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th is c h a p e l: i t w as ere cted in
J . C . C u r tis , of O x fo rd , a t a
s^one fro n ta g e in t h e Ita lian
sp a cio u s schoolroom .
ch ap el, in P em b ro k e s tre e t,
b y M r. C u r tis , w a s opened in

May 187S, and co st aibout' £ J’ 6o°The B r e t h r e n , u s u a lly ca lled “ P ly m o u th B r e th r e n ,”
have a chapel or m e e tin g ro o m in N e w In n H a ll stre e t
west, erected in 1877 b y M r. H . P a r k s , a t a co s t, in ­
cluding 'site, of £ 1,2 7 0 .
There is a Jew s S y n a g o g u e in N elso n s tre e t.
The S alvatio n A r m y B a r r a c k s , in C a s tle stre e t, N ew
road erected in 1888, are of b r ic k w ith stone d re ssin g s ,
and include a la r g e h a ll, w ith g a lle rie s on th re e sides,
capable of ho ld in g 1.000 p erso n s.
There are now . w ith th e a d d itio n s m a d e in 1892-4. seven
cemeteries. T h a t of S t. C ro s s h a s a lre a d y been m en tio n e d
in connection w ith H o ly w e ll c h u rc h . S t. M a ry ’ s, O sn ey,
adioining th e G r e a t W e ste rn r a ilw a y , se rv e s fo r th e
parishes of S t. A ld a te , S t. E b b e . S t. P e t e r le B a ile y , S t.
Thomas, H olv T r in i t y and S t. F r id e s w id e : i t is 4 acres
in extent and has one m o r tu a r y ch ap el. S t. S e p u lc h r e ’ s,
Walton street, c o n ta in in g 3 a c re s, h a s one m o rtu a ry
chapel, and is th e p lac e of in te rm e n t for th e p a rish e s of
St. Giles, St. P au l, S t. B a rn a b a s, S t . M ich a e l, S t . M ary
Magdalen and S S . P h ilip and J a m e s.
T h e c e m e te ry of
St.'john th e E v a n g e lis t, C o w le y ro ad , w a s fo rm e d in 1875,
bv the m unificence of th e B e v . R . M . B e n s o n : it co m ­
prises about 3 acres, in c lo s e d in 1877, an d is u se d in co n ­
nection w ith th e a d ja c e n t ch u rc h o f t h e sa m e nam e. N ew
cemeteries b ein g re q u ire d , th re e p ieces of g ro u n d w ere
purchased and la id o u t b y th e C i t y C o u n cil d u r in g th e
period 1892-4. one of n a c re s a t R o se H ill, b etw een Iffley
and Cowley, on t h e e a st, a n o th er a t B o tle y , co m p risin g
8| acres, w est of t h e c ity , and a t h ir d at C u tte slo w e , n ear
Wolvercote, to th e n o rth , of 13J acres, and t h e y w ill be
found described u n d e r th o se p la c e s.
B y e -la w s fo r th e ir
management w ere ap p ro v e d b y t h e L o c a l G o v e rn m e n t
Board in 1894. T h e s e c e m e te rie s w ere fo rm a lly opened
by the M ayor, and a ce rem o n y o f d e d ic a tio n p e rfo rm e d by
the Rev. D r. M a g ra th , p ro v o st of Q u ee n ’ s C o lle g e, 12
March, 1894, and t h e y are c o n tro lle d b y a c o m m itte e of
the City Cou ncil. O n 4 N o v. 19 0 1, a p o rtio n of ea ch of
the Corporation c e m e te rie s a t R o se H ill, W o lv e rc o te and
Botley w as co n secra te d b y th e la t e R t. R e v . F ra n c is
Pas-et D D. L o rd B ish o p of O x fo rd , 19 0 1-11.
The new T o w n H a ll and M u n icip a l B u ild in g s, in S t.
AJdafce’s street, ere cte d in 1893-7, o c c u p y th e s ite of th e
former Tow n H all, ere cte d in 17 5 1-2 , t h e q u a in t old p re ­
mises of N ixo n ’ s school, b u ilt in 1658, and th e la t e Corn
Exchange, erected in T863, ^ i t h o th e r s tr u c tu r e s , all a r ­
ranged round an irre g u la r open co u rty a rd .
^ The form er T o w n H all, w h ic h faced th e n o rth end of
St. Aldate’ s street, w as of tw o s to re y s , in th e Ita lia n
style, w ith a ru s tic a te d a rc a d e d b a sem en t, and w a s r e ­
lieved in front b y a s lig h tly p r o je c tin g ce n tre , w ith co r­
nice and p ed im e n t: i t w as e re cte d ch ie fly at th e expense
of Thomas R o w n ev esq. fo r m e r ly a ld e rm a n , h ig h stew ard
and M.P. for th e c ity o f O x fo rd , w h o , in 17 5 1, a g re e d to
take down and re b u ild th e fo rm e r h a ll, r e c e iv in g in aid
the old m aterials and a su m of £ 1,3 0 0 a lre a d y c o n tri­
buted for the w o rk , w h ic h w as fin ish ed 11 J u n e , 1752.
