Unearthing the past: An exploration into the people behind the development of a Victorian suburb

Author: Skinner, Annie

Source: Family & Community History, Volume 12, Number 2, November 2009 , pp. 84-100(17)

Publisher: Maney Publishing

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Abstract:

Victorian urbanisation created suburban communities out of fields and orchards. In one suburb, east of Oxford City, where piecemeal development occurred in a rural area from the 1840s, a network of religious orders linked to the Oxford Movement provided health and welfare services. The local priest, Father Benson, was a major benefactor and instigator of these services. As the suburb grew and the state became more involved in health and welfare service provision, the church responded accordingly. Using a local graveyard to identify some key individuals and organisations involved in the developing community, combined with an analysis of the census, provides a framework for an outline of the history of the community and the development of its service infrastructure. This gives us an insight into both east Oxford and the wider debates on church and state provision of services.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1179/146311809X12520565987133

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