Church of St Thomas the Martyr
Church of St Thomas the Martyr, St Thomas Street
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1047122
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jan-1954
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St Thomas the Martyr, St Thomas Street
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- 2006-04-26
- Reference:
- IOE01/15291/10
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1047122
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jan-1954
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of St Thomas the Martyr, St Thomas Street
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St Thomas the Martyr, St Thomas Street
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- Oxford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 50599 06155
Details
SP 5006 SE
7/123
ST THOMAS' STREET (west end)
Church of St Thomas the Martyr
12.1.54.
II
Parish church (RCHM 39). Chancel late C12 in origin. In C15-C16 nave was mainly rebuilt and extended to west, with west tower (restored 1936) and north chapel added. South porch 1621. South wall of nave rebuilt, chancel arch removed and walls raised, 1826 by Evans, 'surveyed' by W. Fisher. North chapel removed and north aisle with its arcade built, and chancel arch rebuilt, 1846 by J.P Harrison, architect. Vestry 1898, by C.B Hutchinson, architect.
Fittings include glass by O'Connor (1866) and work by Butterfield and Street. Important for connections with the early history of the Oxford Movement through the Vicar from 1842-92 Canon Chamberlain.
Listing NGR: SP5059906155
Legacy
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- Legacy System number:
- 245883
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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