University of Oxford : University Church of St Mary the Virgin (Oxford, England) : Frontal view of the south elevation, showing two levels of windows and traceries spandrels

Creator:

Stone, Nicholas, ca. 1586-1647

Published/Created:

High Street, University of Oxford, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
ca. 1270-1510

Date Depicted:

6/2/2007

Materials:

stone

Notes:

The University Church of St Mary the Virgin is the largest of Oxford's parish churches and the centre from which the University of Oxford grew. A church has been on this site since Anglo Saxon times. It is situated on the north side of the High Street, and is surrounded by university and college buildings. St Mary's has one of the most beautiful spires in England and an eccentric baroque south porch (1637), designed by Nicholas Stone, facing High Street. The 13th century tower is open to the public--this is the oldest extant part of the church, the tower dating 1270 and the spire from the 1320's. St Mary's was the site of the 1555 trial of the Oxford Martyrs. The chancel was rebuilt around 1462, the nave and aisles were rebuilt around 1490, all in the Perpendicular style. Restorations were carried out by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1856-1857 and 1861-1862 and by Sir Thomas Graham Jackson in 1894, the parapet and pinnacles are mostly Scott's work.

Variant Titles:

University Church of Saint Mary the Virgin

Topics:

Architecture -- Britain -- 13th century -- (YVRC)
Architecture -- Britain -- 14th century -- (YVRC)

Period/Style:

Baroque
Gothic (Medieval)
Perpendicular Style

Culture:

British

Accession Number:

1A2-E-O-SMV-A4

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
churches: parish churches (AAT)
schools: universities and colleges (buildings) (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint; religious carving ; construction buildings; religious buildings; churches finial The parapet and pinnacles are mostly the work of Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1856-1857 during a restoration campaign.

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Three

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
6/2/2007

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10163396

PID:

digcoll:1866112