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Jericho Wharf

Jericho Wharf
Artist's impression of the proposed development. To the left is the boatyard, above which is the hall of the community centre.

A remarkable community initiative

Posted - June 17, 2015
The long-derelict canalside site is the location for a community development project that will include a boatyard, a new community centre and a vibrant public square in front St Barnabas Church. The project is being managed by the Jericho Wharf Trust, which is composed of four local organizations:
  • Jericho Community Association
  • Jericho Community Boatyard
  • Jericho Living Heritage Trust
  • St Barnabas Church
For the latest information on this project please visit the
Jericho Wharf website

Other landmarks
Jericho Health Centre
Blavatnik School of Government
Worcester College
Oxford University Press
St Sepulchre’s cemetery
Oxford Synagogue
St Barnabas Church
St Paul’s Church (Freud’s)
Jericho Tavern
St Barnabas School
Baptist Chapel
Oxford canal
Did you know?

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 Jericho still has such a mix of houses?

Jericho's intriguing mix of housing today owes a lot, to the Residents' Association in the 1960s and 1970s which together with the then Vicar and some local councillors resisted plans to bulldoze the whole area and turn it over to offices and light industrial use.