Publications

The Office has received notification of the following publications which may be of interest to readers:

“Forty Years of Oxford Planning: what has it achieved, and what next?” by Mark Barrington‐Ward, President, Oxford Civic Society, 2010, Oxford Civic Society
Mark Barrington‐Ward gives a unique insight into the ebb and flow of transport and planning policies, their successes and failures, as they have affected and moulded the city we experience today.
More details, including how to purchase

Circular Walks around Cumnor by Anon, 2009
Walks around Cumnor including some crossing Trust land at Boars Hill
Available from : Oxenford House, The Glebe, Cumnor, Oxford OX2 9RL 01865 895116 or care@oxenfordhouse.co.uk
Cost £5, proceeds to the Social Fund at Oxenford House - a charity providing residential care for the elderly

Oxford on Foot by Oxford Pedestrians Association, 2008, OxPA
Ten easily accessible walks in and around the City.

Available from Blackwells, the City Information Centre Broad Street, St Michaels at the North Gate Fairtrade shop or via OxPA

St Frideswide: Patron of Oxford by Professor John Blair illustrated with wood engravings by Kathleen Lindsley, 0
Now available from Oxford Castle Unlocked

Punish or Treat? - Medical Care in English Prisons 1770-1850 by Peter McRorie Higgins, 2007, Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1 4251 0153 4

William Morris in Oxford - The Campaigning Years 1879-1895 by Tony Pinkney, 2007, Illuminati Books
ISBN: 978 0 9555918 0 8

Heritage Counts - the State of England's Historic Environment by English Heritage, 2007
Heritage Counts 2007 is the sixth annual survey of the state of England’s historic environment.
The report looks at the principal changes which have occurred in the historic environment since 2002. It also includes a focus on the historic environment as a learning resource and on the issues faced by the sector in relation to the skills of the workforce.
Find out more on Heritage Counts.

OXFORD GREEN BELT WAY by CPRE - Campaign for the Protection of Rural England, 2007, CPRE
An illustrated and informative pocket-sized Guide to the 50 mile circular walk in Oxford’s Green Belt with special route maps and descriptions of the attractive landscape, history and wildlife of the countryside surrounding the City.
All parts of the Way are within easy reach of four Park-and Ride sites, and are also accessed by many regular bus services.
The Guide is divided into nine stages, providing options for short-distance or longer walks for all ages; all are waymarked.
The book costs £5.00 and can be purchased from CPRE. A cheque or postal order for £6 (£5 plus £1 p&p) can be sent to: CPRE Oxfordshire, Punches Barn, Waterperry Road, Holton, Oxfordshire OX33 1PP. Further details from 01865 874780 or from the OGBW website

Memories of Times Past, Oxford by Su Box, with introduction by Tim Healy, 2007, Worth Press Ltd
ISBN: 978 1 903025 52 9
With 60 paintings by John Fulleylove, and full colour images relating to each picture
Price £25

Seven Roads in Summertown by Perilla Kinchin, with an introduction by Paul Thompson, 2006, White Cockade Publishing
ISBN: 978187348713
Voices from an Oxford Suburb
Covering Lonsdale, Portland, Hamilton, Victoria, Kings Cross and Lucerne Roads and Hawkswell Gardens
Email: mail@whitecockade.co.uk for details

Oxford Crime, Death & Debauchery by Giles Brindley, 2006, Stroud: Sutton Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 075093820X

Stories of Oxford Castle: from dungeon to dunghill by Mark Davies, 2005, Oxford Towpath Press
ISBN: 0953559335

Oxford Then & Now by Malcolm Graham & Laurence Waters, 2006, Sutton Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 075094224X

The Geology of Oxfordshire by Philip Powell, 2006, Dovecote Press
ISBN: 1904349196

Cowley Road: a history by Annie Skinner, 2006, Signal Books
ISBN: 1190495570X

Dorchester Abbey: Church & People 635-2005 by Kate Tiller (ed), 2005, The Stonesfield Press
ISBN: 0952712644

A history of the Radcliffe Observatory, Oxford: the biography of a building by Jeffery Burley & Kristina Plenderleith, 2005, Oxford: Green College
ISBN: 0 9509394 1 2

Green Belts, 50 years on by Campaign to Protect Rural England, 2005, Campaign to Protect Rural England
Available from the website www.cpre.org.uk

Modern architecture in an Oxford College: St John’s College 1945-2005 by Geoffrey Tyack, 2005, Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0 19 927162 3

The Seven Shires Way by Elaine Steane (illustrations by John Steane), 2002, Reardon Publishing, Cheltenham
ISBN: 187387751X

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