St Michael at the Northgate
City Church of Oxford 1971–present
When All Saints Church in the High Street was converted into a library in 1971, St-Michael-at-the-Northgate (now the United Benefice of St Michael with All Saints and St Martin’s) became the City Church.
A wrought-iron stand with the city arms at its head (where the mayoral insignia were placed when the mayor and corporation attended service) was brought here from All Saints and placed near the front pew.
The engraving below shows St Michael-at-the-Northgate Church (which stands on the corner of Cornmarket and Ship Street) in 1834. Its Saxon tower dates from around 1050.
Above: the plaque put on the roof by the plumbers who must have worked on the lead in 1765: T. Parker and I. Slater.
See also:
- History of St Michael’s Church in the Victoria County History
- The first city church (St Martin’s)
- The second city church (All Saints)