Visiting Eynsham was a last minute decision with me. I felt I needed to visit a church for some photos and was wondering which was the easiest place to go on my list then Remembered Eynsham had a church I knew of. I grabbed by gear and set off. After going to a couple of places I wanted to see I parked along the road from the first church in the square and got on with taking my photos. Looking across the churchyard I noticed another church nearby and found an entrance in the churchyard. The church I noticed from the Churchyard Was St Peters Catholic Church so I walked around for a few photos. Some history off Wikipedia :-
" In 1895 Herbert May founded a Roman Catholic mission at his home, Newland Lodge. The lodge burnt down in 1897, after which Mass was said at the Railway Inn until May had a new house built for him. The mission closed when May moved to Oxford. In 1928 the Roman Catholic parish of Witney leased the upper storey of the Bartholomew Room, making it St. Peter's Chapel. Building of a new Roman Catholic church was begun in the 1930s but was delayed by the Second World War and not completed until 1967."
This view shows the Church Entrance and Churchyard beside it
12 comments:
It does look quite modern compared to many others you have shared.
I did not know Tolkein's son had been a Catholic priest, how interesting. I believe that Tolkein wove quite a lot of Catholicism in his books although I have not studied them enough to be sure. Those finials are really interesting. I hope you find out where they come from one day.
Thank you for this blog post. I have read all the links and found them spiritually informative and uplifting. I hope you get to visit again especially inside. Have a good week Bill.
It was a surprise to see a contemporary church on you blog. The finials are intriguing.
Yes makes a change I admit
I remember reading Tolkein was Catholic but did not realise he had a Son who was a priest
Lets hope I can visit again, I would not like to miss seeing the church
They are around just not that many
From some angles, it looks older than it is.
Modern churches are not so beautiful - but their central heating is more efficient!
It is a little deceiving
You are right there though most Catholic churches do tend to be new churches compared to the Church Of England ones
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