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o x fo rd .

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&n e le g a n t n ic h e , is 82 feet in h e i g h t ; th e m u r a l m o n u ­
m e n ts fro m th e old b u ild in g h a v e b ee n rep la c ed in th e
to w e r of t h e new o h u rch , and in c lu d e one, w ith e ig h t
v e rse s, to M a rg a re t, w ife of T . R a w lin s esq. 1645, “ h u r t
by h e r h u sb a n d ’s sw o rd , b u t n o t h is w i l l ; ” and an o th er,
ren o v a ted b y th e c itize n s in 1667, to S ir W illia m L o u g h ­
b o ro u g h , alia s N o rth e rn , m a y o r of O x fo rd a t th e co ro n a­
tio n of R ic h a r d I I . ob. 1383» a n d M a r g a r e t h is w i f e ; th ere
a r e b ra s se s to J o h n S p r u n t, m a y o r, w ith m u tila te d effig y,
1 4 1 9 : a la d y , c. 1640 ; a c iv ilia n (p erh a p s G e o rg e B o x )
an d w ife, c. 1640, w ith k n e e lin g e f fig ie s ; an d an in­
sc rip tio n to W illia m P a r k e r L L .B . 15 1 0 : t h e r e are 650
s i t t in g s ; o f th e se a b o u t 300 are a p p r o p r ia te d : th e g r a v e ­
y a r d o f th e o ld c h u rc h , w h ic h ex te n d e d n o rth of it, has
bee n re la id , p la n te d w ith sh ru b s and in c lo sed w ith a
w a ll a n d iro n ra ilin g , and in 1897 th e p a v e m e n t fro n tin g
th is w as also fen ced on th e sid e n e x t th e road b y an
iro n r a ilin g w ith sto n e p ie rs an d b a s e m e n t ; in ' th e
ce n tre of th e g ro u n d no w sta n d s a m o n u m en ta l o b elisk ,
ere cted ab o u t 1899 to th e o fficers a n d m en of th e 2nd
B a tt. O x fo rd sh ire L ig h t I n fa n t r y (52 nd F o o t) w ho fell
in th e T ir a h ca m p a ig n . T h e r e g is te r d a te s fro m th e
y e a r 1585. T h e liv in g is a r e c to r y , h e ld in p lu r a lity
w ith S t. E b b e ’s b y d isp e n s a tio n of th e A rc h b is h o p of
C a n te r b u r y , n et y e a r ly v a lu e £ 1 6 0 , w ith 8 a c r e s of
g le b e a n d re s id e n c e , in th e g if t of t ru s t e e s , an d held
sin ce 1914 b y th e R e v . Jo h n S te d w e ll S t a u s fe ld M .A . of
E x e t e r C o lle g e , O x fo rd , a n d M .R .C .S . T h e p a ro c h ia l
c h a r it ie s in c lu d e ab o u t ^ 6 3 a y e a r fo r a p p r e n t ic i n g ;
£ 1 1 fo r c h u r c h e x p e n s e s ; ¿ 7 9 a p p lie d in p a y m e n ts of
a n n u itie s of £ 1 0 ea ch t-o a g e d m en an d w o m en .
S t . P e t e r ’s- m -th e - E a s t, one of th e o ld e st c h u rc h e s in
th e k in g d o m , is situ a te d in Q u e e n ’ s lane, n o rth o f S t.
E d m u n d H a ll an d o p p o site to th e e a s t f ro n t of Q u ee n ’ s
C o l le g e : it c o n s ists of ch an ce l, w it h n o rth o r la d y ch ap el,
n ave, n o rth aisle, s o u th p o rch an d a w e ste rn to w e r co n ­
ta in in g 8 bells, five o f w h ic h w ere c a s t in 1700, th e
2nd in 1753 and tw o o th ers in 18 9 5 : th e re i9 also
a p r ie s t’ s b ell, d a te d 1 7 7 7 : o f th e o rig in a l N o rm an
ch u rc h
m an y
v ery
ric h
and
in te re s tin g
portions
r e m a in : th e ch an ce l, a s su m e d to be
ea rlie r than
th e N o rm an
p o rtio n of tu e c h u rc h of S t.
