Town Hall, Oxford

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Venue Type & Location

Exhibition Hall

Site Name: Town Hall, Oxford
Location: Oxford
County: Oxfordshire
Location Type: Town - in town at determined location

Overview

  • Address: St. Aldate’s, Oxford. For a current map,
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  • Performance Space Description: As yet, little information about this venue has been found.

    • Performance History

  • The Town Hall at which performances listed in this database would have taken place was built in 1752, largely with funds supplied by local politician Thomas Rowney.



  • This building was razed in 1893, and New Municipal Buildings were erected on the site. The 1893 structure still stands.




    Please see the 'Bibliographic Sources' link at right for a complete listing of materials (both primary and secondary) from which the above information was compiled.


    Beth Marquis

    • Troupes at Town Hall, Oxford

    Troupe Troupe Type # of events
    Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48) Minstrel 2

    Events at Town Hall, Oxford

    Event Date Venue Location Troupe
    Minstrel Show 26 April 1847 - 27 April 1847 Oxford, Oxfordshire Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48)
    Minstrel Show 26 May 1847 - 27 May 1847 Oxford, Oxfordshire Ethiopian Serenaders (1846-48)

    Bibliographic Sources

    • A Hand-book for Visitors to Oxford. Oxford: John Henry Parker, 1847.
    • Ingram, James. Memorials of Oxford Vol. 3. Oxford: John Henry Parker, 1837.
    • Oxford City Council Website, Town Hall Page. 03/14/2008 (http://www.oxford.gov.uk/leisure/town-hall.cfm)

      (Information about the 1893 building as well as extensive imagery of its current state).