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Tour of Christ Church: Part I                                                                                                                     [ Next ] >>

1.The Tower of three stages, with west gable porch and corner buttresses. Broach spire and tower were based on 13th Century church of Buckworth, near Huntingdon. The Clock of 1843 on the west side of the tower was transferred from Holy Rood Church together with six bells. The present peal of ten bells is immortalised in a poem by Sir John Betjeman.

2. The South Porch of 1916, erected in memory of Henry and Harriet E. Kinneir, has a [ stained glass window ], depicting the Great Western Railway coat-of-arms, donated by Nancy Davis in 1975.

3. After passing through glass doors note, on left, [ marble war memorial ]. Alabaster font of 1905 was donated by Edward Hesketh Goddard in memory of his wife. This is one of many church fittings denoted by the Goddard family.

4. On column to right at west end of nave note listing of Vicars of the Parish of Swindon from 1301 to date.

5. Canon Thomas Corner, at the north-west end of the church, is named after Canon Lewis Thomas (1894-1972) and holds a small library of Christian books.

6. By north wall is [ model ] of Christ Church by Thomas Hewson to 1/100 scale, made from match sticks and balsa wood.

7. The North Transept contains various memorial plaques of the Goddard family. Of particular note is the west window of 1931 by M. Travers, depicting a view through hollyhocks of The Lawn (manor house of the Goddards) towards [ Liddington Hill ], together with Goddard and Christ Church, Oxford, coats-of-arms. Church has much glass of 1855-60 and 1891-1902 elsewhere.

8. The [ Pulpit, 1906 ] of marble and alabaster, was presented by Pleydell and Jessie Goddard in memory of their parents.