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OXFORDSHIRE.

fro m a W o r c e s t e r s h ir e m a n o r h o u se b e lo n g in g t o th e
T h ro ck m o T to n s o f B u c k la n d , n ea r F a r i n g d o n : th e oak
p u lp i t is a lso fro m a d e s ig n b y M r. G . F . B o d le y R .A . :
t h e s o u th a i s le w as e re c te d as a m e m o ria l b y th e R ev.
R o b e r t H a r tle y M .A . in c u m b e n t 1896-1906, an d its
e a ste rn end fo r m s a c h a p e l : th e tra n s e p t se rv e s as an
o rg a n c h a m b e r : in so m e of th e c le r e s to r y w in d o w s are
fig u r e s of lo cal s a i n t s : th e e a s t w in d o w w as d e sig n e d
b y M r. F . C. E d e n , and t h e r e a re o th e r s ta in e d w in d o w s :
th e c h u rc h is d e s ig n e d to se a t 700 p e rs o n s. T h e
r e g i s t e r d a te s fro m th e y e a r 1896. T h e l iv in g is a
p e r p e tu a l c u r a c y , g r o s s y e a r ly v a lu e ¿ 333 , in th e g ift
o f S t. J o h n ’ s C o lle g e , and h e ld sin ce 1906 b y th e R ev.
E d w a rd W ilfr-ed P u lla n M .A . o f t h a t c o lle g e .
T h e C a th o lic d io cese of B irm in g h a m in c lu d e s O x fo rd ­
s h ire .
T h e C a th o lic c h u rc h , in th e W o o d sto c k ro a d , and de­
d ic a te d to S t . A lo y s iu s , is a lo ft y s t r u c tu r e in th e T ra n ­
s itio n s ty le , c o n s is tin g of a p s id a l ch a n c e l, w ith la t e r a l
ch a p e ls , n a v e a n d s o u th c h a p e l an d b a p tis te r y , w ith
v e s t r ie s an d co n fessio n als, and w as e r e c te d fro m th e de­
sig n s of M e s s rs . H a n so m and S o n , of L o h d o n , th e cost
b e in g d e fra y e d fro m a s u m of ¿ 7 ,0 0 0 , b e q u e a th e d u n d e i
t h e will of t h e la t e B a ro n e ss W e ld : th e ap se is s u r ­
ro u n d e d b y a d o u b le a rc a d e d re re d o s of ca n o p ie d niches,
in c lo s in g s t a t u e s , a b o v e w h ic h is a co rn ice of de m i-an g els,
s u rm o u n te d b y a c r e s t i n g : in 1888 a n u m b e r of carved
h e a d s of E n g lis h m a r t y r s w ere ad d e d , and 14 m arb le
p illa r s e re c te d in th e s a n c t u a r y : in f ro n t of th is , b u t
s e p a ra te d fro m it , sta n d s th e a lta r, w ith a r ic h ly canopied
“ e x p o s it o r iu m ” of a la b a s te r r is in g a b o v e i t an d a p ­
p ro a c h ed fro m b e h in d b y s t a ir w a y s on e ith e r side : the
n ave is of six b a y s , w it h n a rro w aisles afid a lo fty a r ­
ca d e d c le r e s to r y , lig h te d b y co u p le d w in d o w s r is in g to
t h e ro o f, w h ic h is c o v e re d and r ib b e d in w o o d : and in
1892 e ig h te e n of th e sto n e p ie r s w e re re p la c e d b y o th ers
of g r e y m a r b l e : in 1893 th e la d y ch a p el w as e n ric h e d by
th e e re ctio n o f a new a lta r ahd re re d o s and tw o stain ed
w in d o w s, c o n ta in in g fig u re s of th e H o ly V ir g in an d S.
