Mostly Brookes

Mostly Brookes
At the Mostly Books Bookshop in Stert Street Abingdon this evening there was a sell out book event,
Mostly Brookes
Local author Bryan Brown has written a book about  John Henry Brookes – the man who developed the art and technology college in Oxford, that became Oxford Polytechnic in 1970, and Brookes University in 1992.
Mostly Brookes
Mark, from Mostly Books, invited Bryan to talk about John Henry Brookes, and sign some books.

Brookes was an artist, as well as enthusiastic educator. During World War I, he became a conscientious objector. His interesting life influenced so many people.

Without Brookes I would not have met my wife. She went to Oxford Polytechnic to study history of art, and we met.

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