ABOUT JERICHO - HISTORY
Working Class Housing in Jericho
A research project by Andrew Whitehead
Posted - November 29, 2018In the summer of 1977, Andrew Whitehead carried out a research project at the prompting of Crispin Paine, then at the Museum of Oxfordshire. Using property title deeds in the possession of Oxford City Council, and any he came across in the possession of owners, he sought to trace the history of working-class housing in the Jericho district of Oxford.
The text is available on Andrew Whitehead’s website by CLICKING HERE.
About the church bells?
Originally the Church only had the single ‘Barney’s Bell’. In 1890, when the clock was installed, it was decided to add a set of tubular bells to ring the chimes and the hour strike, as well as a tune or ‘carillon’. The are driven by an elaborate mechanical contraption.
Why Juxon Street?
Juxon Street is named after William Juxon, President of St John’s College from 1621-33.