its boating and barge communities, and to those who built the railways. Neighbouring St Ebbe’s was the site of Oxford’s gasworks and its cattle market, and had more pubs per square yard than any other part of Oxford. Both parishes had a reputation as the most lively – some might say disreputable – in the city. In the later 20th century St Thomas’s and St Ebbe’s were cleared, and their close-knit communities dispersed. However, a surprising number of historic buildings remain to remind us of this rich history, and there are many people still living in Oxford and beyond who have strong and fond memories of the area. The exhibition is free and viewable from 10am to 10pm on Friday 13th September, and from 9am to 10pm on Saturday 14th September. Enter through Lula’s Ethiopian Restaurant on Frideswide Square.