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Roof Appeal
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APPEAL TARGETS* Phase 1 |
St Giles Oxford is an historic mediaeval church - it is a
Grade 1 Listed Building and its Chancel and Lady Chapel roofs are in urgent
need of restoration. The Chancel is the earliest surviving area of St Giles’ with C12th and C13th masonry and C13th chancel beams. The Stonesfield roof tiles need periodic renewal and were last replaced in 1936, using tiles salvaged from a disused Oxfordshire barn. The Lady Chapel roof and south wall were rebuilt in the C19th and only patched since. Continual minor repairs and patching to both roofs have gradually overloaded and damaged the ancient supporting beams. Their state is now critical. |
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The age of the timbers, verified by a dendrochronological survey and announced in the Autumn of 2006 is from C.1288 AD |
4-5 September - Sept St Giles Fair: – pig roast
During the annual two-day St Giles' Fair, the church will host a
Pig Roast at the southernmost edge of the church grounds, in the heart of the
fair, selling roast pork with various additions and accompaniments.
14 September - Church Crawl
Coach trip, guided by Oxfordshire Historic Churches Trust's
Richard Lethbridge, to:
St Michael, Stanton Harcourt, housing the oldest rood screen in England
and built by Queen Adeliza, widow of Henry I
St Mary, North Leigh, a late Saxon church with a magnificent
perpendicular chapel
St James, South Leigh, 15th Century, with spectacular wall paintings
St Peter and St Paul, Church Hanborough, a beautiful and unspoilt church
in the Cotswold Perpendicular style
Tickets £20 including coach (with wheelchair facilities), lunch and a glass of
wine at The Hand & Shears, Church Hanborough.
For tickets or more information, call 01865 423478, or send a cheque made
payable to St Giles' Roof Appeal and a stamped self-addressed envelope to: Roof
Appeal, 19 Raleigh Park Road, Oxford, OX2 9AZ
24 September - 13 October: Exhibition
Lift Up Your Eyes: Roofscapes.
Open daily.
28 September - Lunchtime talk by Julian Mumby
12.30 pm. Some Medieval Roofs in Oxford.
5 October:
Lunchtime slide lecture by Richard Lethbridge
12.30 pm. Beautiful and Little-known Churches of Oxfordshire.
Admission £6, including light lunch
12 October Lunchtime talk by Julian Crook
12.30 pm. Bishops and Base Crucks: 14th Century timber halls
in Southern England, and their carpentry
November: Ceramics exhibition
Dates and times to be confirmed
19 November:
Harpsichord concert - Peter Ward Jones
Following his widely-acclaimed sell-out performance
last year, and in honour of St Cecilia, patron saint of music, a Harpsichord
Recital by Peter Ward Jones. 3.00 pm in the church, followed by tea and
patisserie in the church hall. Sponsored by Maison Blanc. Tickets: £7.50
6th January (Twelfth night), 2007: Tour of St John’s with coffee & mince pies.
Guided tour of St John's College by Catherine Hilliard.
Mincepies and coffee in the Hall, Laudian vestments in Garden Quad, and the
Library. (Meet at the Porters' Lodge at 10.00 am £7.50, including coffee and
mince pies.)
We would welcome any ideas for fundraising events. Please contact the events team: Laura Cairns (077 1249 0532) or John Clements.
If you can help by making a contribution, however large or small, we would be very grateful.
There is a churn for donations inside the church door.
Cheques or CAF gifts should be payable to St Giles’ Roof Appeal and put in
the churn, or sent to:
The Treasurer
28 Northmoor Road
Oxford, OX2 6UR
If you are in the position to use GIFT AID, please be sure to make use of this government tax concession (it increases the value of your gift by 28%). Special Gift Aid envelopes are available on the church pews
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