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Properties and events in Oxford 2018

Properties and events in Oxford 2018

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Heritage Open Days 2018 will be 6-9 & 13-16 September.

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All Saints Church Middleton Cheney

12 Church Lane, Middleton Cheney, Banbury, Northamptonshire, OX17 2NR

The church dates from 1302. In 1864 a major renovation was carried out by George Gilbert Scott.However, unlike many Victorian restorations there…

The church is famous for its stained glass windows by Morris & Co. It also has a painted roof designed by William Morris. Guided tours explaining these works by Morris and their place in the Arts & Crafts Movement. Refreshments available.

Opening Times

  • Fri 14 Sept: 1000 to 1700
  • Sat 15 Sept: 1000 to 1230
  • Sun 16 Sept: 1230 to 1700

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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From Dinosaurs to Energy from Waste - Ardley Energy Recovery Heritage Tours

Viridor Waste Management Ltd, Middleton Stoney Road, Ardley, Bicester, Oxfordshire, OX27 7AA

Join us for a tour around the facility and explore our award-winning interactive visitor centre to find out what happens to your non-recyclable…

Discover how Oxfordshire’s black bin waste is transformed into enough energy to power more than 50,000 homes – that’s approximately 80% of all households in Oxford.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 10am - 12pm; 1pm - 3pm ; booking via Eventbrite only
  • Sun 9 Sept: 10am - 12pm; 1pm - 3pm ; booking via Eventbrite only

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Nuffield Place

Nuffield Place Cottage, Huntercombe, Nuffield, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, RG9 5RY

Nuffield Place was the home of William Morris, who rose from modest circumstances as a backyard bicycle repairer to become one of the richest men…

A time-capsule home of a remarkable man: William Morris, Lord Nuffield, the founder of Morris Motor Cars and one of the richest men in the world. The house and the collection provide a glimpse into the lifestyle of this modest millionaire.

Opening Times

  • Sat 15 Sept: 1000 - 1700
  • Sun 16 Sept: 1000 - 1700

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Ashmolean Museum

University of Oxford, Ashmolean Museum, Beaumont Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2PH

Highlights tour - 11am to 12 noon. Meet our volunteer tour guides in Gallery 21, to discover the treasures of the Ashmolean. Lower Ground Floor…

Take guided tours in the Ashmolean Museum during Oxford Open Doors

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1700

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Balliol College

Balliol College, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3BJ

Founded in 1263, explore the rich history and the extraordinary people associated with the College

Visit the splendid gardens, hall and chapel

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1600
  • Sun 9 Sept: 1000-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Balliol Historic Collections Centre

Balliol Historic Collections Centre, St Cross Church, St Cross Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3TP

First built in 890, St Cross Church houses Balliol College's historical collections of books and manuscripts, 750 years in the making. Come and…

Ancient church, restored and converted in 2010, including access to special exhibition

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1100-1600
  • Sun 9 Sept: 1100-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Bibliographical Press in the Old Bodleian Library

University of Oxford, Old Bodleian Library Printing Workshop, Catte Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3BG

See the historic presses and type in the Bodleian Library's printing workshop

The old printing workshop

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1100-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Blackfriars Priory

Blackfriars Priory, St. Giles, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3LY

Our building on St Giles is home to Blackfriars Hall, a Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford, a Community of over twenty Dominican…

Blackfriars Hall is a community of over 20 Dominican Friars and a centre for the study of theology and philosophy

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1300

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Blavatnik School of Government

University of Oxford, The Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6GG

Designed by Herzog and de Meuron. Discover the stunning open Inamori Forum, enjoy the roof terrace and have a coffee in our cafe. The School will…

The Blavatnik School, designed by Herzog and de Meuron, will be open for self-guided tours and coffee in its cafe

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1500
  • Sun 9 Sept: 1000-1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Bodleian Law Library

Bodleian Law Library, St. Cross Building, Manor Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3UR

