Visitors flocked to Turl Street in Oxford to take note of a mysterious new attraction. – Vintage Photograph

On August 2, 1978, visitors gathered in Turl Street in Oxford to see a mysterious new attraction that had gained attention overnight. Speculation arose as to what it could be, with theories ranging from the beginnings of a golf course to moles in the ground.On August 2, 1978, visitors gathered in Turl Street in Oxford to see a mysterious new attraction that had gained attention overnight. Speculation arose as to what it could be, with theories ranging from the beginnings of a golf course to moles in the ground.

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Toy Mahal Restament

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73 2 AUG 1978 Mystery 1 of the hole in the Turl OXFORD has gained another tourist attrac- tion overnight… Visitors flocked to Turl Street, taking careful note of the his- toric details of this lat- est crowd-puller. What was it? The beginnings of a golf course? Moles in the Turi? The city council engineers’ department has its own theory. Turn to Page 7. TOGRAPH MAIN MES 1978 502