Liz Woolley gives over 80 talks a year to local history societies, WIs, U3As and other groups across Oxfordshire. Most talks last an hour and are fully illustrated. For some, informative hand-outs are provided for members of the audience to take away.
Click here to see a list of forthcoming talks (and walks).
The current fee is £60 plus travel expenses at 40p per mile round-trip from Oxford.
Click on the links below (or on the menu to the left) to find out more about specific talks:
Felicia Skene: Oxford writer, prison reformer and friend to the poor
Olive Gibbs, Oxford politician and peace campaigner
Kingerlee, a fifth-generation Oxford building firm
Nuffield College’s “Island Site” in West Oxford
Oxfordshire and the Spanish Civil War, 1936-39
Beer, sausages and marmalade: Oxford food and drink in the nineteenth century
The development of Oxford’s suburbs, 1850 – 1914
The Victorian and Edwardian development of East Oxford
Lord Nuffield’s great generosity to Oxford colleges
Children’s experiences of the Second World War in Oxfordshire
The coming of the railway to Oxford
Victorian and Edwardian industrial buildings of Oxford
The parish of St Thomas the Martyr, West Oxford
Leisure and entertainment in Victorian and Edwardian Oxford
The common-lodging house in Victorian England
Child labour in nineteenth-century Oxfordshire
Contact me on 01865 242760 or liz@lizwoolley.co.uk to book an illustrated talk.