Oxford

OXFORD: THE MEDIEVAL WALLED TOWN  Jacqueline Tivers

ISBN 978-0-948444-28-9 Thematic Trails 1994    £2.95

40 pages. 11 figures. 7 photos.

A circular walk follows the line of Oxford’s medieval wall.

By the end of the walk, both a feeling and an  understanding of the size and nature of the medieval town are evoked.

OXFORD ECOLOGY, a walk on the wild side Janet Keene.
ISBN 978-0-948444-14-2 Thematic Trails 1988. £2.95
40 pages, 32 illustrations. A circular walk in central Oxford visits a variety of habitats demonstrating how plants and animals can exploit what is seemingly the most unpromising of environments, a modern city. A final reference section highlights environmental factors and processes which influence wildlife in towns.

DISCOVERING OXFORD'S GREEN PLACES Susan Antrobus and Janet Keene.

ISBN 978-0-948444-21-0 Thematic Trails 1991-2002. £2.95

44 pages. 65 illustrations.

A guide to Oxford City’s hidden countryside including walks around six green sites where nature thrives in an urban setting. The guide draws attention to the diverse wildlife to be found within the city’s boundary. Green sites visited include: Grandpont, Holywell Cemetery, Chilswell Valley, Rock Edge, Lye Valley and Spindleberry Park.

UNIVERSITY ARCHITECTURE: AN OXFORD WALK    Jeanne Sheehy

ISBN 978-0-948444-11-1 Thematic Trails 1988. £2.95

40 pp. 29 illustrations.

This guide encourages the recognition of a range of architectural styles as a vehicle for learning something of architectural history of the core of the University of Oxford. Architectural history and urban renewal are discussed.

TAMING THE RIVERS OF OXFORD Derek Elsom

ISBN 978-0-948444-08-1  Thematic Trails 1987. £2.95

42 pages. 27 illustrations.

An Oxford riverside walk which draws attention to the uneasy relationship between the City and its rivers. Past floods are recalled and the extent to which the rivers have been tamed and flooding curbed in Oxford are critically considered.

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A TOWPATH WALK IN OXFORD, the Canal and River Thames between Wolvercote and the City  Mark Davies and Catherine Robinson          £5.99
ISBN 978-0-9535593-1-2   Oxford Towpath Press 2003. 102 pages including good illustrations and maps.
“Beautifully done, a model of its kind.” Margaret Drabble. “A remarkable compendium of historical fact and fiction… equally readable as a practical walk guide or as a history book..” Canal Boat & Inland Waterways magazine. “At times like a pilgrimage, at times like a historical pub crawl … the perfect combination.” Oxford Times Limited Edition magazine. 

The book takes the reader on a near circular walk – approximately seven miles, plus optional detours, with conveniently spaced pubs – along the Oxford Canal and back up the River Thames.

THE OXFORD SCIENCE WALK Sophie Huxley

Illustrations by Edith Gollnast   £3.00

ISBN 978-0-9522671-0-2 Huxley Scientific Press 1993, 2006.  Size; 12cm by 21cm. 22 pages. 16 pen & ink illustrations.

A two-hour walk in central Oxford introduces the close association of so many places in Oxford with the development of Science from the 13th century to the present day. The commentary, at ease with the walker, draws attention to many sites which will inevitably pull visitors back to spend more time exploring the wealth of interest in the city centre.  

Heritage Tours Publications

A set of pocket-size (10x21cm) booklets designed for the intelligent, inquisitive visitor and residents of Oxford who take pleasure in exploring the detail of the city overlooked by the casual tourist.

OXFORD OF J.R.R. TOLKEIN AND C.S.LEWIS Revd Dr Jeanette Sears                               

ISBN 978-1-874361-22-0. Heritage Tours Publications 2006. £3.00

32 pages. 40 black and white illustrations and map.
A guided walk round the centre of Oxford, visiting places with connections to Tolkein, Lewis and the other Inklings.

THE OXFORD COLLEGE by Philip Opher             

ISBN 978-1-874361-16-9 Heritage Tours Publications 2002. £3.00
44 pages 65 black and white illustrations.

A guide to twelve of the most interesting colleges of the University of Oxford, describing their history, unique character and splendid buildings.

OXFORD’S CHURCHES, CHAPELS & CATHEDRAL Philip Opher

ISBN 978-1-874361-14-5 Heritage Tours Publications 2000. £5.00        

44 pages. 111 colour illustrations.
This guide traces the history of architecture through some of the finest religious buildings in England.

