St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford
St John the Evangelist Church, Oxford
St John the Evangelist Church is a Church of England parish church on Iffley Road in Oxford, England. It was founded as a mission of the Society of St John the Evangelist (the Cowley Fathers).[1] Since 1980 it has served also as one of the college chapels of St Stephen's House, Oxford.[2]
The building was designed by G.F. Bodley predominantly in a Decorated Gothic style and built in 1894–96.[3] Its aisles and chancel have pinnacled flying buttresses.[4] The castellated west tower was added in 1902.[5] The east, west and north-east windows contain stained glass designed by C.E. Kempe and made in about 1900.[4]
St. John's is a Grade I listed building.
See also
References
- ↑ East Oxford: Iffley Road, Old Oxford
- ↑ New use likely for historic chapel, Oxford and Oxfordshire News, 16 November 2007.
- ↑ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 340.
- 1 2 Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, p. 341.
- ↑ Sherwood & Pevsner 1974, pp. 340–341.
Sources
- Sherwood, Jennifer; Pevsner, Nikolaus (1974). Oxfordshire. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books. pp. 340–341. ISBN 0-14-071045-0.
External links
- sje-oxford.org Official website
Coordinates: 51°44′48″N 1°14′24″W / 51.74667°N 1.24000°W
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