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The Thames & Severn Canal - Ashmead's Mill to Sapperton Tunnel

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Join us as we travel from Ashmead's Mill east along the canal to Sapperton Tunnel using photographs mainly from the late nineteenth and early…

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Resource Centre

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A collection of resources and links to external resources to aid researchers and those who wish to extend their knowledge or follow up on their…

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Reminiscenses

George and Dorcas Juggins

Reminisences of Oakridge's past by residents, visitors and travellers.

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Murder, Myth and Mayhem

The Rookwoods Legend

From local Myths to Robbery, Murder and Civil Strife, Oakridge has a very human side.

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Maps

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Maps form an invaluable record and aid to understanding. A rich past is reflected in the changes seen over time, in patterns of land ownership and in…

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Amateur Dramatics 1912 - 2004

2003 'Absurd Person Singular' by Alan Ayckbourn

Before television and easy travel, communities made much of their own entertainment. In this context Oakridge has a particularly rich past given its…

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