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Slade Camp
Heritage Open Day: Guided tours of Slade Camp, remembering a lost community. Come and rediscover one of Oxford’s lost communities – Slade Camp. Hidden in the foothills of Shotover Country Park lie the remains of what was once a thriving community, which hundreds of families called home after WWII. Explore at your own leisure or join a guided tour.
Slade Camp was born in the 1930s as a military training facility on land donated by Lord Nuffield, and it saw its last military use as a demobilisation centre. With Britain facing a post-war housing crisis, Oxford City Council turned it over to civilian use as temporary accommodation and many families would go on to live for over a decade. It was renamed Slade Park and a community was born which remained till it was closed in 1971.
Slade Camp was born in the 1930s as a military training facility on land donated by Lord Nuffield, and it saw its last military use as a demobilisation centre. With Britain facing a post-war housing crisis, Oxford City Council turned it over to civilian use as temporary accommodation and many families would go on to live for over a decade. It was renamed Slade Park and a community was born which remained till it was closed in 1971.
Sunday 14 September
The Ridings, Shotover Country Park, Headington, Oxford, Oxfordshire OX3 8TB
Sun 14 Sep:1230-1600; Free Entry.
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