This week The Church Explorer is back in Oxford to visit more from the book Oxfordshires Best Churches.The first church I visited which I might add is not in the book. St Giles Oxford which sits between the Woodstock road and Banbury road at the end of St Giles wide boulevard. For some more detail on the church read the Wickpeda link on St Giles
The war memorial in St Giles the Woodstock road is to the left and the Banbury road on the right. St Giles church is behind the trees you see in the middle
The main entrance to the churchyard and St Giles looking towards the church
From the Woodstock road side
East end from the Banbury road
Banbury road entrance on the south side
South entrance porch which was locked
Another south side view from the path
North side from near the Woodstock road. I went in the doorway you see open only to find a lecture going on, as there were a lot of people inside I decided to come back later and went around the churchyard
St Giles is one of the few churches in the city that does have a churchyard with headstones
How this one stays up I do not know and it is a wonder no one has laid down down for H&S reasons
There are a few seats scattered around and I saw people on them
Sunken headstones and tomb
Someone wanted to be remember with this monument though I dare say if any relatives are around now have forgotten them
Looking at the tomb chest here I would say it is around 3-400 years old
It's quite a large churchyard which I suspect from some debris I see behind the headstones has a few rough sleepers in it at night
North of the church a few tombs
Looking north across the south side of the church from the road
The church was free of people after I visited St Barnabas so I took the opportunity to get some photos. This is inside the south porch which I showed locked in an earlier photo I took it as I was leaving
Above the doorway a memorial
The iron work on the hinges was interesting to look at
View from the south doorway
Taking in a wider view showing more of the church
The main aisle looking down the nave, the screen was used in the lecture I came in on. I did feel it could have been put away, but then there may have been another lecture later.
North aisle
Inside the chancel which is hidden by the screen
The east window which I think was quiet beautiful
There are a lot of memorials to loo at around the church
The statues here on display must have come from either a tomb or a memorial you see on the wall
Lancet window onto the south chapel
North aisle looking to the chapel
South aisle chapel
I assume it is the lady chapel with the icon on the altar
The pulpit
Looking down form it to the nave
The font I fount out is a 13th-century square font with angle colonnetts supported on five pillars I must admit I came away felling a little disappointing in my visit which could be down to walking around and St Giles being the last one on my visit. Saying that if it is open then have a look around
Till Next Time May I wish you all A peaceful weekend
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