With the imminent move of Wheatley Campus Library to Headington, we’ve been reflecting on the Library’s bygone days and exploring some of the artefacts from its 60-year history. The silver trowel This silver trowel was used in the Ceremony of the Stone held on 26 September 1964 to mark the setting of the foundation stone …
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The largest building on Headington campus (and home of Headington library) is the John Henry Brookes building, or JHB to its friends. But who was John Henry Brookes? John Henry Brookes, OBE (1891-1975) was an English craftsman, artist, educator and administrator. His art training and craft workshop experience encouraged him to apply for and secure …
Come into the library this summer and have a look at our exhibition featuring many of the most important and influential men and women from the 20th century who helped shape our world... Would any of them class themselves as icons?... Now there’s a question.
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