The Jam Factory building - oxford
The Jam Factory is located in the former premises of Frank Cooper's Marmalade Factory. This historical venue now includes an arts centre showing works by Oxfordshire artists, and there are art workshops and classes on offer for people of all ages and abilities. There are also exciting events such as auctions of local artists' works. At the hub of The Jam Factory is a warm and friendly restaurant and bar, offering food of exceptional quality from its all-day brasserie menu. There is also a fantastic lunch time menu, offering a range of delicious sandwiches, soups and salads to eat in or take away. The bar stocks a range of bottled lagers and wines from around the world, and offers the locally brewed Cotswold Lager from the Cotswold Brewing Company on draught.
interesting facts about frank cooper's marmalade
- Frank Cooper's famous recipe was created by his wife
- A jar of the marmalade can be seen down the rabbit hole with Alice in the original illustrated Alice in Wonderland (we were told this, but it hasn't been verified. If anyone has the image, email it to us!)
- A jar of Frank Cooper's marmalade went to Antarctica with Scott and was subsequently found, many years later, buried in the ice.
- The Queen admits to enjoying Frank Cooper's at breakfast!
- James Bond eats Cooper's Vintage Oxford marmalade with his breakfast in the book "From Russia, With Love"
- Scroll through some of the images by Henry Taunt, an imfamous Victorian photographer based in Oxford, taken of the Jam Factory between 1903 and 1942
- All images are copyright of Oxfordshire County Council Photographic Archive.
- For more information go to The Oxfordshire County Council website and use thier fantastic Heritage search.The Heritage Search is a catalogue of Oxfordshire's cultural and heritage resources. Use it to find a wide range of materials relating to Oxfordshire's past. The reference and contact information associated with each item allows you to find out more about items of interest. Click here to go directly to the site
