ABOUT JERICHO - PLANNING

Welcome to Jericho

New wall plaque

Posted - May 12, 2011
As part of the refurbishment of Mount Place, there will be an information board giving an overview of Jericho past and present. To comment on the proposed content please visit jerichocentre.org.uk.

Did you know?

Margaret Thatcher used to live here?

In her Oxford days, she lived at 12 Richmond Road. It is alleged she shared the house with two red-hot communists who lived on a diet of sausages. This may account for her later views on socialists and known dislike of sausages.

The origins of Nelson Street?

Nelson Street takes its name from a local pub, the Lord Nelson, subsequently renamed Carpenters’ Arms -- which has since been converted to housing.