Holywell Cemetery
Wooded Victorian burial ground turned wildlife refuge, resting place of scholars and writers.
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About this audio guide
This guide to Holywell Cemetery in Oxford follows Kenneth Grahame, a clerk who rose through the Bank of England, from a November morning in nineteen oh three when a stranger walked in asking for a long-retired governor. It touches on an uncle who would not pay for Oxford, a quarrel with a director, and a little book about a mole, a rat and a toad. Best heard near the wooden gate in the cemetery's southwest corner.
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