Victoria County History Workshop – Part 2 – Exploring Buildings
Presented by: Oxfordshire Museum Service| 0 | WOODSTOCK: The Oxfordshire Museum (info) |
|---|---|
| P | Monday 12th May, 2025 |
| N | Door time: 10:00am |
| . | 18 and over |
| C | Other |
Event information
Are you interested in exploring the history of your town, village, house, or area? This short five-session series is aimed at people who want to embark on their own research, but who aren’t quite sure where to start – or who have perhaps already made the plunge but want a bit more historical background or guidance.
No aspects of local history are entirely self-contained, and the series is intended to provide a broad overview of local history themes and approaches and of where to look next – although sessions can also be booked separately. Each session will include three short (40-minute) illustrated talks on particular topics, with plenty of time for questions and discussion, and we hope to have a few examples of relevant documents on show.
10.00-10.10: welcome and coffee
10.10-10.50: Exploring vernacular buildings - David Clark
10.50-11.30: Exploring designed buildings - Ruth Slatter
11.30-11.50: coffee
11.50-12.30: House histories: buildings and documents - Simon Townley
12.30-1.00: discussion and questions
Speakers:
Simon Townley: A member of the research team for the Oxfordshire Victoria County History project (VCH), with wide experience of researching and writing local history from prehistory to the present day.
David Clark: Secretary, Oxfordshire Buildings Record, and formerly course director for the Certificate in Vernacular Architecture at Oxford University Department for Continuing Education.
Ruth Slatter: Co-General Editor (Architecture) for the Victoria County History, and Lecturer in Historic Environment at the Institute of Historical Research in London University.
Each session will run from 10am - 12:30pm. £10 for the individual talk or £40 for the series.
