Interview with Len Andrews (Thames talk 3)
Interview with Len Andrews, with Nora Andrews (his wife) and Graham Andrews (his son) also present, in Kennington, 31 August 2004 (This... Read More
Interview with Bill Dunckley (Thames talk 2)
Interview with William (Bill) Dunckley in Oxford, 21 August 2004 (This is one of eight ‘Thames talk’ interviews with those working on... Read More
Interview with Bryan Dunckley (Thames talk 1)
Interview with Bryan Dunckley in Oxford, 17 August 2004 (This is one of eight ‘Thames talk’ interviews with those working on the... Read More
‘Thames talk’ interviews
What was it like to work on the river Thames in the middle of the twentieth century? This collection of eight interviews,... Read More
Eight decades of Thames history: a tribute to Bill Dunckley (1929-2018)
On 11 January 2019, a large group of people gathered at South Oxfordshire Crematorium to celebrate the life of William Dunckley (1929-2018),... Read More
The history of boating on the Thames
By European standards the river Thames is seemingly insignificant. At only 215 miles (346km) from source to mouth, it is not only... Read More
Power, Poverty and Pestilence: Exploring the Victorian Age (updated for 2020)
This updated 10-week evening course, run through Oxford University’s Continuing Education Department, will be starting in October 2020. Further information is below... Read More
Out now: Updated (2017) version of Pleasure Boating
A new edition (reprint) of Pleasure Boating on the Thames is out now. Besides being a thicker tome, thanks to it being... Read More
Maritime Legacy: The Titanic and Oxford
The sinking of the Titanic on its maiden voyage is probably the most famous shipping disaster of all time, but few know... Read More
Oxford and the St Scholastica Day riot
Oxford has a long history of ‘town’ versus ‘gown’ tensions, but arguably the most infamous event of them all was the St... Read More