St Mary Magdalen's Church, Oxford
St Mary Magdalen | |
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51°45′17″N 1°15′32″W / 51.754620°N 1.258826°W | |
Location | Magdalen Street, Oxford |
Country | England |
Denomination | Church of England |
Churchmanship | Anglo-Catholic |
Website | stmarymagdalenoxford.org.uk |
History | |
Dedication | Mary Magdalene |
Architecture | |
Functional status | active |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
Designated | 12 January 1954 |
Architect(s) |
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Style | Gothic, Gothic Revival |
Specifications | |
Materials | Jurassic limestone |
Bells | 10 |
Tenor bell weight | 7 cwt, 1 st, 12 lb |
Administration | |
Province | Province of Canterbury |
Diocese | Diocese of Oxford |
Episcopal area | Oxford Episcopal Area |
Archdeaconry | Oxford |
Deanery | Oxford |
Parish | Oxford St Mary Magdalen |
Clergy | |
Vicar(s) | The Revd Canon Peter Groves |
Assistant priest(s) | The Revd Melanie Marshall The Revd Prof Judith M. Brown |
Asst Curate(s) | The Revd Esther Brazil |
St Mary Magdalen is a Church of England parish church in Magdalen Street, Oxford, England, dedicated to Jesus' companion Mary Magdalene. It is one of the city's ancient parish churches and is a Grade I listed building.[1]
Worship
Worship at St Mary Magdalen's is an high church which conforms to Anglo-Catholicism.[2] Mass is celebrated 15 times a week: twice daily on weekdays, and three times on Sundays. The main celebration is at 10:30 am on Sunday mornings.
History
A Saxon wooden church was built outside the Saxon walls of the city of Oxford, just beyond the North Gate. This church was burnt down in 1074,[3] so Robert D'Oyly, the Norman Constable of Oxford, had single-aisle chapel built to replace it.
In 1194
The west tower was built between 1511 and 1531.[1] The south porch, with a room above it, was also added around this time.[7]
In 1841–42 the church was restored. The architects for the north or "Martyrs' Aisle" were George Gilbert Scott, then young and unknown, and his partner W. B. Moffatt.[1] Scott and Moffatt also had the Norman arch to the chancel removed.[8] The north aisle complemented Scott's Martyrs' Memorial just north of the church. It was the first Gothic Revival interior in Oxford.[9]
The architect for the restoration of the south aisle was Edward Blore.[1]
In 1874–75 the 13th-century chancel was altered by raising the floor before the altar and adding a screen, the windows of the west tower were opened into the church and the bells were re-hung.[5] The architect for these works was William Wilkinson.[1]
The
Bells
The west tower has a ring of 10 bells, all cast or re-cast by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough. The tenor bell was re-cast in 1988. The fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth bells were re-cast in 1990. The third and fourth bells were cast in 2000. There were eight bells in the ring until 2001, when John Taylor & Co cast and hung the present treble and second bell.[10]
The Oxford University Society of Change Ringers has rung the bells since the 1930s.[11]
See also
- Oxford University Society of Change Ringers
- St Michael at the Northgate, to the south
- St Giles' Church, to the north
References
- ^ a b c d e f Historic England. "Church of St Mary Magdalen (Grade I) (1047218)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "From the Parish Priest". St Mary Magdalen Oxford. Archived from the original on 10 December 2012.
- ^ "History". St Mary Magdalen Oxford. Archived from the original on 11 March 2010.
- ^ "Church of St Mary Magdalene, Oxford". wasleys.org.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ a b Crossley & Elrington 1979, pp. 369–412.
- ^ "Churches | British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "St. Mary Magdalen".
- ^ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 293.
- ISBN 9780199674992.
- ^ Higson, Andrew (17 October 2007). "Oxford S Mary Magdalen". Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers. Central Council of Church Bell Ringers. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "OUS Towers". Oxford University Society of Change Ringers. Archived from the original on 23 April 2013.
Bibliography
- Crossley, Alan; Elrington, CR, eds. (1979). "Churches". A History of the County of Oxford. Victoria County History. Vol. IV: The City of Oxford. London: Oxford University Press for the Institute of Historical Research. pp. 369–412.
- Sherwood, Jennifer; ISBN 0-14-071045-0.