Alden's Oxford guide : with an appendix entitled "Old Oxford", and a new map . e S. transept is St. Lu,fs Chapel, con-taining the curious Becket window, in which the head of the murdered prelateis obliterated, it is said by royal command. A >!a^> of marble in the floor ofthe nave covers the grave of Dr. Pusey. Inlaid in lead is a Latin inscriptionto his memory and that of his wife and two laughters w iih \\ horn he lies the wall of the S. aisle have been recently placed (1SS6) a life-like bust inwhite marble of the late Prince Leopold, ai d a medallion portrait of the wife ofSi
Alden's Oxford guide : with an appendix entitled "Old Oxford", and a new map . e S. transept is St. Lu,fs Chapel, con-taining the curious Becket window, in which the head of the murdered prelateis obliterated, it is said by royal command. A >!a^> of marble in the floor ofthe nave covers the grave of Dr. Pusey. Inlaid in lead is a Latin inscriptionto his memory and that of his wife and two laughters w iih \\ horn he lies the wall of the S. aisle have been recently placed (1SS6) a life-like bust inwhite marble of the late Prince Leopold, ai d a medallion portrait of the wife ofSir Henry Acland, both with engraved tablets. The ercat window in theX. transept, representing the triumph of St. Michael the Archangel, was pre-sented by the Marquis of Lothian in 1S76. Mr. Burne windows aredeserving of special notice. One, in memory of Mr. Yyner,murdered by Greekbrigands in 1870, is at the E. end of the Lady Chapel ; St. Cecilias adjoinsit in the N. aisle of choir ; and in the S. aisle, also at E. end, is St. Catherine 64 Aldens Oxford LATIN CHAPEL, CHRIST CHURCH CATHEDRAL. Showing the Shrine and Window of St. Frideswide. Reproduced from Cathedral Churches of England and Wales, by permission of Messrs. Cassell & Co. Christ Church. 65 of Alexandria, in memory of the late Miss Edith Liddell. Another by thisartist, subject. ; Faith, Hope, and Charity, is at the W. end of the S. aisle. Full choral Cathedral service is performed here daily, at io and 5, open to thepublic ; and there is also an earlier and a later service, the former attended byall the members of the House. We advise visitors who may spend a >undayin Oxford, especially in term-time, not to miss evening prayers at 5 still survives here a use adopted in honour of Henry VIII., the royalfounder of the House, viz. : the repetition of the versicle and response, OLord, save the Queen, &o, before the Prayer for the Queens Majesty. The Chapter House, adjoining the S. tra
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