Wesley memorial Church, Oxford

 

The full name is Wesley Memorial Methodist Church and you can find it along New Inn Hall Street Oxford. It has one of the spires that Oxford is Famous for. Every time I have walked past it was closed but today was Oxford Open Doors and the Ride & Stride even so I went there next on my little tour around

This is the only photo you see from the outside, no churchyard to look around. |You can read some history on the church here 

 Inside the church quite a large space with chairs instead of the old pews

The altar here bought forward

The altar looking towards the west wall

Paneled west wall with door

Above it all is the rose west window

Pulpit up against the west wall, no doubt taken off a plinth and moved here

Back through the church to the east end

The east window above the gallery

The organ which is where the chancel would have been

 Beautiful model of the chruch

The front of the model

Going up on the gallery these are the seats facing down the church

Behind is the magnificent east window

North and south gallery's 

Looking down from the gallery

another view 

The beautiful looking rose window

The Stained glass windows on the south side

Look even better viewing across the galleries 

Going back down the stairs I noticed this umbrella holder with cups to hold the water

Brass memorials

The Roll of honour for the church from WWI with the name of Hardy F Parsons VC standing out

Second WWI roll of honour, I should have read up on this one

Couple of more stained glass windows

The font, very unusual looking

I'll leave you with this view of he spire from the Botley road the dome behind is the Ratciffe camera

Till next time have  a peaceful week 

St Frideswide, Osney

 

Last time I visited this church was many years ago and I took some photos around the outside as the church was locked. I did contact the vicar with a view to visiting but never got around to arranging it. This Septembers Oxford Open Doors event gave me the opportunity to visit again. There are no headstones to see so I presume all burials are in the local cemetery at Botley

 No point in me copy and pasting you can read the history on Wikipedia

East end with apse

West end, the church is linked to the rectory with a covered walkway

 Another view of the west end

Back to the east

 South side of the church looking to the walkway 

And the north east

Nave from behind the font

Nave proper

Chancel into the apse

The altar and east windows

The altar which is nicely carved and decorated

Rearedos and east window

 Right and left east windows

Looking up at the arched ceiling

Organ pipes

View to the back where refreshments were laid on

The pulpit, I'm not sure what the base is from in front, could be from a column out of an abbey 

View from the pulpit

Nice stained glass, pre raphaelite from the look 

Angels either side of the Roll of Honour

The Roll of Honour is from the parish of St Frideswide, It a lot of wasted lives for a church this size

This is nearby but I did not find out the information on it

The Alice door, think Alice in Wonderland

The carving in it 

 This will tell you about the door

North chapel which I think is the lady Chapel 

Some more nice stained glass

Madonna and child

St Frideswide mothers union banner

Angels along the wall

One of the angels, I was told where they came from but have forgotten 

Eagle lectern

Crucifixion which I feel has come from another church

This memorial is to L.Edwards R.A.M.C who was on the hospital ship HMHS Lanfranc when it was sunk 

Modern day banner

Font with nave in the background

I will leave you with this floral display

Till next time have a peaceful week