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==CowleyRoad.org - the hidden history of Oxford's favourite street==
 
==The hidden history of Oxford's favourite street==


CowleyRoad.org is an open, DIY community history project.
CowleyRoad.org is an open, DIY community history project.
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CowleyRoad.org is like a Wikipedia for the Cowley Road.  
CowleyRoad.org is like a Wikipedia for the Cowley Road.  


Every public or commercial building from the Plain to Magdalen Road has its own page. Anyone is free to contribute facts or images. We are building an open archive of facts and photos celebrating Cowley Road's social and architectural life, with all content freely available to the community.
Every public or commercial building from the Plain to Magdalen Road has its own page. We are building an open archive of facts and photos celebrating Cowley Road's social and architectural life, with all content freely available for community use.


The project will be officially launched during Cowley Road Carnival 2017, followed by a series of public workshops. The workshops will collect local people's knowledge, and get people set up to add their memories and research to the website.
The project will be officially launched during Cowley Road Carnival 2017, followed by a series of public workshops. The workshops will collect local people's knowledge, and get people set up to add their memories and research to the website.