Join us on 18th November and dig deep into the history of the Wytham Estate. Since this place was given to the University in the 1940s it has inspired and nurtured ecological projects over many decades. However the importance of Wytham goes beyond the natural ‘communities’ to which it is home: it has a rich social, economic, and architectural history, too. This interdisciplinary day school, presented as part of a wider University community history project, will enhance your knowledge and understanding of the history, buildings, and natural environment of Wytham, and perhaps whet your appetite for research into the many facets of its past that remain to be explored.
Further information about the day school can be found on the Continuing Education website, alongside booking information.
Course fee: £99
Tea & coffee are included, lunch is at an additional cost.
Programme details
9.45am:
Registration at Rewley House reception
10am:
Wytham Woods past and present
Nigel Fisher and Keith Kirby
History of the Wytham estate
Bob Evans
11.15am:
Tea/coffee break
11.45am:
Wytham's prehistory and early history
Chris Gosden
Medieval Wytham
Elizabeth Gemmill
Wytham Abbey
Edward Impey and Nick Wright
1pm:
Lunch break
2pm:
The ffennell Family at Wytham and Hill End
Mervyn Hughes
Charles Elton and the pioneering biologists who worked at Wytham, 1940-70
Caroline Pond
Wytham Woods as a lived experience
Georgina Montgomery
3.15pm:
Tea/coffee break
3.45pm:
History of bird research at Wytham
Chris Perrins
Wytham Woods as a resource for research and teaching of ecology
Thomas Hesselberg
Community History at Oxford
Priya Atwal
5pm:
Course disperses
