St Michael at the Northgate

St Michael at the Northgate

St Michael at the Northgate is a church in the city centre of Oxford, England, located at the junction of Cornmarket Street and Ship Street, on the site of the former north gate of the old Oxford city wall.

The church was built between 1000 and 1050 and is the oldest building in Oxford. Architect John Plowman rebuilt the north aisle and transept in 1833, and the tower is in the Saxon style. St Michael at the Northgate is currently the city church of Oxford, meaning it is where the mayor of Oxford attends services. This title originally belonged to St Martin's Church at Carfax; after St Martin's was demolished in 1896, it passed to All Saints' Church on the High Street. In 1971, All Saints' was deconsecrated and converted into the library for Lincoln College, Oxford, and so the title was transferred to St Michael’s. The parishes of both St Martin's and All Saints' have now been merged into that of St Michael at the Northgate.

On April 25, 1859, William Morris and Jane Burden were married at St Michael at the Northgate. The pulpit of John Wesley can also be seen here. In 1555, the Oxford Martyrs were imprisoned in Bocardo Prison and burned at the stake outside the city walls the following year, on what is now Broad Street.

St Michael at the North Gate

Must-visit reason: The oldest building in Oxford

Continent where the attraction is located: Europe【Europe】

Country/region where the attraction is located: Britain[Britain]

Province/state where the attraction is located: Oxfordshire [Oxfordshire]

City where the attraction is located: Oxford [Oxford]