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?
What kind of households we have?
According the to 2011 Census, almost half of Jericho households – 46% – consisted of only one person, 24% consisted of couples with or without children, 7% were student households, and 11% were other multi-person households, while 6% were single-parent households.
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.
