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10-11 September 2016 10-11 September 2016 oxfordpreservation.org.uk Contents and Guide A B C D E F G A44 A34 To Birmingham (M40) 1 C 1 h d a To Worcester and Northampton (A43) oa d R n l to i Lin n g t B o a n P&R n R b o P&R Water Eaton W u a r d Pear o y N Contents Guide o R o & d Tree o r s d t a a o h t R o n d o m ns c awli k R o Page 2 Page 9 – OPT member only events – City centre map R o A40 o r a R Oxford To Cheltenham d o a 2 d 2 Pages 4 – Highlights - picnics, family & Page 12 – Thursday 8 Sept W d oodst A40 Roa et’s treasure map gar Banbur Page 13 ar – Friday 9 Sept M St ock R A34 y R oad M Page 5 – Welcome arst anal oad Page 15 To London (M40) – Saturday 10 Sept ace on R d C n Pl A40 W so or wn en Oxford a To B oad xf lt rk Pages 7 a – Highlights - music, chapels & O P o City Pages 20 & 21 n ad – OPT – what we do o S R d n a F P&R Centre oad t o o y P&R r d R fi e rn d m Seacourt choirs a a e ondon R e F o a L Thornhill ry R h l t r 3 rbu No d 3 e R Page 29 t – Sunday 11 Sept an o C a d B r Botley Road Page 8 e a – OPT venues rad d ad a m o th P k R Abingdon R r o No Cric A4142 r e I ffley R R Co o wley R a d s oad oad d n oad oa de R ar A420 rd G fo am To Bristol ck rh FF – Family friendly, Red – OPT venues, D – Disabled access, (D) – Partial disabled access Le No ad Ro 4 ton P&R 4 ing Bev Redbridge For more specific information on disabled access to venues, please contact OPT or the venue. A34 To Southampton W et o B e a tr o S d n y s b P r t to o u a a r v c r k r y e k s s W R R R Ob o o o * All activities listed here are free of charge (there may be charges for refreshments and a a a a lt d o d d n S tr e other activities not listed here). 5 e 5 t ad R Venues are listed alphabetically by day and on Sat/Sun are divided into Morning, Ro iv * le er Cher Keb Afternoon, All day, with walks listed separately. w ell S d t St a n Ro C o s r nd rk o All venues are listed with street name and postcode with a city centre map on page 2. a s * re P a h s l t M C u R le o o tt d S a Li R n a um s d se fi 6 Mu e 6 l d R o a d P a ad S r o t R k S r G s o Oxford City t R i n J l o a Booking... o e s a M h d n S Some activities must be pre-booked. The booking period is 16 August to 2 September t * r e e Centre t (12noon) via our website www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk or as indicated. O Jow xf ett Wal or k d C 7 anal 7 M ell Street aumont Street Holyw Be a Check for changes & new events at www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk to help you plan your g W * C d a o a t r t l e c e e n St s et t re weekend. S t S r e oad t Br e r e S t L t o Bus Quee n et C n’s e L g tr et T ane S o re Station rge st u w o r ip Meet the Oxford Preservation Trust team at our hub in Cornmarket, and for information e h r * G n S l a St m S l eet ’s l Str N l t e S ge a a r Railway d e ch e i i t Br M r t w e r e Car St k e e th r e Station Hy e t t over the weekend. I t S e n t t Park e n S rk t a H r M Street e Park End a e High S 8 l t tre 8 l d et Botley Roa S et t tre Members of the public take part in Oxford Open Doors at their own risk. Children under r S * h O e Hig e r t i e l S t 14 must be accompanied by an adult. e reet et n a St tre een S L Qu et Stre r ton e Boa er s M Blue M o a R gd al en B ri For further information call 01865 242918 or email dg e S t A l s d St C ent 9 a lem 9 [email protected] t e s e c a l C O Car P ow x y ley p e e l Ro ns Park ad w Ro Iffl ad o Photography & Copyright: University of Oxford, Oxford Castle Unlocked, Bodleian Libraries, Exeter College, Said Business School, C e y R o St Sepulchres Cemetery, Blavatnik School of Government, St Anthony’s College, Christ Church, Oxfordshire Fire Service, Oriel College, a d Merton College, Hufton & Crow, Valerie Petts, James Brittain, John Cairns, Chris Andrews & Luke Haye, Alun Jones, The Churches well Conservation Trust, Andy Marshall er Cher 10 Riv 10 Graphic Design: Sophie Durand Printed by Holywell Press, Oxford THE WESTON LIBRARY A 2 B C D E F G www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk3 3 Highlights & Welcome OXFORD PRESERVATION TRUST AND Music, Chapels Anniversary OXFORD UNIVERSITY WELCOME YOU to our