Death and Disaster at Shrivenham Railway Station
19 September 2024
Station Road, Shrivenham
The now-closed Shrivenham Station was the scene of some of the worst railway disasters in the region's history.
Death in the Belfry: The Swalcliffe Church Tragedy
7 December 2023
St. Peter & Paul Church, B4035, Swalcliffe, Banbury
In 1885, the belfry at St. Peter & Paul Church, Swalcliffe near Banbury was the scene of one of the strangest deaths in Oxfordshire's history.
The Haunted Cellars of the Tite Inn, Chadlington
3 October 2023
Mill End, Chadlington
The Tite Inn in Chadlington is haunted by an elderly lady, who may be connected to the Battle of Edgehill.
The Oxford Rail Disaster of 1853
20 January 2022
Oxford Railway Station, Rewley Road
On the 8th January 1853, a series of misunderstandings led to one of the most deadly rail disasters in Oxford's history.
A Haunted Bridge at Baldon House
13 January 2022
Baldon House, Marsh Baldon
The lake at Baldon House is said to be haunted by the ghosts of a family who drowned there in the late nineteenth century.
Beating the Bounds Tragedy at Charlbury
29 December 2021
River Evenlode, Charlbury
A quaint custom ended in disaster in 1924 when a capsized boat on the River Evenlode resulted in the drowning of three children.
Gun Tragedy at Upper Heyford Church
9 November 2021
St. Mary's Church, Church Walk, Upper Heyford
In 1885, Frederick Charles Walton was found shot in the head near the church shortly after Sunday service. Murder or accident?
Drowned Man Causes Oxfordshire/Berkshire Dispute
18 October 2021
River Thames near Kennington
When Charles Andrews drowned in the Thames near Kennington it sparked an inter-county argument over who was responsible for his body.
Deaths at the opening of Oxford's first public bath
24 September 2021
Corner of Castle Street and New Road, Oxford
Joy turned to horror in June 1852 when two were killed in an explosion at the opening of the Oxford City Bath and Washhouse.
'Death by misadventure' at RAF Abingdon
5 June 2021
RAF Abingdon
On 5 April 1939 Pilot Officer paid the ultimate price for his inadequate flight suit during bombing practice over Abingdon Airfield.