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JERICHO HERITAGE

Jericho Heritage

Jericho is Oxford's oldest suburb. This is a selection of articles about its history

Artistic links
Jericho has links with many artists and writers
<p>Betjeman campaign poster</p>
Oct 12 2012
Wharf history
The Jericho wharf site dates back to the early eighteenth century.
<p>Until the 1960s the only way to cross the canal in Jericho was via the ferry</p>
Oct 12 2012
The Pre-Raphaelites
Jericho has striking connections with the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
<p>The First Anniversary of the Death of Beatrice by Dante Gabriel Rosetti</p>
Apr 21 2013
The Bohemian Republic of Jericho
Philip Pullman on a place made to human measure.
Lyra aboard a canal boat
Apr 21 2013
Thomas Hardy in Jericho
Clement Shaw on Jericho's role in Jude the Obscure
<p>Thomas Hardy</p>
Apr 21 2013
The Oxford Canal
A brief history of Jericho's waterway
<p>The canal today is used for residential boats as well as leisure boats</p>
Nov 08 2012

Jericho Wharf Trust

The Jericho Wharf Trust is responsible for all aspects of the campaign to develop the Jericho Wharf canalside site in Oxford on behalf of the community.

For a visual history of the Jericho Wharf project, please click HERE for our image gallery