C ro ss
H o sp ital, a t W in c h e s te r, is fla n ke d b y c ir c u la r t u r r e t s ,
w it h
co n ica l s p ir e le ts ,
and re ta in s
it s
e la b o ra te ly
g ro in e d ro o f, w ith th e sh a fts su p p o rtin g it , as w ell
as tw o w in d o w s, e n rich e d w it h z ig z a g m o u ld in g s :
th e la d y ch ap el, sta n d in g a t r ig h t an g les to it, w as b u ilt
a b o u t 1240, b y S t . E d m u n d o f A b in g d o n , an d a n c ie n tly
se rv e d a s th e ch a p el o f S t . E d m u n d H a l l : in th e north
w in d ow , in s e rte d b y V in c e n t W y k in g , v ic a r , in 1433, are
so m e fra g m e n ts of old stain ed g l a s s ; th e ea ste rn lan ce ts
w ere filled w ith stain ed g la s s in 18 3 9 : th e n av e is d ivid ed
fro m it s aisle b y an arc a d e o f th r e e a rc h e s , on ro un d ,
fo lia g ed c o lu m n s, an d is lig h te d b y la r g e P e rp e n d icu la r
w in d ow s, in s e rte d in 15 0 1, th e g la s s in one b e in g a m e ­
m o ria l to th e R e v . W illia m A d a m s M .A . fello w o f M erton
C o lle g e, an d a u th o r o f “ T h e S h a d o w o f t h e C r o s s ,” w ho
wa9 fo r a s h o rt tim e v ic a r h e re, and d ied a t B o n c h u rc h ,
Isle of W ig h t , 17 J a n . 1848, w h e re also he is b u r i e d ;
on th e so u th sid e, th e p a ra p e t of th e n a v e and chancel
is c o n tin u o u s an d e n ric h e d w ith q u a tr e fo ils , a n d th e re is
a sp a c io u s g ro in e d so u th p o rch , w ith p a rv is e an d q u a tre foiled p a r a p e t ; th e in n e r d o o rw a y is an ela b o ra te N o rm an
w o rk and h a s th e r e m a in s of a sto u p on th e e a s t s i d e ;
a fra g m e n t o f th e a n c ie n t po lyg o n al fo n t is b u ilt in to the
w est
w in d o w
of
th e
p orch ;
th e
to w e r ,
placed
a t th e w e s t end of th e n o rth aisle, is rem a rk a b le
fo r th e s in g u la r it y o f its
c o n s tr u c t io n , th e w alls
«loping
g r a d u a lly
in w a rd s
fro m
th e
b a se to
the
s u m m it, w h ic h te rm in a te s in a q u a tre fo ile d p a r a p e t :
ben eath t h e ch a n ce l and ap p ro ach ed fro m th e o u tsid e
b y a flig h t of step s, t h ro u g h a m a s siv e b u tt r e s s on th e
s o u th sid e, is a v e r y e a r ly N o rm a n c r y p t, sc a rc e ly in ­
fe rio r in in t e r e s t to t h a t of C a n te r b u r y C a th e d ra l ; it
i« t h u s an in t e r e s tin g e x a m p le o f a “ c o n fe s s io ,” lik e
th a t o f S t . P e t e r ’ s a t R o m e : in d im e n sio n it is 36 fe e t
b y n e a r ly 21 fe e t a n d 10 fe e t in h e ig h t, an d is d iv id ed
in to a c e n tr e and a isle s b y e ig h t p illa r s w ith ca rv e d
c a p it a ls , s u p p o r tin g a v a u lt e d r o o f ; a t th e w e s t end
of th is c r y p t , an d u n d e r th e ch a n ce l s t e p s , is a r e lic
c h a m b e r, a n d th e re a re a lso tw o d o o rw a y s, once co n ­
n e c te d w it h s t a ir s le a d in g u p to th e n ave : h o ly c o m ­
m u n io n is c e le b r a te d in th e c r y p t a n n u a lly on th e p a rish
fe s tiv a l,
S t.
P eter’s d a y ,
J u n e 2 9 th , a t
8 a .m .
M an y p erso n s o f lo cal d is tin c tio n an d of em inen^ o
in t h e lite r a r y w o rld are b u rie d w ith in th is c h u r c h , the
fo rm e r in c lu d in g S ir R ic h a rd A tk in so n , k n ig h t ,
1574.
five tim e s m a y o r of O x fo rd , to w hom th e re is a fine a lta r
tom b of P e tw o rth m a rb le in th e la d y ch a p e l, w ith brasses
of h im se lf, tw o w iv e s and e lev en c h ild r e n ; a ll are
p a lim p se st, th e r e v e r s e , w it h t h e ex ce p tio n o f one
piece, b e in g co m p osed o f p a rt o f a la rg e F le m is h brass

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of th e 16 th c e n tu r y , d is p la y in g a d o u b le canopy a„j
sh ield of a r m s ; th e odd p ie ce is a fra g m e n t of ’a pU| ?
or F le m is h in s c r ip t io n ; and D a v id D u re ll D.D v
c h a n ce llo r 1765-8, d. 16 O ct. 1775 : in th e chor'ch
y a rd , s o u th - e a s t of th e c h u rc h , is a tab le tom bi
T h o m a s H e arn e , th e a n tiq u a ry , w h o died j0
1 7 3 5 ; th e re axe m e m o ria ls to Jo h n J am e s Dillenim
S h e ra rd ia n p ro fe sso r of B o ta n y , d. 2 A p ril, i 747;
'
G e ra rd L a n g b a in e , P r o v o s t of Q u ee n ’ s, d . 10 Feb. 1657./.
Dr. A r t h u r Charletfc, m a s te r o f U n iv e rs ity , d. 4 ^ I
N ov. 1 7 2 2 ; P h ilip R a n d all M .A . p rin c ip a l of Hart Hal
d. ix M aro h , 15 9 8 -9 ; and D r. J o sia h P u llen , 57 j J
p rin cip a l of M a g d a le n H a ll, d. 31 O c t. 1 7 1 4 ; and brass«
to W illia m R o b e rtso n , “ p in c e r n a ” ( b u tle r) , of Queei/
C o lle g e , 1487, an d Jane, hi9 w if e ; S im o n Parrett *
P e rro tt, g e n t. M .A . fello w of M ag d a le n C o lleg e and twi^
p ro cto r, d. 24 S e p t. 1584, and h is w ife, Elizabeth, k 7,
w ith n in e te en c h ild r e n ; R ic h a rd R a tc liffe M.D. prin'
cip al of S t . A lb a n ’ s H a ll 1581-99, d. 18 Jan. 1599, aJ
w ife ; th e re w as a lso a b rass to John C h y tto ck , citize
and d ra p e r of L o n d o n , an d to R ic h a rd Hawnsard esn"
of L in c o ln ’s In n , w it h v erse in s c rip tio n s on the levers*
in L a tin and E n g lis h , b u t on ly th e E n g lish verses
now r e m a in : in 1882 th e ch an ce l w as entirely refitted
w ith sta lls for c le r g y and c h o ir, and a dwarf screen
and
ca rv e d
p u lp it
of C a en
sto n e introduced, all
from th e d e s ig n s of M r. T . G . J a c k so n M .A., R.A
F . S . A . : sin c e 1870 e i g h t sta in e d w in d ow s and a new
o rg a n h a v e bee n p la c e d in th e c h u r c h : in 1907 the
c h u r c h w as re s e a te d an d th e o ld o ak obtained was used
in e x te n d in g th e p a n e llin g in p la c e s ro u n d the walls:
th e re are 400 s itt in g s , of w h ic h 390 are free. The
r e g is te r of b a p tis m s an d m a r r ia g e s d a te s fro m the year
15 6 0 ; b u ria ls , 1559. T h e l iv in g is a vicarage, net
y e a rly v a lu e ^ 2 2 8 , w ith r e s id e n c e , in th e g if t of Merton
C o lle g e , a n d h e ld sin c e 1907 b y th e R e v. John Huntlev
S k r in e D .D . la t e fe llo w of t h a t c o lle g e . T h e living since
1891 h a s bee n p e r m a n e n tly u n ite d to t h a t of St. John
th e B a p tis t, v a lu e ^ 5 0 , an d S t . P e t e r ’ s is now the sole
p a ris h c h u r c h fo r th e u n ite d p a rish e s. The yearly
c h a r it ie s of t h is p a ris h in c lu d e a b o u t £ 2 f° r appren­
t ic i n g , £ 1 fo r c le r g y a n d a b o u t £ 2 $ fo r distribution.
