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On the morning of the second day, Sonia Yazmadjian visited Christ Church College Chapel (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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As we have noted, the Chapel is also - uniquely - a Cathedral, the mother-church of the Anglican Diocese of Oxford (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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Although Christ Church is one of the smaller Anglican cathedrals, it possesses a rich heritage of stained glass (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The earliest stained glass window was created in the year 1320. The most recent dates from 2023 (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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This splendid memorial dates from the year 1620 (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The glorious stone vaulted ceiling of the chancel (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The beautiful rose window above the altar was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The golden high altar (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The choir stalls are in the chancel, between the nave and the high altar (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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An angelic violinist (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The seat of a Very Important Person (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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Jesus enables Peter to walk upon the water (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The brass eagle lectern is considered a quintessentially English item of church furniture (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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Divine Justice depicted on a tile in the chancel floor (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The Cathedral's historic pulpit. contrasting with some very modern seating in the transept behind (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The Cathedral's imposing pulpit (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The grave of the Revd Edward Bouverie Pusey, a leading figure in the Oxford Movement - and a friend of 'Lewis Carroll' (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The St Michael in the north transept, "a dramatic example of the work of Clayton & Bell, installed in 1875" (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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A quiet corner of the Cathedral (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The shrine of St Frideswide - 7th century Princess, Abbess, and Patron Saint of Oxford (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The Thomas Becket window, dating from the early 14th century (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The font in the south transept, originally made for Ely Cathedral in the late 17th century (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The Bishop's Throne (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The St Catherine window, designed by Sir Edward Burne-Jones. St Catherine's face is that of Alice Liddell's sister Edith (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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Remembrance Sunday is a couple of months away, but it's no surprise to find memorials in the Cathedral to members of our armed forces (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The Rifles is the British Army's largest infantry regiment, formed in 2007. It seves as the county regiment of Oxfordshire and twelve other English counties (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian}
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The Queen's Own Oxfordshire Hussars was a Yeomanry Cavalry regiment, formed in 1798. In 2020 the regiment became part of the Royal Logistic Corps (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The imposing Rieger organ was installed in 1979 at the west end of the nave (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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The Cathedral's Cloister Garden was originally designed as an authentic mediaeval garden. In 2008 it was redesigned in a simpler style, with a flourishing olive tree (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
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Besides the olive tree, there is now a lead planter, bearing words from Psalm 150 "The Leaves of the Tree are for the Healing of the Nations" (photo by Sonia Yazmadjian)
