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Places around Oxford that tell a story of World War One
High Street, Oxford: Letters from the Front
Letters from members and the families of those who had gone to war
Carfax, Oxford: The Vigilance Committee
The self-appointed Vigilance Committee to maintain order in the city
St. Giles, Oxford: The Phantom Museum
Why did the phantom museum never come to fruition?
Cowley Barracks, Oxford: The Liebermann Brothers
The tale through a Victorian workhouse, the Cowley Barracks and to Italy at the end WW1
Banbury Train Station: Canteen and Rest Station
The swiftly set up rest station after criticism of local hospitality in the press
Wroxton, Oxfordshire: The Forgotten Tracks
On the tracks of a forgotten railway built by German prisoners of war
Didcot, Oxfordshire: Central Ordnance Depot
A remarkable logistical feat in an age before modern communications
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire: Dedicated to the Home Front
Scoutmaster, baseball coach and Punch and Judy man – man of many talents
Bicester, Oxfordshire: Hospital Magazine
A magazine for the patients and former patients of Bicester Red Cross Hospital
Wallingford, Oxfordshire: Practice Trenches
Wallingford practice trenches dug by volunteer force to practice bombing and trench raids
Abingdon, Oxfordshire: Pavlova Leather Factory
From animal skins to leather goods for the front lines
High Street, Oxford: Challenging Conscription
Butchers, bakers and bus drivers appeal against conscription
Cowley, Oxford: William Morris and the Mine Sinkers
Cowley car assembly in Oxford halts as the William Morris factory turns to mine sinkers
Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire: Bliss Tweed Mill
Weaving khaki for soldier’s uniforms in WW1
Witney, Oxfordshire: Weaving Blankets for the Troops
Witney blankets - a practical part of a soldier's kit and a comforting reminder of home
New College, Oxford: Understanding Shell Shock
A thunderstorm proves shell shock to be a psychological condition not cowardice
Port Meadow Aerodrome, Oxfordshire: Challenges of Training with the Royal Flying Corps
Ups and downs of training with the Royal Flying Corps at Port Meadow near Oxford
Jericho, Oxford: Oxford University Press – Propaganda and Poetry
Book printing that turned to propaganda pamphlets for the war effort
Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire: Women’s National Land Service Corps
Blenheim Palace, The Duke of Marlborough and The Women's National Land Service Corps
Park Town, Oxford: Wartime Life For a Local Family
Letters from home and away that illustrate how the war impacted daily life
Balliol College, Oxford: First Indian to Fly With the Royal Flying Corps
From pilot to politician
Grimsbury, Oxfordshire: Canary Babies
The children of women munitions workers that were born yellow
Crick Road, Oxford: John Scott Haldane - The Invention of The Gas Mask
John Scott Haldane, the Oxford scientist behind the invention of the gas mask
St John's College, Oxford: Belgians Find Refuge
Belgian refugees fleeing the advance of the German army are welcomed to Oxford
