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Ship of Fools: St Ebbe's, Oxford, England

The Mystery WorshipperThe Mystery Worshipper Shipmate
edited September 2019 in The Mystery Worshipper

imageShip of Fools: St Ebbe's, Oxford, England

Coffee in the pews but no Lord’s Prayer – even so, our reporter liked it a lot!

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  • UrgandaUrganda Shipmate
    St Ebbes was once a densely populated area of Georgian terraces. These were pulled down in the 1960's and are now forgotten - a huge stain on the conscience of Oxford.
  • Ex_OrganistEx_Organist Shipmate
    The National Pipe Organ Register shows the organ originally in the North Chancel Aisle, and a note: "Organ to be removed January 2017 as part of a building project in the church."
  • Bishops FingerBishops Finger Shipmate
    edited September 2019
    Urganda wrote: »
    St Ebbes was once a densely populated area of Georgian terraces. These were pulled down in the 1960's and are now forgotten - a huge stain on the conscience of Oxford.

    What (if anything) replaced the erstwhile Georgian terraces? The MW Report mentions a nearby shopping centre...

    I don't know Oxford at all (to my old Headmaster, it was The Other Place!).

  • UrgandaUrganda Shipmate
    The area of St. Ebbes is now the Westgate Shopping complex, which pulls in a lot of money. But then the Georgian terraces would be desirable now.
  • Bishops FingerBishops Finger Shipmate
    I expect they would!
  • ExclamationMarkExclamationMark
    Bishops Finger wrote: »
    Urganda wrote: »
    St Ebbes was once a densely populated area of Georgian terraces. These were pulled down in the 1960's and are now forgotten - a huge stain on the conscience of Oxford.

    What (if anything) replaced the erstwhile Georgian terraces? The MW Report mentions a nearby shopping centre...

    I don't know Oxford at all (to my old Headmaster, it was The Other Place!).

    Someone told me that there's a university there. I don't believe them. There's only the One.
  • UrgandaUrganda Shipmate
    Anonymous as a mystery worshiper, yes. But I have to say: I was a member of that university and I am permanently grateful. It taught me, among many other desirable things, to love beautiful buildings.
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