St Philip and St James now the Oxford Centre for Mission Studys was one of the last two churches I wanted to visit from the Book Oxfordshires Best Churches. My feeling when I first looked was it would not be possible to go inside, then I came across the Open Doors event in Oxford. After looking on the list I found the last two churches I needed access to were open needless to say I went along. Click on the link for the history and more information about the church. You will find stained glass over load this week, the church is full of it
South side of the church, the gate leading you to the south porch was locked so I could not get any nearer to the church
South transept
Good job my compact zoom has a long reach to get this photo of the foundation stone
The spire which is one of the ones you see around Oxford
From over the Woodstock Road
The door had only been open a short while
Inside was not as cluttered as I thought it would be and I could see the altar
The rood which is on a beam across the chancel arch
The beam has an inscription across it
The apse with the chancel in it
The altar and rerdos
The Reredos really is stunning
Windows on either side of the apse
Ceiling view
Crown,
Not sure what when wrong with this one It's a bit out of focus
This is the view from the pulpit
Looking back to the entrance
Ceiling in the nave
Zoomed with my phone so best I could get
The windows around the church show the stations of the cross
This is not something I have seen before, normally they are plaques on the wall
These show the Crucifixion and placing in the tomb
Three windows behind some book shelves
I thought this was a roll of Honour, there are a lot of names on it
The door leads to an off ice now but used to be the north transept, on the left of the door is the Roll of Honour, the filing cabinet hides most of it
Carving over the top show I think Jesus in his mothers arms and below St George and St Michael
The capitals on the pillars
Are beautifully carved
Candelabra with candels
Look up and there is more stained glass to see
Priests chair
One of the high windows
The font cover is what I wanted to see
It really is quite stunning to see
I left this photo of the Madonna and child which I loved and is over the door to the old south transept
Till next time may I wish you all a peaceful weekend
1 comment:
That has to be one of the most unique fonts I've ever seen, Billy, and I love the statue of the Virgin Mary with infant, Jesus. Glorious to see as we enter this season of Advent. And yes, there is a LOT of gorgeous stained glass. Thanks for this tour. Blessings!
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