ABOUT JERICHO - VIDEOS
Presentation at the annual general meeting of the Jericho Community Association, April 20, 2015
For a detailed history of the development of Jericho, see a related page in Jericho Online by Malcom Graham, A Suburb of Victorian Oxford.
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.
Where the name Jericho comes from?
The name Jericho is probably taken from the parable of the Good Samaritan. Traditionally the name was given to places where travellers who arrived after the town gates had closed at sunset could find lodgings overnight.