Exterior view of St Marys Church, from the west, showing the portico and church tower with young female figures and a pushchair in the foreground

Date:
1946
Location:
St Mary's Church, Horsefair, Banbury, Cherwell, Oxfordshire
Reference:
OP28750
Type:
Photograph (Print)
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Description

Parish church built in 1793, by Samuel Pepys Cockerell. It was to replace the former parish church which had been demolished by 1793, after suffering extensive damage during the English Civil War. The tower and portico were added in 1818-22 by Charles Robert Cockerell. Internal alterations commenced circa 1858-9.

Archival History

This photograph was withdrawn from the open Red Box Collection for conservation reasons during the 2011-2012 Red Box Project.

Content

This is part of the Series: RBO01/34 Early Photographic Print Collection: Oxfordshire; within the Collection: RBO01 Early Photographic Print Collection

Rights

© Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Nelson, James

Keywords

Portico, Tower, Medieval Church, Georgian Parish Church