Carfax Tower / Tower Of The Church Of St Martin Carfax

Date:
3 Jul 2002
Location:
Carfax Tower, Carfax, Oxford, Oxfordshire
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Tower Of The Church Of St Martin Carfax, Carfax, Oxford, Oxfordshire
Reference:
IOE01/06517/05
Type:
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Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

CARFAX 1.

1485 Tower of the Church of St Martin Carfax (Carfax Tower) SP 5106 SW 8/295 12.1.54.

II 2.

Church rebuilt in 1820-22 by John Ploman, except for west tower, and demolished 1896, again leaving the tower which is, probably C14 in origin; (probably with Saxon work also); it was restored in 1896 by Sir T G Jackson who added the buttresses and turret. The tower has a fine clock with animated figures striking the hours. (RCHM 33).

Forms the Western terminal of the High Street.

Listing NGR: SP5130606178

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1616 IOE Records taken by Ruth Povey; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Ms Ruth Povey. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project

People & Organisations

Photographer: Povey, Ruth

Rights Holder: Povey, Ruth

Keywords

Rubble, Early Medieval Tower, Unassigned, Building, Clock Tower, Church, Religious Ritual And Funerary, Place Of Worship