The largest law library in the United Kingdom, housed in a landmark modern building by Leslie Martin and Colin St John Wilson, completed in 1964…

Tours of the largest law library in Britain, housed in a landmark modern building

Opening Times

  • Fri 7 Sept: Tours 1500 & 1700
  • Sat 8 Sept: Tour 1100

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Campion Hall

Campion Hall, Brewer Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1QS

Campion Hall, the Jesuit house of study in Oxford, is one of the Permanent Private Halls of the University of Oxford. It moved to its present site…

Jesuit house of study with many fine architectural features

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1030-1230 & 1400-1600 last admission 1530
  • Sun 9 Sept: 1030-1230 last admission 1200

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Chemistry Research Laboratory

Chemistry Research Laboratory, 12 Mansfield Road, entrance on South Parks Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3TA

2pm to 3pm: talk 3pm to 4pm: tours, displays and refreshments How does scientific research in the laboratory translate into new ways to fight…

Chemistry and Cancer Research: from Bench to Bedside. Meet the scientists and tour the labs

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1400-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Christ Church

Christ Church, St. Aldates, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1DP

Visit the Cathedral, Great Hall, Picture Gallery, Library, Quads and Gardens. Tours, demonstrations and recitals will be held throughout the day.…

Christ Church was founded by Henry VIII in 1546 as a unique joint institution of College and Cathedral

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1700 (last entry 1600) Cathedral closes at 1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Cognitive Neuropsychology Centre

Walton Street, Across from the Jericho Health Centre, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6AE

Visit the Cognitive Neuropsychology Centre to learn more about its work on the link between memory and decision making and motivation. The centre…

Find out about memory and decision making

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1600
  • Sun 9 Sept: 1000-1600

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Cote Baptist Chapel

Shifford Road, Cote, Bampton, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX18 2EG

Open Saturday 8 & Sunday 9 September. Talk 3.00pm on Sunday, Richard Martin 'Wool, Water and Dissent' (free entry, donations welcome). Cote…

Experience the tranquility of this simple but historic building, learn about the struggles for religious freedom 300 years ago and discover how important the chapel was to the country people.
https://www.hct.org.uk/chapels/cote-baptist-chapel

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1600
  • Sun 9 Sept: 1100-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Divinity School - Bodleian Library

University of Oxford, Bodleian Library, Old Schools Quad, Catte Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3BG

Visit the 15th century Divinity School, the University's oldest teaching and examination room. Take a seat on a bench and marvel at the beautiful…

Old Bodleian Library - magnificent Gothic architecture

Opening Times

  • Sun 9 Sept: 1100-1700

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Examination Schools - University of Oxford

University of Oxford, Examination Schools, High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4BG

Use this rare opportunity to explore and discover the Examination Schools. Do a self-guided visit or book onto a guided tour to see additional…

Behind the normally closed doors of the Examination Schools

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1600 (last entry 1530), Tours 1100, 1300 & 1500

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Joiners’ Workshop, Oxford University

Joinery, The Malt House, Tidmarsh Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1NQ

Tour the Joinery at the Malthouse in Tidmarsh Lane to gain an insight into the intricate workings of the Estate Services joiners, a highly skilled…

Meet the University of Oxford joiners

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1300

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Museum of the History of Science

Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3AZ

Guided tours to discover intricate Islamic instruments, Einstein's blackboard and the first cultures of the life-saving antibiotic Penicillin.…

Investigate early scientific instruments in the world’s oldest surviving purpose-built museum building, the Old Ashmolean

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1200-1700 (tours at 1230 & 1315)
  • Sun 9 Sept: 1200-1700 (tours at 1230 & 1315)

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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New Road Baptist Church

New Road Baptist Church, Bonn Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1LQ

The chapel is an oasis of calm and a place of welcome in Oxford's busy centre. Art works include a striking Cross made from African wood by…