T h e c h u rc h o f S t . T h o m a s th e M a r ty r stands a little
so u th w a rd of th e W itn e y ro ad , a t th e w estern extremiiy
of th e c i t y and close to th e r a ilw a y statio n s, and consist«
of ch an ce l, n av e, n o rth aisle , s o u th p o rch and a battlem en ted w estern to w e r w it h b u tt r e s s e s a t the angles and
an e m b a ttle d t u r r e t on th e n o rth side, risin g above the
p a ra p et, an d co n ta in s 6 b e lls, d a te d respectively 1733.
1 7 17 , 1706 (tw o ) an d 1806 ( t w o ) : t h e church wa>
fou nded in 114 1 b y th e canons of O sen ey , partly for the
u se of th e p a rish io n e rs of th e an c ie n t church of St.
G e o rg e , w ith in th e p re c in c ts o f th e ca stle, then besieged
by K i n g S t e p h e n : th e ch a n ce l is E a r ly English, the
p rie st’ s do o r h a v in g it s o rig in a l iro n w o rk still intact;
the n a v e is in p a rt P e r p e n d ic u la r , w ith an aisle on the
n o rth sid e in th e D e c o ra te d sty le , ad d ed in 1847; the
p o rch h a s th e d a te 16 21, w ith th e a rm s of Robert Burton
B .D . of C h r is t C h u rc h , th en v ic a r , b u t chiefly known
u n d er th e p se u d o n y m o f “ D e m o c ritu s Junior,” as the
c o m p ile r o f a v o lu m e of L a tin q u o tatio n s, called “ The
A n a to m y of M e la n c h o ly ;” h e d ied 25 Jan. 1639-40: the
to w e r is P e r p e n d ic u la r : t h e r e a r e e le v e n stained windows
and in th e ch an ce l a m o n u m e n t to th e five maiden
d a u g h te r s o f A n th o n y K e n d a l : on th e exterior east end
is a m u r a l t a b le t to J o an , d a u g h te r of William and
Joan W e s tb u r y , 1683, and tw o o th e r d aughters, 1686-7;
o u tsid e th e n o rth w all o f th e ch an cel is an altar tomb,
w ith a rm s , to T im o t h y B o u rn e , of R ew ley, in this
p a rish , 1732, an d M a rth a , h is w ife , d a u g h te r of Mr. John
W ilco x, o f O x fo rd , J .P . and tw ic e m a y o r : in 1897 the
c h u r c h w as th o r o u g h ly c le a n e d and renovated and
a n ew v e s t r y ad d e d a t th e w e s t end , a t a total cost
of £ 1*3 0 0 :
th e re
a re
500
s itt in g s :
until i ’
w hen th e le v e l of th e floor w as raised , the interior was
f re q u e n tly flooded, w e d d in g p a rtie s and funerals bemc
so m e tim e s co n v ey ed to th e ch u rc h in punts, and tie
c h u r c h y a r d , in v e ry w et se a so n s, is s till liable to be 811 *
m erg e d . T h e r e g is te r of b a p tis m s dates from the vear
16 5 5 ; m a rria g e s and b u ria ls , 1667.
T h e living is *
v ic a ra g e , n e t y e a r ly v a lu e £ 2 4 0 , in the g ift of the fie*
a n ! C h a p te r o f C h r is t C h u r c h , an d held since 190 •
th e R e v . B a rtle S t a r m e r H a ck M .A . of C hrist Cbnr ■
Til** a b b e v s of O s e n e y an d R e w le v w ere both situate
th e p a rish o f S t. T h o m a s . T h e p a ro ch ia l c h a r it y .
e lu d e K e n d a ll an d H a r r is ’ s, t h e fo rm e r being de ^
p a rt ly to t h e su p p o rt of ed u c a tio n in th e parishes- ^
T h o m a s , S t . P a u l an d S t. F rid e sw id e , and p a rt )
r e lie f of th e p o o r ; th e c h a r it ie s a re u n d er the m<
r r e n t of tru ste e s .

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