ABOUT JERICHO - VIDEOS
1965-70 street scenes
New sewerage system
Cine films by Jim Wright taken between 1965 and 1970. This was a time when many houses were being demolished. Also, the streets were being dug up to build a new drainage system to prevent flooding.
Did you know?
Why Juxon Street?
Juxon Street is named after William Juxon, President of St John’s College from 1621-33.
What St Barnabas Church cost to build?
Thomas Combe the Superintendent of OUP and it was he who commissioned and paid for the construction of the church in 1869 at a cost of £6,492. All the interior fittings were provided for about £900. The campanile was erected in 1872 for £800.
