Our next scheduled event was not until Evensong
at 6:00pm so, as we had some spare time, we decided to walk
around Oxford. We found
St Michael's at the
North Gate. Originally built around 1000–1050, with the
tower from 1040 still in existence, the church is Oxford's
oldest building.
A particularly shiny lectern!
The organ includes some "en chamade"
pipes.
This statue of George and the Dragon is a memorial to King
George V. Poor dragon - no wonder there are none left!
This window depicts Abraham and Isaac, "I am the
resurrection and the life" and "Hold fast the form of
sound words, which thou hast heard of me, in faith and
love which is in Christ Jesus." (2 Timothy 1:13)
Blessed are the merciful (Justice). Usually, images of
justice have her blindfolded so she is impartial - not
sure about this one!
Blessed are the Peacemakers (Love)
Melchizedek, King of Salem
St Michael
Detail of the above (What big pointy teeth you have,
Satan!)
Hezekiah, King of Judah
The Tree of Life
We were told that there were 26
colleges which would have Evensong tonight (as it was a
Sunday). I could not find information about most of them
but Exeter was offering music that we both like so we
opted for it, not knowing anything about it. We hit the
jackpot! The Chapel at Exeter College is stunning and so
was the choir! The music was the Responses by Tomkins,
the Canticles by Dyson in D and the anthem "Blessed be
the God and Father" by SS Wesley. The choir was made up
of men and women, mostly students. The organ voluntary
was Bach's Toccata in C BWV 564. Like the rest of the
music, it was played superbly. It was wonderful to be
there!