Alden's Oxford guide : with an appendix entitled "Old Oxford", and a new map . n the western suburb, he connected the new see with his recentlyfounded college t Christ Church is therefore an instance, without parallel, ofthe union of a cathedral and a collegiate foundation. Its Latin name being/Odes ChrLti (not Collegium), it is never called a College, but is spoken of byits members as The House. A curious illustration of its mixed , afforded by the fact that although the diocesan is styled Bishop of never hears of the Dean of Oxford or the Canons of Oxford, but they
Alden's Oxford guide : with an appendix entitled "Old Oxford", and a new map . n the western suburb, he connected the new see with his recentlyfounded college t Christ Church is therefore an instance, without parallel, ofthe union of a cathedral and a collegiate foundation. Its Latin name being/Odes ChrLti (not Collegium), it is never called a College, but is spoken of byits members as The House. A curious illustration of its mixed , afforded by the fact that although the diocesan is styled Bishop of never hears of the Dean of Oxford or the Canons of Oxford, but they arealways called Dean and Canons of Christ Chinch. The Cathedral is a very interesting architectural type of the transition period between the Norman and Early English styles. • It is now asserted that the true shrine of St. Frideswide was demolished at the Refor*matiou, and that this tomb was built in memory of an unknown merchant and his wife. t The King died within a few weeks after its foundation, without hanug signed anystatutes for the House. 62 Aldens Oxford CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL. FROM THE CLOISTERS- Reproduced from Cathedral Churches of England and Wales, bv permission of Messrs. Casscll er Co, Christ Church Cathedral. 63 Its spire is one of the most ancient in England ; and the beautifulvaulted roof of the Choir (said to have been added by Wolsey assome atonement for having pulled dcrvn fifty feet of the nave) ismuch admired. The E. end was restored in 1S71 by Sir G. in harmony with the original design ; and within the last fewyears, the whole of the interior has b*en greatly improved, thenave considerably extended westward, he Cloisters restored, anda new W. entrance opened from the Great Quadrangle (p. 67). On the S. side of the choir an Episcopal Throne has been erected at the costof ^1,000, as a memorial to the late Bp. Wilberiorce; a life-like medallionportrait of this prelate is conspicuous among its profuse embellishment of wood-carving. The
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