View chapel originating in late 1700s, since remodelled and with art works including a striking Cross and etched glass doors. Enjoy some light refreshments.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 9 am - 5 pm

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Nuffield Department of Population Health

Richard Doll Building, University of Oxford, Old Road Campus, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7LF

Professor Sir Richard Doll helped identify the link between smoking and lung cancer, and prevented millions of deaths worldwide through his…

Learn about world-leading population health research

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1600 (Talks 1100 & 1400)

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Old Road Campus Research Building

Old Road Campus Research Building, off Roosevelt Drive, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX3 7DQ

The Old Road Campus buildings include Ludwig Cancer Research, the Jenner Institute and the Structural Genomic Consortium. Learn about…

Laboratory visit to see scientific research facilities. Separate family friendly activities

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1230-1500

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Oxford Centre for Mission Studies

Woodstock Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6HR

Grade I listed Mother Church of North Oxford, built in Gothic Revival style by architect G.W. Street in 1862. The former church of St Philip and…

Former church with outstanding features

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1630

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Oxford University Parks

South Lodge, South Parks Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3RF

Offering an escape from the hustle and bustle of the City, but conveniently located right at its heart, is the green oasis offered by the…

Explore the history and plant collections with one of the Parks Team

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: Tours 1100 & 1400
  • Sun 9 Sept: Tours 1100 & 1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Oxford University Press

Walton Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6DP

OUP's Museum traces over 500 years of University publishing, including the first edition of "Alice in Wonderland" and publication of "The Oxford…

Guided tours of Oxford University Press

Opening Times

  • Thurs 6 Sept: Tours 1030 & 1400
  • Fri 7 Sept: Tours 1030 & 1400

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Oxford University Real Tennis Club

Merton College, Merton Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4JD

At our club in Merton Street, you will see demonstration games of the sport of Real Tennis (or Tennis as players of the game simply call it, as it…

Real Tennis is the medieval game from which most modern racquet sports were developed. Played on an indoor court with penthouses and galleries using hand-made balls and asymmetric wooden racquets, this ancient sport is fun and technically demanding.

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 11:00 - 15:00

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Pitt Rivers Museum

University of Oxford, Pitt Rivers Museum, South Parks Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3PP

Behind the scenes at the Pitt Rivers Museum. Meet members of the Collections team and look at a new collection of Arabic textiles

Tour of new collections with Museum team

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: Tours 1030 & 1130

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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Radcliffe Humanities

Woodstock Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6GG

Now home to Radcliffe Humanities, including TORCH (the Oxford Research Centre in the Humanities), this was the old Radcliffe Infirmary.…

Visit the refurbished old Radcliffe Infirmary building

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1500

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Radcliffe Primary Care Building

University of Oxford, The Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 6GG

Penicillin, the world's first antibiotic, was developed at the Dunn School in Oxford and first used to treat infection in this building on 12…

Visit the former Radcliffe Infirmary Outpatients' Building

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1600

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Radcliffe Science Library

University of Oxford, Radcliffe Science Library, South Parks Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3QP

The primary science library for the University of Oxford, housed in a Grade II listed building with architecture by Thomas Graham Jackson and…

Architecturally interesting building with tours of collections

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1030-1345 (last entry 1330)

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Said Business School

Park End Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 1HP

Join tours to see award-winning contemporary architecture, beautiful gardens and fascinating site history. There is an outdoor amphitheatre and a…

Highlights include the Said Business School’s dedicated Sainsbury’s Library

Opening Times

  • Fri 7 Sept: Tour 1200
  • Sat 8 Sept: Tour 1200

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Sheldonian Theatre

Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3AZ

Visit the magnificent Ceremonial Hall of the University of Oxford, Sir Christopher Wren's first completed masterpiece. The Hall, with its…

Iconic Oxford building, with tours and classical recital

Opening Times

  • Sun 9 Sept: 1000-1600

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Sir William Dunn School of Pathology

