St Margaret's Church
is a church in
North Oxford
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, England. It is near the northern end of
Kingston Road, at the corner of
St Margaret's Road.
The church was built between 1883 and 1893. The building is
Grade II listed
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.
The parish
War Memorial
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Symbolism
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adjoins the southwestern end of St. Margaret's churchyard. Dedicated in 1920, it is in the form of a
calvary
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Since at least the early medieval period, it has been a destination for pilgrimage. ...
.
History and features
As north
Oxford
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was built up and its population grew in
Victorian
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times, new parishes were created out of parts of
St. Giles' parish. They included
St Philip and St James', consecrated in 1862 and St. Margaret's, founded as a daughter church of St. Philip and St James in 1883. The church was designed by
H. G. W. Drinkwater.
[ The foundation stone was laid on 8 May 1883. The church was consecrated by Bishop Stubbs on 22 November 1893. A new tower designed by ]G. F. Bodley
George Frederick Bodley (14 March 182721 October 1907) was an English Gothic Revival architect. He was a pupil of Sir George Gilbert Scott and worked with C. E. Kempe. He was in partnership with Thomas Garner for much of his career and was o ...
was started in 1899, but was never completed, this remains as the south-west porch.[ The Lady Chapel contains three fine windows by F. C. Eden based on an iconographic theme ‘The Plan of Salvation’, picturing the Nativity (Incarnation), the Crucifixion (Atonement) and Pentecost (the gift of the Spirit to the Church). St Margaret's became a parish in its own right in August 1896. It was reunited with St Philip and St James parish once more in 1976, and St Philip and St James Church was declared redundant in 1982. In 1983 the parish of St Philip and St James with St Margaret and the parish of St Giles were reunited in a united ]benefice
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.[St. Margaret's Church, Oxford, centenary year 1883–1983 (St Margaret's Church, 1983).]
See also
* Harry Drinkwater
Harry George Walter Drinkwater (1844–1895) was an English architect who practised in and around Oxford. His work included several churches and public houses.
Life
Drinkwater was born in Warwick on 17 March 1844, the son of George Drinkwater, ...
, architect.
* George Frederick Bodley
George Frederick Bodley (14 March 182721 October 1907) was an English Gothic Revival architect. He was a pupil of Sir George Gilbert Scott and worked with C. E. Kempe. He was in partnership with Thomas Garner for much of his career and was ...
, architect.
* Frederick Charles Eden
Frederick Charles Eden (8 March 1864 – 15 July 1944) was an English church architect and designer.
Frederick Eden was born in Brighton, Sussex, England. He was the son of Frederick Morton Eden and Louisa Ann Parker.
Eden was a pupil and lat ...
, architect and designer.
* William Stubbs
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, Bishop of Oxford.
References
External links
St Margaret's Church, Oxford website
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Churches completed in 1893
1893 establishments in England
Margaret
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular thro ...
Margaret
Margaret is a feminine given name, which means "pearl". It is of Latin origin, via Ancient Greek and ultimately from Iranian languages, Old Iranian. It has been an English language, English name since the 11th century, and remained popular thro ...
Grade II listed buildings in Oxford
Grade II listed churches in Oxfordshire