St Margaret's Church, Oxford facts for kids
Quick facts for kids St Margaret's Church |
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| Parish Church of St Philip and St James with St Margaret | |
St Margaret's Church, looking northeast from Kingston Road.
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| 51°46′00″N 1°16′07″W / 51.766725°N 1.268505°W | |
| Location | St Margaret's Road, Oxford |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Churchmanship | Liberal Anglo-Catholic |
| Website | stmargaretsoxford.org |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Margaret of Antioch |
| Consecrated | 1893 |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Gothic Revival architecture |
| Years built | 1893 |
| Administration | |
| Deanery | Oxford |
| Archdeaconry | Oxford |
| Diocese | Oxford |
| Province | Canterbury |
St Margaret's Church is a church located in North Oxford, England. You can find it near the top of Kingston Road, right where it meets St Margaret's Road.
This church was built between 1883 and 1893. It is a special building because it is listed as Grade II listed. This means it is an important historical building that needs to be protected.
Next to the churchyard, there is a War Memorial. It was put there in 1920 to remember people from the area who died in wars. The memorial looks like a calvary, which is a cross with a figure of Jesus on it.
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The Church's Story
As the city of Oxford grew in the Victorian times, more people moved to the northern part. Because of this, new church areas, called parishes, were created. These new parishes were made from parts of the older St. Giles' parish.
How St Margaret's Began
One of these new parishes was for St Philip and St James' Church, which officially opened in 1862. St Margaret's Church started as a "daughter church" of St Philip and St James in 1883. This means it was a newer church connected to an older, main church.
The church was designed by an architect named H. G. W. Drinkwater. The first stone for the church was placed on May 8, 1883. The church was officially opened for worship by Bishop Stubbs on November 22, 1893.
Building and Art
A new tower for the church was planned in 1899 by another architect, G. F. Bodley. However, this tower was never finished. Today, what was meant to be the tower is now the south-west porch of the church.
Inside the church, the Lady Chapel has three beautiful windows. These windows were designed by F. C. Eden. They show important religious stories: the birth of Jesus, the crucifixion, and Pentecost, which is about the Holy Spirit coming to the Church.
Changes Over Time
St Margaret's became its own separate parish in August 1896. Later, in 1976, it joined back with St Philip and St James parish. St Philip and St James Church closed in 1982. In 1983, the parish of St Philip and St James with St Margaret joined with the parish of St Giles. This created a united church area called a benefice.
People to Know
- Harry Drinkwater: The architect who designed St Margaret's Church.
- George Frederick Bodley: An architect who started designing a new tower for the church.
- Frederick Charles Eden: The artist who designed the beautiful windows in the Lady Chapel.
- William Stubbs: The Bishop of Oxford who officially opened St Margaret's Church.
