Oxford House
Print
1886 (printed)
1886 (printed)
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Cutting from the London Illustrated News showing Oxford House, Bethnal Green, and some of the activities that they organised: a swimming race in clothes and a lecture in Victoria Park.
Object details
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| Title | Oxford House |
| Materials and techniques | wood engraving |
| Brief description | View of Oxford House, Bethnal Green, wood engraving from the Illustrated London News, 1886 |
| Physical description | Cutting from the London Illustrated News showing Oxford House, Bethnal Green, and some of the activities that they organised: a swimming race in clothes and a lecture in Victoria Park. |
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| Credit line | Given by the Hon. Arthur Villiers |
| Object history | Oxford House was established in 1884 by Keble College and the University of Oxford as a 'settlement', to provide a centre of religious, social and educational work among the poor of East London. It still exists today (2015) as a community and arts centre, (see references). This object was part of the John Edmund Gardner collection of topographical prints and drawings of London. After Gardner's death the collection passed to his son Edmund Thomas, but was sold to Edward Coates MP in 1910. The collection was sold again in 1923 after Coates' death, and was split between various institutions and private collectors. The portion connected with Hoxton, Homerton, Hackney and Bethnal Green was bought by the Hon. Arthur Villiers and donated to the Bethnal Green Museum. |
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| Accession number | E.4913-1923 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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