annual Festival of Oxford, a weekend when we & Choirs Events for 2016... celebrate the city – its places, spaces and, most of all, its people Join OPT at the Botanic Gardens Capability Brown 300th... A rare between 9am & 9.45am on Saturday opportunity to visit the gardens & see the to listen to the bells ring out from Capability Brown designed landscape of “I very much look forward to the 2016 Open Doors. We Magdalen Tower to mark the start of Nuneham Park at Nuneham Courtenay have a wonderful opportunity to welcome such a great the weekend. on Saturday (10am to 5pm). Visit the number of people to the spaces old and new, that are often stunning & unusual church & don’t miss There will be lots of musical Malcolm Airs talk at 10am on the history hidden from view. I know that I will find it a fascinating happenings at Magdalen College of Nuneham. Take a visit to the beautiful weekend, and I hope that others will too.” across the weekend and on Saturday, University of Oxford Harcourt tours demonstrations & much more Professor Louise Richardson, Arboretum, open free for the first time at Christ Church, including a special Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford for Oxford Open Doors. Choral Evensong at 5pm. Shakespeare 400th...Visit the Painted Do take a look at the Chapels at Merton Room in Cornmarket & learn about & University Colleges open on both Shakespeare’s connections with Oxford “It is a privilege to live in this great City and we love days & the recently restored Chapel at (Saturday & Sunday 10am to 4pm). arranging the Oxford Open Doors weekend so that Trinity College (Sunday only). we can all share in it. This year’s theme of ‘Music, ALL SAINTS, See the Waterloo Rifle Band Concert NUNEHAM COURTENAY chapels and choirs’ will engage sight, sound and a party at Oxford Town Hall from 11am on atmosphere, so thanks to everyone who helps makes it Saturday & the City of Oxford Silver happen. Enjoy the weekend.” Band on Sunday from 12noon at Oxford Castle Unlocked. Debbie Dance, Director Oxford Preservation Trust At the Bate Collection, a special exhibition featuring the development of the Hill violin bows (Saturday only). Oxford Open Doors is organised by Oxford Preservation Trust (OPT), in Round the weekend off with a concert partnership with the University of Oxford. It is free with thanks to our partners, at The Sheldonian Theatre on Sunday Visit the University of Oxford Also... volunteers, supporters and the places and people who open their doors. at 4pm, performed by the Pavlova Information Fair at Blackwell Hall Wind Quintet (also performing at in the Weston Library on Saturday. OPT receives no government funding and is supported by members’ subscriptions, Merton College Chapel on Saturday Do join us for an exclusive shopping sponsorship and donations. at 4pm). evening at Blackwell’s Bookshop in A special thanks to: The Gresswell Environment Trust Broad Street on Thursday 8 September, St Michael’s & All Saint’s Charities For more details & events, check between 7pm & 9pm. 15% of all sales individual venue listings & visit will go to support the work of OPT. www.oxfordpreservation.org.uk www.heritageopendays 4 4 55 Highlights A selection of fun over the weekend... RESTAURANT & BAR * Christ Church Meadows, St Aldates – Sat Greyfriars, Iffley Road – Sat ON THE FAMOUS HIGH * * Iffley Glebe Field – Sat & Sun IN THE HEART OF OXFORD Great * Oxford Castle Quarter (the Exercise Yard) PLACES – Sat & Sun * University Parks, South Parks Road – Sat to picnic & Sun * Discover the hidden Painted Room in Cornmarket – Sat & Sun * Take a trip to Iffley and see the Church & Village Hall – Sat & Sun * Scale the Castle Mound at Oxford Castle Unlocked & meet the Archaeologists in the FORFun THE Key Learning Centre – Sat & Sun * Tour Oxford Castle Unlocked – Sun only * Play instruments at the Bate Collection, St family Aldates – Sat only * Hunt the Hidden Animals at Harris new bar Manchester College Chapel – Sun only * Don’t miss a trip to Magdalen College new kitchen Sat & Sun (High Street) & Christ Church (St Aldates) Sat only new menu Treasure * Go underground at Old County Hall in new terrace New Road – Sat & Sun & “meet the Map..
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