Church Of St Peter In The East |
| Hob Uid: 338376 | |
Location :
Oxfordshire
Oxford
Non Civil Parish
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| Grid Ref : SP5185706364 |
| Summary : The church was deconsecrated in 1967 and converted to use as a library for St Edmund's Hall. The Norman church was apparently completed by 1152. The nave and chancel are Norman. The North chapel was built circa 1230-40 and the North aisle added about 1250. In the early 14th century the nave was extended to the West, the North-West tower was built, and the North aisle was rebuilt. The nave and chancel were heightened in 1481. The South porch is late 15th century, the North chapel and vestry are early 16th century. Restored 1844-5, 1855-6, 1882, 1906-9, 1931-2. This was a wealthy Mediaeval parish church, with suburban land in Holywell in 1086 and a large extra-mural parish including chapelries at Wolvercote and St Cross. This suggests that the church was a minster in the late Saxon period. |
More information : 1.[SP 51850637] St. Peter in the East. The present
church was built shortly after the Norman Conquest, prob. on
the site of an earlier church, and was certainly finished by
1152. The builder being Robert D'Oilly, governor of Oxford. From
his heirs it passed to the Crown, and in 1266 Henry III
presented it to Walter de Merton, founder of Merton College. (1-2)
Additional reference (3)
St Peter in the East was a wealthy church, with suburban land in Holywell in 1086 and a large extra-mural parish including chapelries at Wolvercote and St Cross. This suggests that the church was a minster in the late Saxon period. (4) |