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Latitude: 51.7536 / 51°45'12"N
Longitude: -1.2501 / 1°15'0"W
OS Eastings: 451857
OS Northings: 206366
OS Grid: SP518063
Mapcode National: GBR 8Z4.2R3
Mapcode Global: VHCXV.86Y1
Plus Code: 9C3WQP3X+CW
Entry Name: St Edmund Hall, Library
Listing Date: 12 January 1954
Last Amended: 28 June 1972
Grade: I
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1046644
English Heritage Legacy ID: 245117
ID on this website: 101046644
Location: Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1
County: Oxfordshire
District: Oxford
Electoral Ward/Division: Holywell
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Oxford
Traditional County: Oxfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Oxfordshire
Church of England Parish: Oxford St Mary the Virgin with St Cross with St Peter-in-the-East,
Church of England Diocese: Oxford
Tagged with: Church building Norman architecture
ST EDMUND HALL
1.
1485
Library
(Formerly listed as the Church
of St Peter-in-the-East)
SP 5106 SE 9/387 12.1.54.
I
2.
Crypt, chancel and nave, circa 1140-50. North chapel added and chancel
arch probably widened, circa 1230-40. Mid C13 North aisle and North arcade;
the former rebuilt circa mid C14. Early C14, North-West tower
added and nave extended to West. Chancel and nave walls heightened, possibly
in 1481. Late Cl5 South porch. Early Cl6 vestry and chapel to West of Northchapel.
Church restored by Edward Blore in 1835. Stained glass by Willement, 1839.
In C19 the vaulting ribs of West part of chancel were carved. Other restoration,
circa 1875. Chancel refitted by Sir T G Jackson, 1882. Exterior of Chancel
restored in 1906-7 by A J Rowley of Oxford and the crypt in 1931-2. Fittings
include notable C15 stained glass.
The Church was deconsecrated in 1967 to become the Library of St Edmund Hall.
A complete restoration with a modern interior and some plain glass followed
in 1970/1. The West windows was renewed and the West door blocked. Some
of the fittings are retained, others are in store. (RCHM 38).
Listing NGR: SP5185906364
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