OXFORD WATERWAYS Philip Opher                 

ISBN 978-1-874361-18-3  Heritage Tours Publications 2006.  £5.00
36 pages 39 colour illustrations.

A history and guide to the River Thames at Oxford, the River Cherwell and the Oxford Canal. Including riverside walks and map guide.

OXFORD LIBRARIES, ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY AND PICTORIAL RECORD Philip Opher   

ISBN 978-1-874361-17-6  Heritage Tours Publications 2004. £5.00
44 pages 100 colour illustrations.

Libraries are the intellectual storehouse of every university. Oxford, the oldest English university, owns about ten million volumes, as well as a large number of manuscripts, maps, literary and scientific papers. The buildings in which they are kept are the subject of this booklet.

THE HEART OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   Philip Opher
ISBN  978-1-874361-21-3 Heritage Tours Publications. 2007 £3.95
34 pages. 55 colour illustrations plus maps. 
Oxford University does not have a self-contained campus. Most of the University facilities are spread around the city, integrated with commercial and domestic developments. However, in one area, just off the High Street, a magnificent group of buildings form the Heart of the University. This pocket-size guide (10.5 cm X 21 cm) examines that area, describing the history and architecture of the buildings and the urban space they create.

OXFORD GARDENS, meadows and parks   Philip Opher
ISBN 978-1-874361-20-6 Heritage Tours Publications. 2007  £3.95
38 pages. 69 colour illustrations and 7 engravings and fold-out map.
The gardens of the University of Oxford are amongst the great treasures of the city. More than half the land within the boundaries of the city is green open space and the public have access to over 400 separate sites. In this pocket-size guide (10.5 cm X 21 cm) some of the most interesting and delightful sites are illustrated and introduced in depth.

 

ALICE AND LEWIS CARROLL Deborah Manley

ISBN 978-1-874361-02-2 Heritage Tours Publications 1991.  £2.00

32 pages. 22 illustrations.

Some of the physical locations that provided inspiration for Alice in Wonderland are explored. A guided walk following in the footsteps of Alice Lidell, Charles Dodgson and Isa Bowman.

 

POETS, NOVELISTS AND OTHER LITERARY PERSONS

Deborah Manley & Philip Opher.        

ISBN 978-1-874361-04-6  Heritage Tours Publications 1994. £1.50
36 pages. 24 illustrations.

Three walks in the footsteps of poets & authors who lived in and wrote about the city.

 

PRESIDENTS, PRIME MINISTERS & OTHER POLITICAL PERSONS Deborah Manley and Philip Opher. 

ISBN 978-1-874361-06-0 Heritage Tours Publications 1994. £1.50
36 pages. 21 illustrations.

Walks around Oxford in the footsteps of politicians who lived in the city and university, including: Clement Attlee, Jeremy Bentham, Benazir Bhutto, Charles I, Winston Churchill, Bill Clinton, Desirerus Erasmus, John Fulbright, Indira Ghandi, William Gladstone, Edward Heath, Roy Jenkins, T.E. Lawrence, Harold Macmillan, Dom Mintoff, William Morris, Lester Pearson. William Penn, William Pitt, John Ruskin, Margaret Thatcher, John Wesley, Harold Wilson, Thomas Wolsey, John Wyclif.

 

THE HIGH: one of the world's greatest streets Philip Opher 

ISBN 978-1-874361-07-7 Heritage Tours Publications 1993. £1.50

32 pages. 36 illustrations.

A guided walk: Magdalen Bridge to Carfax looking at colleges and domestic buildings which line this beautiful street.

 

STAINED GLASS Philip Opher   

ISBN 978-1-874361-08-4 Heritage Tours Publications 1994. £4.50 

32 pages. 40 colour photos.           

Tours some of the best church and chapel glass in England. Design, meaning and manufacture are discussed.

 

A BRIEF HISTORY OF OXFORD Philip Opher          

ISBN 978-1-874361-13-8 Heritage Tours Publications 1997. £3.00

36 pages. 37 illustrations.                                             

A guide giving a clear, simple understanding of how and why Oxford grew into such a beautiful, varied, but also sometimes an infuriating, inconvenient and secretive place.

 

OXFORD MODERN by Philip Opher
ISBN 978-1-874361-15-2  Heritage Tour Publication 2001. £4.00

40 pages 89 colour photographs.

A guide to the new architecture of the city and University.

 

WOMEN IN OXFORD Deborah Manley 

ISBN 978-1-874361-12-1 Heritage Tours Publications 1997. £3.00
35 pages 47 illustrations.

Three walks following the footsteps of the remarkable women of Oxford who have made their mark over a thousand years of the city’s history.