Church of St Mary and St Nicholas, Littlemore


The Church of St Mary and St Nicholas is a Church of England parish church in Littlemore, Oxford, Oxfordshire. The church is a grade II* listed building. The church was founded by John Henry Newman, later Cardinal Newman of the Roman Catholic Church, and it became a centre of Anglo-Catholicism.

History

The church was built from 1835 to 1836 by H. J. Underwood for John Henry Newman. The foundation stone was laid in 1835 by Jemima, mother of Newman, and the church was consecrated on 22 September 1836. In 1848, the chancel and tower where added by Joseph Clarke.
The church had originally been built as a chapel of ease in the parish of the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, Oxford. In 1847, Littlemore became its own parish and the chapel was renamed the Church of St Mary and St Nicholas.
A new east window was added to the church in approximately 1900. The stained glass had been designed by Louis Davis and was in memory of Vernon Green, a former vicar. The American poet, Louise Imogen Guiney gave a crucifix sculpture to the church to mark the centenary of Cardinal Newman's birth in 1901.
On 18 July 1963, the church was designated a grade II* listed building.

Present day

The parish of Littlemore is in the Archdeaconry of Oxford of the Diocese of Oxford.

Notable clergy

The incumbent of the parish is the vicar. The following have been vicar, or otherwise stated, of the parish: