Oxford History Centre collection of Wheatley images

  • 1965 when aged 90. Rose Cripps
  • 1955. Tom Barlow
  • 1965. John Brucker
  • 1972 Wilfred Cox
  • 1972 Wilfred Cox
  • 1980s. Geoffrey Northcote
  • 1980s. Geoffrey Northcote's Japanese garden
  • 1960. Lady O'Malley
  • 1963-5. Charles Brock
Archive Notes:

Minn and Buckler topographical image collections by Malcolm Graham and Colin Harris. The originals of these important photographs and drawings are in the Bodleian Library, but with funding from the Oxfordshire Family History Society, OHC’s copies have been digitised and are available on-line for the first time, via PictureOxon. The collections give a fascinating insight into the city and county from the late 1700s to the mid-20th century.

Rights to acquire and display nine of these have been obtained as shown

Rev. Charles Brock of Congregational Church, taken in 1964. Ref https://heritagesearch.oxfordshire.gov.uk/images/POX039181. See also records 1424, 1427, and 1428.

(Rose Cripps) or Rosina Cripps, aged 90 in 1965. Ref https://heritagesearch.oxfordshire.gov.uk/images/POX0392995. See also record 2209

Wilfred Cox, retired railwayman taken in 1972 at a family reunion. Ref https://heritagesearch.oxfordshire.gov.uk/images/POX0392913 and https://heritagesearch.oxfordshire.gov.uk/images/POX0392914. See also record 461

Mr John Brucker. Deputy head / headmaster. Ref https://heritagesearch.oxfordshire.gov.uk/images/POX0392027. See also record 2180

Lady O’Malley opened Wheatley Library on 16.2.1960. Ref https://heritagesearch.oxfordshire.gov.uk/images/POX0398934. Her novelist pen name was Ann Bridge. See also record 1173 re original position and record 333 for the re-opening in 1972 when it had moved to its current position.

Tom Barlow - smallholder - after whom Barlow Close is named Ref https://heritagesearch.oxfordshire.gov.uk/images/POX0390463.

Geoffrey Northcote, former organist at All Saints Church, Didcot, retired to house, 5 Anson Close. Ref https://heritagesearch.oxfordshire.gov.uk/images/POX0398801. Here he created a Japanese-style garden, ref https://heritagesearch.oxfordshire.gov.uk/images/POX0398802. See image 1052 with links to four images.

Others have not been acquired but are detailed below with links to the PictureOxon website

Sqd. Ldr. Frank Windows, chairman of Bullingdon RDC in 1973. See image1 and image2. See also record 324

Richard Benson, master at  Primary School. See image1 and image2. See also record 1559

Powell garage taken in 1987, see also records 1796 and 1827

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