University of Oxford, Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, South Parks Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3RE

The Sir William Dunn School of Pathology will be open to show historical displays on the pioneering medical research done in the department,…

Presentation and tour of this historical medical research building

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: Tours 1030 & 1130

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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St Cross College and Pusey House

St. Cross College, Pusey House, St. Giles, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3LZ

Pusey House was opened in 1884 as a memorial to Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800-1882), Regius Professor of Hebrew and Canon of Christ Church, who was…

View the historic buildings which combine College and Church, with short talks

Opening Times

  • Sun 9 Sept: 1400-1700 (short talks at 1500 & 1600)

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St Edmund Hall

St. Edmund Hall, Queens Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4AR

The first reference to the Hall was recorded in 1317. The shaft of the well in the Front Quadrangle remains from it's medieval formation. View the…

Old College with Quadrangle, Halls, Chapel and graveyard

Opening Times

  • Sun 9 Sept: 1200-1600

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St Stephen’s House/St John the Evangelist Church

St Stephen's House, 109a Iffley Road, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX4 1EH

Visit the beautiful hidden heritage at this former monastry, now home to St Stephen's House and a concert and arts venue, SJE Arts. Highlights…

Former monastry, now permanent private hall and arts venue

Opening Times

  • Sun 9 Sept: 1300-1700

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Stanford University Centre in Oxford

Stanford University Centre in Oxford, Stanford House, 65 High Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 4EL

Rare opportunity to visit the Stanford University undergraduate centre in Oxford. Set in the heart of the city, it was refurbished and extended by…

Six historic houses, with recent award-winning renovation

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1100-1500 (last entry 1430)

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Not applicable

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Taylor Institution Library

University of Oxford, Taylor Institution Library, St. Giles, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3NA

Visit the beautiful 19th century library, designed by architect C.R. Cockerell and dedicated to the study of Modern European Languages. Hourly…

Nineteenth-century library, with exhibitions

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1530 (hourly tours) last entry 1500

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University of Oxford Harcourt Arboretum

The Harcourt Arboretum, Oxford Lodge, Nuneham Courtenay, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX44 9PX

Visit the beautiful Harcourt Arboretum, originally part of Nuneham Park, the landscape of which was designed by Capability Brown. The Arboretum…

130 acre Arboretum in Nuneham Courtenay

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1600 (last admission 1515)

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Vintage bus rides

Oxford, Oxfordshire

The timetable will be available beforehand on the Oxford Bus Museum website

A regular bus service operated by vintage vehicles from the Oxford Bus Museum will run through Oxford

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1000-1530

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Weston Library - Bodleian Libraries

Broad St, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 3BG

In the Weston Library in Broad Street, celebrate an extraordinary writer with a day of fun drop-in activities exploring the imaginative worlds of…

Celebrate the world of J.R.R. Tolkien in the Weston Library

Opening Times

  • Sat 8 Sept: 1100-1600

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Wytham Woods: Oxford’s Ecological Laboratory

Sawmill Yard, Wytham Woods, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX2 8QQ

The ffennell family bequeathed Wytham Woods to Oxford University in 1942. Discover the history, ecology and research interests found in 1000 acres…

Two-hour leisurely walk to learn about the ffennell family and the research which has occurred since 1942

Opening Times

  • Sun 9 Sept: 1400 walk

Booking Details: Pre-booking: Required

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National Trust Upton House & Gardens

Upton House, Upton, Banbury, Warwickshire, OX15 6HT

In 1927 Upton House became the country home of the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, Walter Samuel, philanthropist, noted art collector and Chairman of Shell…

In 1927 Upton House became the country home of the 2nd Viscount Bearsted, Walter Samuel. We will be using objects from our collection, including archive documents to help tell little known stories that reflect the family’s Jewish heritage.

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  • Sat 15 Sept: 13:00-17:00

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