Minutes of the Oxford Paving Commissioners 1771-1801

Oxford Town and Gown came together in 1771 as Paving Commissioners, the city's principal local government body. Within thirty years this remarkable collaboration did much to transform Oxford from a medieval to a modern city.

Eighteenth century Oxford was a place of great contrast with the architectural splendour of its university and college buildings set among narrow streets and timber-framed houses. Ancient gates and market stalls obstructed...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0904107302
• ISBN13: 9780904107302
• Release Date: September 2023
• Publisher: Boydell & Brewer
• Length: 492 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.0" x 5.4" x 8.6"