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Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford: the nave looking towards the chancel

RIBA Ref No RIBA6580
Artist/PhotographerSmith, Edwin (1912-1971)
CountryUK: England
CityOxford
Subject Date1200
Image Date1960
ViewInterior
StyleGothic
MediumTransparency
Library ReferenceESCT2293
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoColour
CreditEdwin Smith / RIBA Collections
SubjectCathedrals ; University buildings ; Vaulting
NOTES: Built between 1160 and 1200 as the church for the Augustinian priory of St Frideswide, this church was appropriated by Cardinal Wolsey as the chapel of the new college of Christ Church being built on the priory lands in 1524. It was designated the cathedral of the Diocese of Oxford in 1546.
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