Within a p ed im en ted n iche in th e ce n tre of the stre e t
front was a life -sized s ta tu e , in C aen sto n e, o f M r. R ow ney, presented in N o v e m b e r, 1844, b v A ld e rm a n C h a rle s
Tawney.
The new b u ild in g s, th e fo u n d a tio n sto n e o f w h ic h w as
laid by the M ayo r, A id . L u c a s , 6 J u ly , 1893. w e re opened
vi ^
F d w a rd V I I . th en P rin c e of W a le s,
on W ednesday th e 12 th M ay, 18 97, d u r in g th e m a y o r a lty of
Alderman S ir R o b e rt B u c k e ll J .P . and bo n . M .A . (O xo n ).
a u t i3 Fe * r o m
d e sig n s of M r. H e n ry T . H a re
•R.I.B .A. and th e fro n ts, of C lip sh a m stone, are in a sty le
partaking of th e c h a r a c te r is tic s b o th of E liz a b e th a n and
■acobean w o rk . T h e p rin c ip a l e lev atio n , to w a rd s S t.
a te s, is s y m m e tric a lly a r r a n g e d in three, p o rtio n s, th e
en ral block b ein g c a rrie d u p ab o ve th o se on e ith e r side
. ,n\ ° e l a b o r a t e l y tre a te d : th e fro n t of t h is b lo ck is
1 I« ed by p ila s te rs in to th re e b a y s , th e lo w e r s ta g e co n ­
form^
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in c u p o la w ith v a n e : the fla n k in g d iv isio n s of t h is fro n t
are of tw o b a y s ea ch , w ith tw o fine p ro je c tin g w in d o w s in
ea ch , c a rrie d on co rb e ls, and d o rm e rs a b o v e th e se , ea ch
w ith th re e lig h ts , and e la b o ra te ly fin ish ed se m i-c ir c u la r
g a b l e s : a t th e so u th -w e st an g le, o v er th e en tra n c e to th e
re a d in g ro o m , is a la rg e r tu r r e t , sim ila r in d e sig n to
t h o se in th e ce n tre : th e e lev atio n in B lu e B o a r s tr e e t is
m o re s im p ly tre a te d , b u t is p leasin g ly relie v e d in the
c e n tre b y an a rc a d e of th re e la rg e arc h es on th e g ro u n d
floor, fo r m in g en tra n c e s to th e sessio n s c o u r t and th e
g a lle rie s of th e tow n h a ll and to th e b a s e m e n t : th e
g e n e ra l e ffe c t, e s p e c ia lly on th e p rin cip a l fro n t, is a t
once s ta te ly and p ic tu re s q u e . T h e p rin c ip a l e n tran c e in
S t. A ld a te ’ s le a d s to a s q u a re h a ll, w it h th e sta irc a se and
clo a k room s a t t h e o p p o site end : th e w a te r and r a te s
offices a re to the le f t of th e en tran c e, and se p a ra ted fro m
th e se b y a c o rrid o r a re a m u n im e n t ro o m and e n g in e e r’ s
o ffic e s : to th e r ig h t of th e en tra n c e a re offices fo r th e
m ed ic a l o fficer of h e a lth and s a n ita ry in s p e c to r, and
a p o rte r’ s lo d g e : th e r e m a in in g p o rtio n of t h is fro n t on
th e g ro u n d floor and p a r t of t h a t in B lu e B o a r s tr e e t is
taken u p w ith th e n ew s and re a d in g ro o m and len din g
lib r a r y , the fo r m e r co n v e n ie n tly a llo w in g o f a b o u t 200
re a d e rs a t one t i m e : an open a r e a in te rv e n e s b e tw e e n
th ese ro o m s an d th e w e ig h t s a n d m e a s u re s o ffices,
w h ic h a b u t on th e le n d in g l ib r a r y : a c o rr id o r , 10 fe e t
w ide, and e n tere d fro m B lu e B o a r stre e t, d iv id e s the
w h o le of th is p o rtio n of th e g ro u n d floor fro m th e b ack
p o rtio n , w h ic h co m p rises , on th e s o u th -e a s t, th e new
p o lice sta tio n , w ith its v a r io u s offices an d ce lls, an d in t h e
c e n tr e a p a ra d e ro o m , 71 b y 55 fe e t, w it h m e s s ro o m ,
r e c re a tio n ro o m , k itc h e n s , and s to r e ro o m s in th e rea r.