G e r tr u d e , an d in 1898 w a s d e co ra te d fro m d e sig n s b y M iss
M . F le tc h e r, of O x fo rd , and a n e w a lta r w as p laced in
S t. J o se p h ’ s c h a p e l: t h e b a p tis te r y w as p ro v id e d in 1893
w it h g a te s of w r o u g h t iro n a n d b r a s s : an d a s t a tu e , r e p r e ­
s e n tin g th e “ S a c re d H e a r t ,” p la c e d in t h e ch ap el of t h a t
n a m e : th e p u lp it, a fine w o rk in sto n e w it h g r a n ite panels
c o n ta in in g s ta tu e s o f sa in ts, w a s e re c te d b y th e c o n g re g a ­
tio n in 1888, a t a c o s t of a b o u t ¿ 1 3 0 , as a m e m o ria l t o th e
R e v . T . B . P a rk in s o n M .A . so m e t im e m is sio n p r ie s t h e r e :
in 1889 a h o ly w a t e r sto u p o f m a r b le a n d alab a ster,
e x e c u te d b y M r. W a ll, of C h e lte n h a m , w as p la c e d in th e
c h u rc h in m e m o r y of F r . G e r a r d H o p k in s S .J . of B allio l
C o lle g e , an d fo r m e r ly p r ie s t of t h is m is s io n : th e w e st
end is cro ssed b y a sp a cio u s g a lle r y , o v e r w h ic h is a
fin e w h e e l w in d o w : in t h e ap se a re fiv e sta in e d w in d o w s :
in 1900 t h e p a n e ls o f th e L a d y a lt a r w e re p a in te d b y M iss
M a r g a r e t F le tc h e r, an d s e v e ra l s ta in e d w in d o w s added,
and a new sid e -ch a p e l ere cted w ith c a rv e d o a k a lt a r and
r e r e d o s : a life -siz e d s ta tu e of th e p a tro n sa in t of th e
c h u rc h , c a rv e d in th e A u s tr ia n T y r o l, w a s p re s e n te d to
th e c h u r c h in 1901, an d in 1902 p o rtio n s of th e in t e r io r
w e re d e co ra te d , an d a s ta in e d w in d o w , re p r e s e n tin g S t.
C a th e r in e , p re s e n te d a t t h e so le c o s t o f M iss C a th e r in e
T y T w h it t: in th e sa m e y e a r, th e ch a p e l o f th e S a c re d
H e a rt w a s r e -d e c o ra te d in m e m o ry o f Jo h n V in c e n t
H o rn y o ld
esq.
of B la c k m o o r P a rk , W o r c e s t e r s h ir e :
e a s tw a rd , and fo r m in g a p o rtio n of th e s t r e e t a t th is
p o in t, is th e P r e s b y te r y , ere cte d in 1878 : th e c h u rc h is
a tta c h e d to th e J e s u it o r d e r : t h e r e are 300 s ittin g s , th e
g r e a te r p a rt b ein g free.
T h e C a th o lic c h u r c h of S t. E d m u n d of A b in g d o n and
S t . F r id e s w id e , in th e Tffley ro a d , op en ed in 19 11,
r e p la c in g th e old ch a p e l of S t. I g n a t iu s in S t. C le m e n t ’ s
s tr e e t , is an e d ifice of flin t b a c k e d w ith b r ic k , d re sse d
w it h D e rb y s h ire g r it sto n e an d ro o fe d w it h r e d B r i d g ­
w a t e r t ile s , in a m o d e rn ise d N o rm a n s ty le , e re c te d at
a c o s t o f ¿ 4 ,9 0 9 . to th e d e sig n s of th e R e v. B e n e d ic t
W illia m s o n , a r c h it e c t : i t c o m p rise s c h a n ce l w it h L a d y
c h a p e l and o rg a n ch a m b e r, n a v e o f fo u r b ay s w ith
a is le s , se p a ra te d b y c y lin d ric a l p ie r s o f C o rsh a m stone
w it h c u b ifo r m ca p s, n o rth p o rc h , s q u a r e b a p tis te r y ,
c o rre s p o n d in g on o p p o site sid e , and a w e ste rn to w e r
w it h sa d d le -b a c k t o p , c a r r y in g a co p p e r co v ere d s p i r e l e t :
t h e r e a re 300 s itt in g s . A d jo in in g th e c h u rc h on th e
e a s t sid e is t h e c o n v e n t o f th e D a u g h te rs o f th e C ro ss .
