About this event

In 1955, a diverse collection of written, printed, and visual material about Jericho was entered into a countywide community scrapbook competition. Capturing the neighbourhood just as it escaped wholesale demolition, it is now held by the Bodleian Library.

In 2025, the Jericho Living Heritage Trust published a transcription as A Jericho Scrapbook, edited and annotated by local historian and Jericho Living Heritage Trust chair Mark Davies. Compiled by former St Hilda’s student Constance Hawtrey, it records the work, play, joys and sorrows of Jericho residents.

In this illustrated talk, Mark uses the Scrapbook to explore 200 years of Jericho’s history, notable figures, and misconceptions. 

Signed copies of the book will be available from the Bodleian shop.

Speaker

Mark Davies is a local historian and chair of the Jericho Living Heritage Trust. 

Event information

• This event takes place in person in the Sir Victor Blank Lecture Theatre at the Weston Library.
• The Weston Library is wheelchair accessible. Find out more about accessibility at our site.
• Please note: only bottled water is permitted in the lecture theatre. No food or other drinks are allowed.