2025
SP5106 : Altar and east window
taken 9 months ago, near to Oxford, Oxfordshire, England
This is 1 of 3 images, with title Altar and east window in this square
Altar and east window
I am surprised that the window is not in stained glass; one would have thought, it being Oxford, that some rich benefactor would have wanted to be remembered that way at St Mary, Oxford.
University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford
The University Church of St Mary the Virgin is situated on the north side of the High Street. It is the centre from which the University of Oxford grew and its parish consists almost exclusively of university and college buildings.
St Mary's possesses an eccentric baroque porch, designed by Nicholas Stone, facing the High Street, and a spire. Radcliffe Square lies to the north ,and to the east is Catte Street. The 13th-century tower is open to the public and provides good views across the heart of the historic university city, especially Radcliffe Square, the Radcliffe Camera, Brasenose College and All Souls' College.
St Mary's is Grade I listed. Link.
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- SP5106, 4325 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Bill Nicholls (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Wednesday, 4 June, 2025 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 6 June, 2025
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
SP 5162 0626 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:45.1597N 1:15.2165W - Camera Location
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OSGB36: SP 51622 06265
- View Direction
- East-northeast (about 67 degrees)
