2026-05-19T00:00:00+01:00
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An in-person only event – tickets available via Eventbrite

Lunch included: Members £25, Non-members £30, Students £15

This day of talks delves into some of the fascinating technical and engineering history of Oxford and its region:

  • Detroit-on-Thames: the origins of car making in Oxford and the rise of the Cowley factory (Maurice East)
  • Combe Mill: a workshop for the Blenheim Estate (Richard Stone)
  • Mechanicks in the universitie: how engineering came to Oxford (Richard Darton)
  • A brief history of printing in Oxfordshire (Richard Lawrence)
  • Allen’s of Oxford: from steam ploughs to motor mowers (Jonathan Brown)
  • Watermills of the Oxfordshire Thames (Brian Eade)

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