In 1899-1900 a re s id e n ce fo r t h e ch ie f co n sta b le and a fire
es ca p e sta tio n w e re ere cte d h e re, and a new ro a d w a y
m ad e g iv in g acce ss to th e b ac k of th e b u ild in g s . T h e
m ain s ta irc a s e co n d u c ts, b y re tu rn flig h ts on th e p rin c ip a l
floor, to an a rcad ed u p p e r hall, su rro u n d e d b y a dado
p a n elle d in sto n e an d m a r b l e : on t h e w e st sid e i t c o m ­
m u n ic a te s w it h a fine a s se m b ly or b a n q u e tin g ro o m , 64
b y 32 fe e t, fo rm in g th e ce n tra l p a rt o f th e m ain fro n t,
and o c c u p y in g , in p a rt, th e po sitio n of th e old T o w n H a l l ;
t h is a p a rtm e n t is p a n elle d in o ak and h a s an ela b o ra te ly
ca rv e d firep lac e w it h an alco v e ab o v e i t ; th e ce ilin g is
also of o ak w it h en rich e d p la ster w o rk : to t h e le ft
is a c o m m itt e e ro o m a n d th e m a y o r ’s p a rlo u r, and in
th e re a r, w it h an an te-ro o m in te rv e n in g , is th e C o u n c il
c h a m b er, 55 b y a b o u t 30 f e e t : t o th e r ig h t o f t h o
a s s e m b ly ro o m is th e r e fe r e n c e lib r a r y , an d th e r e s t of
t h is floor, on th e so u th -e a s t, c o m p rise s th e se ssio n s c o u r t,
45 b y 35 fe e t, a n d th e v a rio u s a p a rtm e n ts co n n e cted
w ith it. T h e T o w n H a ll its e lf is re a ch e d fro m th e e a s t
sid e of th e u p p e r h a ll, and ex te n d s o v e r th e p o lice p a ra d e
ro o m a n d th e floors b ey o n d , an d t h u s ta k e s th e p o sitio n
of th e old C o rn E x c h a n g e : i t is i i o f e e t lo n g b y 55 w id e ,
m e a su re d in te rn a lly , an d s u rro u n d e d b y g a lle r ie s on t h r e e
sides, and a t t h e e a s t end is an o rch e stra a v a ila b le fo r
o v er 200 p e rfo rm e rs, fo r w h o m sp a cio u s r e t ir in g ro o m s
and la v a to rie s h a ve been p ro v id e d : th e e x it s fro m th e
h a ll a re h u m e ro u s . and h a v e bee n v e r v c a r e fu lly a r ­
ra n g e d : th e p o rtra its , fo r m e r ly in th e old C o u n c il c h a m ­
b er, h a v e
been rep la c ed in
t h e n e w o n e : th e se
in c lu d e Q u e e n A nne, W illia m I I I . J o h n , firs t D u k e of
M a rlb o ro u g h (d. 1722) ; G e o r g e , 5 th D u k e of M a rlb o ro u g h
(d. 18 11), b y G a in s b o r o u g h ; J a m e s, 1 s t E a r l o f A b in g d o n
(d. 1699), b y D a h l ; S i r T h o m a s W h i t e ; D r. W a ll ; A ld e r ­
m an N ix o n , 1638, and J o an , h is w if e ; Z a c h a r y B o gan
M .A . (d. 1 6 5 9 ); A ld e rm a n W is e : T h o m a s R o w n e y esq.
M .P . ; A ld e rm a n F l e t c h e r ; S ir W illia m E lia s T a u n to n
k t. to w n c le r k (d. 1835)
R ic h a rd H a w k in s, a ld e rm a n ,
1638 : and o th e r b e n e fa cto rs t o th e c ity . P e t t y sessio ns
are held on T u e s d a y s an d F r id a y s a t e lev en o’ clo ck , in
th e C ity C o u rt, T o w n H all, a t w h ic h t h e M a y o r and c ity
m a g is tra te s p r e s id e ; t h e q u a r te r ly c o u r ts o f sessio ns are
p resided o v e r b y t h e R e c o rd e r.
In th e c o u rs e of th e e x c a v a tio n s fo r th e n ew b u ild in g s
so m e in te r e s tin g r e lic s h a v e b e e n d isco v e re d . T h e s e in ­
c lu d e so m e sto n es fro m th e firs t T o w n H a ll, p r e v io u s ly
th e “ D o m u s C o n v e rs o ru m ,” o r H o u se of J e w ish C o n v erts,
g ra n te d fo r th e u s e of th e bu rge-sses b y H e n ry I I I . 12x612 7 2 : th is b u ild in g , a r e c ta n g u la r s t r u c tu r e o f tw o
sto rey s, w ith a lo w b a ttle m e n te d to w e r a t it s s o u th end ,
stood, a c c o rd in g to W oo d , a b o u t w h e re th e n ew rea d in g
ro o m now i s : so m e a n c ie n t ja r s w e re also m e t w ith , b u t
w ere u n fo r tu n a te ly bro ken as t h e y w ere b e in g d u g o u t.
A n o th er o b je c t of in te re s t re c o v e re d w a s th e fo u n d a tio n
stone of th e old C o rn E x c h a n g e , laid on th e 30 th of O c t.
1861. In a c a v ity w as a g la s s b o ttle h e r m e tic a lly sealed ,
and fou n d to co n ta in a ca rd of a d m issio n t o th e c e re m o n y
of la y in g th e fo u n d a tio n stone, on w h ic h w e re th e nam e's
o f th e M ayo r, A id . C h a rle s J a m e s S a d le r , t h e S h e riff,
C o u n cillo r W . T h o m p so n , co p ies o f th e lo ca l p a p e rs and
so m e c u r r e n t c o i n s : an a n c ie n t c a r v in g in o ak of th e