History of the yard



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Background to the Oxford canal around current boatyard site and Hythe Bridge street.
Oxtimes_may22_1964
Click here to download 		Article 1964 Oxford Times, focusing particularly on the history of the Jericho Wharves, interesting to note at the end that it mentions the Juxon street wharf as place for cruiser hire and service.
oxtimes_29may_1964
Click here to download 		More local history from 1964 Oxford Times article and interesting to note is the photo of one of BritIsh Waterways fledgling hire fleet at the Jericho Wharves ( includes Castlemill boatyard). It is argued that without this hire fleet BW may never have existed.
BW_jericho_wharf
Click here to download 		The original map of the site 1842 showing land owned by Henry Ward 'a boatbuilder of Jericho' . Land infront of St Barnabus therefore Castlemill yard. Please note BW historians PR dept who say it's only been there 6 years. Still &quotHistory is History" as Craig Randall BW estates man says.
1842_map
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