Making Cars in Cowley

First broadcast in 1983, ‘Making cars’ is a ground breaking five-part TV series broadcast telling the history of the Morris Motors and Pressed Steel factories at Cowley through the voices of the men and women who worked there. This is an opportunity to watch the first episode of the series and relive the incredible industrial history of Oxford.

Presented by: Florence Park Talks

0	OXFORD: Florence Park Community Centre (info)
P	Friday 27th November, 2026
N	Door time: 7:15pm, start time: 7:30pm
.	All ages
C	Other

Event information

‘This event is part of the ‘Cowley Car-Makers’ community history project. The project aims to document the history of car making at Cowley and to capture and preserve the stories and memories of the people who worked at the car works. Find out more at https://communityhistory.site.ox.ac.uk/cowley-car-history.
Local historians working in partnership with the Oxfordshire History Centre at St Lukes have unearthed a long forgotten Channel Four documentary from the 1980's.
A Q & A will follow with a panel of former Morris, British Leyland and Rover employees.
A Friday night to remember