History in old press cuttings
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Here are some articles about Headington from the local press, and from the parish magazines of Old Headington and Quarry
Extract from The Times
Extracts from Oxford newspapers
- Notice about the creation of the Headington / London Road (August 1788)
- Laying of foundation stone of Headington National School (May 1847)
- Walls damaged on Headington Road (October 1858)
- Wingfield Convalescent Home opens (May 1872)
- Quarry schoolmaster assaulted (November 1895)
- Windows broken by Quarry vandals (November 1896)
- Miscellaneous extracts from Jackson’s Oxford Journal
Extracts from Parish Magazines
- Vicar refuses to pay for choir’s excess beer (March 1878)
- Quarry drunk apologizes to Vicar (October 1893)