S t. C o l u m b r s P r e s b y te r ia n C h a p e l, fo r m e m b e rs of th e
U n iv e r s it y . A lfr e d stre e t. H ig h s tr e e t , b u ilt in 19 14-15
fro m th e d e s ig n s of T . P . F ig g is esq. F .R .I .B .A . in th e
T u d o r - G o t h ic s ty le , w ith a c o v e re d c lo is te r-a p p ro a c h fro m
t h e s tr e e t, is b e lie v e d to o c c u p y p a rt o f th e s ite of th e
m ed iaeval c h u r c h of K i n g E d w a r d th e M a r t y r , ro u n d
w h ic h w e re , a c c o r d in g to A n th o n y a W o o d , “ d iv e rs
h a lls , sch o o le a n d r e lig io u s p la c e s, co n n e cte d w ith th e

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U n iv e r s it y .” T h e c h u r c h b e lo n g s to th e c h a p la in
P r e s b y te r ia n m e m b e rs of th e U n iv e r s ity , founded y
th e P r e s b y te r ia n C h u r c h of E n g la n d in 1908 and
u n d e r th e jo in t s u p e rv is io n o f t h e C h u r c h of Scot]110'!
a n d th e U n ite d F r e e C h u r c h of S c o tla n d along -with fv
P r e s b y te r ia n C h u r c h of E n g la n d . T h e foundation st
w as la id on J u n e 6 th , 1 9 1 4 , b y V is c o u n t B r y c e O v ' "
D .C .L . O r ie l C o lle g e , in p re s e n ce of th e Vice-Chancel’* ’
an d t h e b u ild in g is to b e o p en e d an d dedicated on
9 th , 19 15, b y th e R ig h t R e v . A . W a lla ce William«-!'
D .D . E d in b u r g h , D ea n of th e M o st N o b le Order of th
T h is tle .
S e r v ic e s a re h e ld d u r in g te r m at hours int'0
m a te d on th e n o tice h o a rd s, an d a re open to visito -*
T h e c h a p la in is th e R e v . D . C . L u s k M .A . (BalliolI !'
T h e T u r l.
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T h e W e s le y M e m o ria l ch ap el, e re cte d in N ew Inn Hall
s tr e e t in 18 77-8 , is a sp a cio u s and o rn ate structure ¡d
the D e c o ra te d s ty le , ahd co n s ists of a nave with aisles
and a to w er, 20 fe e t sq u a re , at th e n o rth -ea st anrie, Yur-’
m o u n te d b y an o c ta g o n a l sp ire , th e w hole rising’ to a
h e ig h t o f 130 f e e t : th e b u ild in g , de sig n e d b y Mr. CharleB e ll A .R .I .B .A . of L o n d o n , is 70 fe e t long, 48 feet vide
and 40 fe e t h ig h , an d is su rro u n d e d oh three sides bv
g a lle rie s , w ith open a rc a d e d fro n ts, su pported on columns
of po lish e d
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capitals, seating
a lto g e th e r n e a rly 1,000 p e rs o n s : th e elab o ra tely traceried
e a st w in d o w is filled w ith stain ed g la ss, illu strativ e of the
v a rio u s f r u it s an d flo w ers of H o ly S c rip tu re , as a me­
m o ria l to th e la te R e v . G e o rg e M a u n d e r, resident minist e r h e re d u r in g t h e e re c tio n o f t h e c h a p e l : on the south
side is a n o th er sta in e d w in d o w , w ith fig u re s of the car­
d in a l v ir tu e s , e re cte d b y th e la t e M r. J. R. Symm, of
O x fo rd , in m e m o r y of h is o n ly d a u g h te r, Mrs! Joseph
L a w t o n : a t th e b a c k is a v e s t r y and a class room, bosh
of wffiich a re la rg e and w ell a p p o in te d : th e total cost was
ab o u t ¿ 9 ,0 0 0 : th e n e w b u ild in g a lm o st entirely covers
th e site fo r m e r ly o ccu p ied b y t h e m in is te r’s and chapel
k eep e r’ s h o u se s, w ith t h e ir a d ja c e n t gard en s and the
broad g ra v e lle d w a lk w h ic h p r e v io u s ly led to the former
ch ap el, an ed ifice in th e Ita lia n sty le , opened in 1817,
and still re m a in in g , t h e g ro u n d flo o r b e ih g now converted
in to a le c t u r e ro o m and class ro o m s, and the upper
s to r e y in to a la r g e a s s e m b ly ro o m fo r th e Sunday schoul:
its so u th e rn an d w e ste rn sid es are p a rt ly inclosed by a
b u ria l g ro u n d , c o n ta in in g a co n sid e rab le nu m ber of tombs,
m u ra l ta b le ts an d in s c rib e d s t o n e s ; b u t the graveyard
a t t h e w e s t end h a s been c o v e re d w ith concrete, a school
b u ild in g e re c te d on p a rt of i t , and th e mem orial stones
rem o v ed . T h e firs t W e sle y a n ch ap el b u ilt in Oxford stood
on t h e o p p o site sid e o f th e s tr e e t, so m ew h at higher up, ad­
jo in in g th e rem a in s of S t. M a r y ’ s C o lle g e, and was erected
in 1 7 8 1 : h e re J o h n W e sle y p re a ch e d on various occasions,
T h e r e are o th e r W e sle y a n c h a p els in W alto n street, Cranh a m s tr e e t , C o w le y ro ad , and at- N e w H inksey.
