Street view. The art critic John Ruskin persuaded a group of Oxford undergraduates, including Oscar Wilde, to undertake road improvement work in the village, claiming that they should "feel the pleasure of useful muscular work".

Date:
1885
Location:
Ruskin Road, North Hinksey, Vale Of White Horse, Oxfordshire
Reference:
CC73/00155
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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This is part of the Series: HWT01/01 Glass Plate Negatives And Inkjet Prints; within the Collection: HWT01 Henry W Taunt Collection

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Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Curator: Davies, Angela

Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Keywords

Street Scene