History in Structure

Cathedral Church

A Grade I Listed Building in Oxford, Oxfordshire

  • Christ Church: the cathedral from the meadows to the east

  • Christ Church: cathedral nave, c.1190; shortened by Wolsey's work of the 1520s

  • Christ Church: cathedral nave arcades, c.1190; Norman-Transitional

  • Christ Church: cathedral Latin Chapel, c.1320; St Frideswide window dates from 1859

  • Christ Church: cathedral 'Chapel of St Lucy'; east window with early c14 glass

  • Christ Church: shrine of St Frideswide; made 1289, destroyed at reformation, reconstructed 1880

  • Christ Church: Lady Elizabeth Montacute (nee Montfort), 1354; founded chantry in 1346

  • Christ Church: embroidered robe of Lady Elizabeth Montacute, 1354

  • Christ Church: jewelled headdress from the effigy of Lady Elizabeth Montacute, 1354

  • Christ Church: Simon Montacute, Bishop of Worcester & Ely, from the tomb of Elizabeth Montacute, 1354

  • Christ Church: two daughters, probably Mary & Alice, from the tomb of Elizabeth Montacute, 1354

  • Christ Church: two daughters, probably Hawise & Elizabeth (prioress of Haliwell), from the tomb of Elizabeth Montacute, 1354

  • Christ Church: probably Maud Montacute, Abbess of Barking, from the tomb of Elizabeth Montacute, 1354

  • Christ Church: John de Nowers, 1386; much repaired & doesn't belong to the tomb, ox head crest

  • Christ Church: John Fitzaleyn, 1452

  • Christ Church: Sir Edward Courtenay, 1460, civilian with anelace & scabbard

  • Christ Church: James Courthop, 1557

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Entry Name: Cathedral Church

Listing Date: 12 January 1954

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1283787

English Heritage Legacy ID: 244873

ID on this website: 101283787

Location: Christ Church Cathedral, 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

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