Film Friendly Oxfordshire Abbey
- Ref. No.: SE3058
- Location: Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Within the M25: No
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This Abbey is not only one of the finest monastic buildings in Oxfordshire, with a history going back to AD 635, but is also the parish church. It is a place of great calm and beauty.
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Interior
Impressive interior with most original features intact including a shrine chapel. Today, there are two places in the Abbey where 14th century paintings can still be seen – a Crucifixion scene in the Chapel and a huge St Christopher and Christ child in the south choir aisle.
There are also some bright wall paintings in the smaller Chapel which were executed 500 years later. Designed by Clayton & Bell in 1893-94, they were intended to beautify the Abbey, a follow-up to the extensive restoration works of William Butterfield and Sir George Gilbert Scott earlier that century. The theme is the Annunciation (the announcement) by the Archangel Gabriel of the impending birth of Jesus the Son of God to the Virgin Mary.
It was a Norman Abbey Church and built on the site of a Saxon cathedral built by St Birinus
Facilities
- 3 Phase Power
- Domestic Power
- Fire Hydrant (close by)
- Green Room
- Internet Access
- Mains Water
- Toilets
Floors
- Stone Floor
Interior Features
- Concrete Pillars
Rooms
- Green Room
- Porch
Walls & Windows
- Exposed Beams
- Stained Glass Windows
Exterior
An impressive historic monastic building in the village setting of an ancient coaching inn village which is mostly unspoilt.
Exterior Features
- Back Garden
- Front Garden
Parking
- Off Street Parking
- Parking Nearby
Views
- Residential View
