A Talk on Lord Nuffield

William Morris, Lord Nuffield

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Thursday 12th October 2023 @ 7.30pm

Our speaker is Liz Woolley. Liz is a freelance local history project co-ordinator, writer, speaker, broadcaster and tour guide, managing community history projects, researching and writing articles and reports (including house histories), giving talks and guided walks for Oxfordshire local history societies, WIs, U3As and other groups and is a Part-time Tutor in history and local history at Oxford University Department for Continuing Education.

William Morris, Lord Nuffield, probably did more than any other individual to transform Oxford in the twentieth century, physically, economically and socially. His success as an industrialist allowed him to become one of Britain’s most generous benefactors; he gave away the equivalent of £1.5 billion in today’s money, to causes including health, education and academic research. This talk looks specifically at Lord Nuffield’s vital support to various Oxford colleges, including the saving of St Peter’s from closure, and the founding of the college which bears his name, Nuffield College. It also explores his complex and sometimes difficult relationship with the university.

The venue for the talk is Shiplake Memorial Hall, Memorial Avenue, Shiplake Cross, Henley-on-Thames, RG9 4DN. Ticketing arrangements will be circulated shortly.