ABOUT JERICHO - HISTORY
Jericho history
Jericho was Oxford's first planned suburb. Here is a selection of articles about its history.
A brief history of Jericho
The origins of the name Jericho remain clouded in the mists of time.
Jan 07 2013
The origins of the name Jericho remain clouded in the mists of time.
Oxford Boy - A Post-war Townie Childhood
Will Wyatt, former BBC Managing Director, remembers shopping in Walton Street
Oct 03 2018
Will Wyatt, former BBC Managing Director, remembers shopping in Walton Street
Happy days at the Scala
97-year-old Martin Selwood, projectionist at The Phoenix (then The Scala) from 1930-1931, recalls the arrival of the ‘talkies’.
Nov 23 2013
97-year-old Martin Selwood, projectionist at The Phoenix (then The Scala) from 1930-1931, recalls the arrival of the ‘talkies’.
A Jericho childhood
Jo Elvidge, now living in Frome, Somerset, recently revisited Jericho, and has written these recollections.
May 03 1998
Jo Elvidge, now living in Frome, Somerset, recently revisited Jericho, and has written these recollections.
Traces of ancient Walton
An excavation behind a house in Walton Street offered a glimpse of a late-Saxon settlement and a medieval farmhouse.
Dec 06 1996
An excavation behind a house in Walton Street offered a glimpse of a late-Saxon settlement and a medieval farmhouse.
Living memories ... St. Giles Fair
Reminiscences recorded as part of an adult education class in Jericho.
Oct 05 1996
Reminiscences recorded as part of an adult education class in Jericho.
Living memories ... shops and shopping
Reminiscences recorded as part of an adult education class in Jericho
May 10 1996
Reminiscences recorded as part of an adult education class in Jericho
Did you know?
The origins of Walton?
Walton is derived from "wall town" which was used centuries ago to indicate a location outside the Oxford city walls. The ancient manor of Walton was certainly in existence before the Norman conquest in 1066.
Cranham Street used to be a blot on the city
Before Grantham House was built, the site became notoriously derelict, making Cranham Street according to the local press a ‘blot on the city’ – wrecked by local children, and a refuge for rats and for ‘layabouts sleeping off the drink’ who were repeatedly evicted by the police.
Diary
School Disco and Prize Draw
Fri 23 Jan - 5.30 pm
St Barnabas School
Visit of Keith Harbrow
Sat 31 Jan - 1.30 pm
St Barnabas Church
Grief Table
Tue 03 Feb - 6.15 pm
The Coffee Gulld
Monthly litter pick
Keeping Jericho tidy
Saturday 7 February - 10:00 AM
Jericho Comminuty Centre
Fri 23 Jan - 5.30 pmSt Barnabas School
Visit of Keith Harbrow
Sat 31 Jan - 1.30 pmSt Barnabas Church
Grief Table
Tue 03 Feb - 6.15 pmThe Coffee Gulld
Monthly litter pick
Keeping Jericho tidy
Saturday 7 February - 10:00 AM
Jericho Comminuty Centre