Christ Church Cathedral is unusual in being both the cathedral of the Diocese of Oxford and the chapel of Christ Church, one of the largest colleges of the university. Its glass runs from the fourteenth century to the present.
Medieval and seventeenth-century glass
The Lucy Chapel holds a rare surviving window honouring Thomas Becket, from about 1340 to 1350, and the Latin Chapel has glass of a similar date in a different style. Abraham van Linge made two windows in the 1630s, one showing Jonah and one dedicated to Bishop Robert King.
Burne-Jones and the Victorians
The east window of the Latin Chapel, telling the story of St Frideswide, was designed in 1859 by Edward Burne-Jones, then in his mid-twenties, and made by James Powell and Sons. It is among his earliest windows. The north transept has a dramatic St Michael window by Clayton and Bell, dated 1875, and further pieces made to Burne-Jones designs by William Morris’s firm in the 1870s.
| Place | Details |
|---|---|
| Location | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England |
| Type | Cathedral and college chapel |
| Period | Medieval to Victorian |
| Glass artists | Edward Burne-Jones (made by James Powell and Sons); Clayton and Bell; Abraham van Linge |
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Published 4 November 2026