Lunchtime Talk: ' 'Bartlemas: Oxford's hidden sanctuary'

Celebrating the links between past and present the talk will explore the Bartlemas hamlet and leper hospital on the 900th anniversary of their foundation. A rich mix of place, spirituality, 'edgeland' and contemporary stories that still infuse this unique locality.

Photographer and local historian Martin Stott charts its origins, turbulent history, its focus on the outcasts, dispossessed, and stigmatised of the times, and the healing, care, compassion, refuge and sanctuary it offered. He traces its impact on East Oxford over 900 years, drawing out the threads of these traditions remade and celebrated in the neighbourhood today.

Tickets cost £6 and are available online via Plinth or at the Museum shop. Tickets for this event also include access to our Galleries.

Event tickets are non-refundable if you choose to cancel your booking. 

A refund will only be issued if the event is cancelled or if there is a significant change to the advertised programme.

Further information

Complimentary tea and coffee will be available to enjoy during the talk. We recommend arriving before the start of the talk if you would like to grab a refreshment.

Sales from tickets help support our work to deliver fun and accessible family activities, community engagement projects, schools workshops, exhibitions and special events for Oxford’s people in our Museum spaces.

Access

There is step-free, level entry access to the Town Hall via the entrance closest to Carfax Tower (to the left of the main steps as you face the Town Hall). Inside the Museum, Museum Makers is accessible via a platform lift to the Galleries and then a lift to the basement.

Accessible toilets are available in the Museum (close to Museum Makers) and in the Town Hall on the ground floor, before entering the Museum. Please contact the Museum team if you’d like to talk to a member of staff about your access requirements. Further access information can be found on our page dedicated to access at the museum.

Photo consent

Please be aware that photographs will be taken at this event for use in marketing. If you (or a member of your group) would prefer not to be photographed, please let a member of staff know during the event.