T h e C o n g re g a tio n a l c h a p e l, G e o rg e stre e t, was erected
in 1832, fro m p lan s b y M r. G re e n s h ie ld s ; it has a front
e lev atio n of sto n e, d e sig n e d to im ita te th e Early English
sty le , and w as c o n sid e ra b ly im p ro v e d in 1866 by the ad­
dition of p o rch es and v a rio u s in te rio r alterations, under
th e d irectio n of M r. F . C o d d , of O x fo r d ; in 1883 the
ch a p el w as a g a in im p ro v e d , u n d e r th e direction of Mr. F.
A lb u ry : a n ew o rg a n w as p ro v id e d in 18 77: beneath the
c h u rc h a r e sp a cio u s sch o o lro o m s.
T h e C o n g re g a tio n a l ch a p e l, C o w le y road, is a Gothic
b u ild in g of b ric k and sto n e, ere cte d in 1880, from designs
b y J . S u lm a n , of F u m iv a l’s In n , L o n d o n :th e total cost,in­
clu siv e o f s ite , w a s ¿ 6 ,0 0 0 , and it w ill seat 750 persons.
T h e B a p tis t ch a p el in th e N e w road , fiex t the church­
y a r d of S t . P e t e r le B a ile y , w as firs t b u ilt in 1720, re­
b u ilt in 1780, e n la rg e d in 1798 and 1819, and greatly im­
p ro v ed 'by t h e co n s tru ctio n of a n ew and more lofty roo
in 18 64 : in fro n t is a b u ria l g ro u n d , w hich in 1897-8 Fas
p ro v id ed w ith a n e w fe n c in g of sto n e and ironwork nes
th e street?: t h e ch ap el w as firs t fou n ded in Ship street in
1600, a n d has r e g is te r s o f b ir t h s an d b u rials dating from
1784.
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T h e B a p tis t ch ap el, C o m m e rcia l ro ad , St. Ebbes.
e re cte d in 1832, a t a c o s t of ¿4 ,0 0 0 , b y the Rev. Henr
B e lle n d e n B u lte e l M .A . fe llo w and tu to r of E xeter t o le g e , and so m e t im e c u r a t e of S t. E b b e 's, on his hem,
d e p r iv e d b y th e b ish o p of O x fo rd , in 1831, of his lice
as a c le r g y m a n of th e C h u r c h of E n g la n d , and was
k n o w n as “ A d u lla m C h a p e l : ” in 1868 it w as.Pur i 3 '3t
fo r ¿ 1 ,5 0 0 b y a B a p tis t c o n g re g a tio n form ed in l8C) '
th e C h e q u e rs ’ m e e tin g ro o m , and th e building
op en ed in 7869 b y t h e la te R e v . C . H. 3P^rf-ei00!
S u n d a y sch o o l b u ild in g s w e r e ad d e d a t a cost of
th e re is a S t r ic t B a p tis t m e e tin g room in Albert s
J e ric h o .
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