Eynsham artists go to town with Artweeks towards the end of May but draw inspiration from the village all year round.

Variations on a local theme include this iconic design, originally reproduced on mugs and latte glasses but recently extended to aprons and notelets by Eynsham Enterprises.

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Jane says: "This hand-made drypoint tinted with watercolour is inspired by the beauty to be found in the west Oxfordshire village of Eynsham."

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Also featuring on the Eynsham apron and Eynsham notelets; image from 'Eynsham - a Chronicle' by kind permission of Donald & Pamela Richards - Robert Boyd Publications; 96pp (2005); ISBN 1 899536 78 7; price £5.

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One of a series of drawings for the booklet 'Eynsham A Mediaeval Town by the Thames', published by Eynsham Conservation Area Advisory Committee (2nd edition 1984).

Alan has also supplied an image of the Bartholomew Room

Another image from 'Eynsham - a Chronicle' by kind permission of Donald & Pamela Richards.

One of Eynsham's finest listed buildings, The Gables is introduced in Eynsham Record 1, 1984; the story of its false acacia tree and link with William Cobbett is recounted in no. 18, 2001.

Another drawings from the booklet 'Eynsham A Mediaeval Town by the Thames', published by Eynsham Conservation Area Advisory Committee (2nd edition 1984).

Also featuring on the Eynsham apron and Eynsham notelets; but this time designed for the purpose.

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Eynsham still boasts eight public houses - read more on the Queen's Head.

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Also featuring on the Eynsham Apron and Eynsham notelets; but this time designed for the purpose.

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Another scene from 'Eynsham - a Chronicle', illustrating the 17th century. The Church Warden's accounts suggest that lead, locks and windows suffered as elsewhere during the Civil War.

Another scene from 'Eynsham - a Chronicle', illustrating the 20th century.

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Church Street: also featuring on the Eynsham apron and Eynsham notelets; from 'Eynsham - a Chronicle' by kind permission of Donald & Pamela Richards.

Regular backdrop on the route of the Primary School Parade in May.

Another scene from 'Eynsham - a Chronicle', illustrating the 18th century.

The toll bridge was opened in 1769; we have an illustrated feature >>

Mill Street: another scene from 'Eynsham - a Chronicle', illustrating the 19th century.

A barn behind the White House was set up as a small meeting room by Eynsham's first Baptist Church and later taken over for a while by the Primitive Methodists. The house itself was bought by Fr John Lopes, Eynsham's first Catholic priest, in the 20th century.

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