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Marilyn Yurdan - Oxfordshire Customs, Sports and Traditions: Britain in Old Photographs - 9780752457437 - V9780752457437
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Oxfordshire Customs, Sports and Traditions: Britain in Old Photographs

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Description for Oxfordshire Customs, Sports and Traditions: Britain in Old Photographs Paperback. The people of Oxfordshire take part in varied customs, sports and traditions. This title includes folk festival events such as the Bampton Great Shirt race, egg jarping at Chinnor, the Banbury Hobby Horse festival, and the Pumpkin Club. It is illustrated with 180 photographs, featuring funfairs and fetes, celebrations and carnivals, and games. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; WQH; WQN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 165 x 9. Weight in Grams: 298.

The people of Oxfordshire certainly know how to enjoy themselves, and take part in many varied and remarkable customs, sports and traditions that are held annually around the county. Some of these, like the May Morning and Beating the Bounds, go back for centuries but have been altered and adapted over the years. Others are relatively recent revivals, such as the agricultural show at Thame, which is Victorian in origin. The last fifty years has seen an unprecedented number of new celebrations, which have become traditions in their own right. Foremost among these are the Cropredy and Towersey folk festivals. ... Read more

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Product Details

Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Stroud, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780752457437
SKU
V9780752457437
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5

About Marilyn Yurdan
Marilyn Yurdan attended Holton Park Grammar School for Girls in Oxfordshire during the 1950s. She went on to work as Assistant Custodian at the University of Oxford's Sheldonian Theatre for twenty-two years. She has been awarded a Master of Studies in English Local History from the University of Oxford, and has written numerous books, including Oxford in the 1950s and ... Read more

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