St Mary Magdalen Oxford

 

This week the church explorer visits St Mary Magdalen Oxford which was originally a Saxon church that got burned down in 1074 it would have been outside the North Gate, There is more history to read in the link above

  

East end looking from over the road looking at the font does not show how big the church is

Back looking at the north west

 

Unlike  other churches in Oxford St Mary Magdalen is one of the few with a churchyard that has headstones, I'm sure I have seen this part used in a TV series, in the distance is the martyrs memorial

 

 

I'm not sure where the entrance is to loo around though

 

 

Most of the headstones look worn, even the tomb 

 

 

This is the south side side

 

 

Turning round to look west, I took all the photos of the churchyard from outside the rails

First look from inside the door

 

This I would say is the north aisle, there are four in total

 

 

The nave or main aisle

 

 

Third aisle

 

Last of all the south aisle or fourth one which  is the lady chapel 

Going back to the Nave

 

I took this on wide setting so it looks distorted

 

 I tried to get a photo of the rerdos behind but the candle holder distort it, next time I'm near I'll see if I cat do better

 

Closer view on normal showing the east widow as well

Turning around looking down the nave at the west window

The church from the pulpit, sorry did not take one of the pulpit

Looking from the lady chapel across the church

Looking up at the ceiling of the nave

South aisle altar and east window

South ails east window

East wall decoration 

Third aisle or south aisle 

Altar with simple covering and just an altar cross 

The east window

The Lady chapel which I think is superb 

Everything just stands out

Altar and reredos

The reredos is stunning to look at

The east window I find compliments in it's beauty as well

North window of the chapel 

West wall, the door here is partly blocked but has a smaller door inserted, I'm pretty sure there is a porch the other side 

There are a good many memorials in the church

This is an unusual memorial to see, as it if from the Korean war, Lieut John Firth  was killed in 1951 

Church brasses now shown on the wall

One collage I did not have to make sowing memorials

Bequest of John Tatlor of Woodstock

Various icons and stature in the church 

This beautiful memorial belongs to Anne who died in 1673 

This is another quite beautiful one though you cannot read the inscription, I should think it is a similar age 

You can see these either side of the main aisle 

This memorial belongs to Guil Pickering who died in 1635

Another beautiful stained glass window which I think is in the lady chapel 

One from the north asile

Beautiful floral display 

I really do not know who this person is though is picture is prominently displayed  

Stations of the cross 

This is a medieval oak "Jewel Chest"

I do not have an age for the font but presume it is medieval 

With that I will say till next time may I wish you all a peaceful week