Fri 10 Apr 2015: Charlbury Society: Oxford's historic waterways - from legend to leisure
This event is in the past.
Talk to be given by Mark Davies
Mark Davies is an Oxford local historian and guide, with a particular interest in the city's waterways. In this talk he discusses the contrasting importance of the River Thames and Oxford Canal revealed through the stories of waterside landmarks, characters, and events - legendary, historical, fictional, and recent. The river is the very reason for Oxford's existence; the Canal heralded fundamental change in a city used to centuries of academic isolation. In recent times recreational use has given both waterways renewed relevance.
Memorial Hall 8 p.m. Refreshments 7.30 p.m.
All welcome. Non-members £3.00 Under 18 free