‘Industry and Innovation in Oxford’
July 11 @ 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
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)