John Towle (1796-1885) was miller at the nearby Hinksey and Weirs Mills. As a councillor, alderman and mayor he organised Chartist meetings in the 1840s and devised and published a scheme for the drainage of Oxford.
Plaque erected by Oxford City Council
John Towle Close, off Wytham Street, Oxford OX1 4TY/OX1 4TZ
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