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 Hart Street?

Hart Street was named after the Printer to the University 1883-1915.

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.

Diary

Repair cafe Sat 03 Oct - 12.00 pm
St Barnabas School
Oktoberfest-26 Sat 17 Oct - 12.00 pm
Mount Place