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{{Short description|War memorial garden in Oxford, England}}
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[[File:Christ Church War Memorial Garden, Oxford, July 25, 2023.jpg|thumb|left|Christ Church War Memorial Garden]]
[[File:Christ Church War Memorial Garden from Broad Walk - geograph.org.uk - 1292727.jpg|thumb|[[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church]] War Memorial Garden, looking north from the western end of [[Broad Walk]], with [[Tom Tower]] in the background.]]
[[File:Christ Church War Memorial Garden from Broad Walk - geograph.org.uk - 1292727.jpg|thumb|[[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church]] War Memorial Garden, looking north from the western end of [[Broad Walk]], with [[Tom Tower]] in the background.]]
[[File:Christ Church, war memorial garden 01.JPG|thumb|View of the garden looking east along Broad Walk.]]
[[File:Christ Church, war memorial garden 01.JPG|thumb|View of the garden looking east along Broad Walk.]]


'''Christ Church War Memorial Garden''' is a [[garden]] in [[Oxford]], [[England]], created in 1926 to commemorate the [[First World War]].<ref>{{cite web| title=War Memorial Garden at Christ Church | url=http://www.visitoxfordandoxfordshire.com/Oxford-War-Memorial-Garden/details/?dms=3&feature=11&venue=2912558 | work=[http://www.visitoxfordandoxfordshire.com/ Visit Oxfordshire] | accessdate=3 June 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Christ Church War Memorial Garden | url=https://foursquare.com/v/christ-church-war-memorial-garden/4e11aa8aae602afe96bea6fb | work=[[Foursquare]] | accessdate=3 June 2014 }}</ref>
'''Christ Church War Memorial Garden''' is a [[garden]] in [[Oxford]], [[England]], created in 1926 to commemorate the [[First World War]].<ref>{{cite web| title=War Memorial Garden at Christ Church | url=http://www.visitoxfordandoxfordshire.com/Oxford-War-Memorial-Garden/details/?dms=3&feature=11&venue=2912558 | work=[Visit Oxfordshire] | accessdate=3 June 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| title=Christ Church War Memorial Garden | url=https://foursquare.com/v/christ-church-war-memorial-garden/4e11aa8aae602afe96bea6fb | work=[[Foursquare City Guide|Foursquare]] | accessdate=3 June 2014 }}</ref>


The [[war memorial]] garden, in memory of members of [[Christ Church, Oxford]], is located east off [[St Aldate's, Oxford|St Aldate's]] at the western end of [[Broad Walk]], which leads along the northern edge of [[Christ Church Meadows]]. To the north is [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church]], one of the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] colleges, with a view of [[Tom Tower]] above its main entrance, also on St Aldate's.
The [[war memorial]] garden, in memory of members of [[Christ Church, Oxford]], one of the [[University of Oxford|Oxford]] colleges, is located east off [[St Aldate's, Oxford|St Aldate's]] at the western end of [[Broad Walk]], which leads along the northern edge of [[Christ Church Meadows, Oxford|Christ Church Meadows]]. To the north is [[Christ Church, Oxford|Christ Church]] with a view of [[Tom Tower]] above its main entrance, also on St Aldate's.


There is an inscription in the paving of the path through the garden with a quotation from [[John Bunyan]]’s ''[[Pilgrim’s Progress]]''.<ref>{{cite web| title=Inscriptions: Christ Church Memorial Garden | url=http://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/streets/inscriptions/central/christchurch_sword.html | work=[http://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/ Oxford History] | location=UK | accessdate=3 June 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book| title=The Colleges of Oxford | chapter=Christ Church | page=59 | first=Miles | last=Jebb | series=A Constable guide | publisher=[[Constable (publisher)|Constable]] |location=London | year=1992 | isbn=0 09 469180 0 }}</ref>
There is an inscription in the paving of the path through the garden with a quotation from [[John Bunyan]]’s ''[[Pilgrim’s Progress]]''.<ref>{{cite web| title=Inscriptions: Christ Church Memorial Garden | url=http://www.oxfordhistory.org.uk/streets/inscriptions/central/christchurch_sword.html | work=[Oxford History] | location=UK | accessdate=3 June 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite book| title=The Colleges of Oxford | chapter=Christ Church | page=59 | first=Miles | last=Jebb | series=A Constable guide | publisher=[[Constable (publisher)|Constable]] |location=London | year=1992 | isbn=0-09-469180-0 }}</ref>


Post [[Second World War]] development planned for central Oxford included a [[bypass (road)|relief road]] passing through the northern edge of Christ Church Meadow along the route of Broad Walk and joining the district of [[St Ebbe's]], via the location of the garden.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10758096.Fifty_years_later_and_Christ_Church_Meadow_relief_road_is_unthinkable/ | title=Fifty years later and Christ Church Meadow relief road is unthinkable | first=Damian | last=Fantato | newspaper=[[Oxford Mail]] | date=24 October 2013 | accessdate=3 June 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10758096.Fifty_years_later_and_Christ_Church_Meadow_relief_road_is_unthinkable/ | title=The road that never was
Post [[Second World War]] development planned for central Oxford included a [[bypass (road)|relief road]] passing through the northern edge of Christ Church Meadow along the route of Broad Walk and joining the district of [[St Ebbe's]], via the location of the garden.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10758096.Fifty_years_later_and_Christ_Church_Meadow_relief_road_is_unthinkable/ | title=Fifty years later and Christ Church Meadow relief road is unthinkable | first=Damian | last=Fantato | newspaper=[[Oxford Mail]] | date=24 October 2013 | accessdate=3 June 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/10758096.Fifty_years_later_and_Christ_Church_Meadow_relief_road_is_unthinkable/ | title=The road that never was
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==See also==
==See also==
* [[War memorial]]
* [[War memorial]]
*[[Oxford Spanish Civil War memorial]]


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Gardens in Oxfordshire]]
[[Category:Gardens in Oxfordshire]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Oxfordshire]]
[[Category:Monuments and memorials in Oxfordshire]]
[[Category:United Kingdom in World War I]]
[[Category:World War I memorials in England]]
[[Category:World War I memorials in the United Kingdom]]


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Latest revision as of 06:49, 21 July 2024

Christ Church War Memorial Garden
Christ Church War Memorial Garden, looking north from the western end of Broad Walk, with Tom Tower in the background.
View of the garden looking east along Broad Walk.

Christ Church War Memorial Garden is a garden in Oxford, England, created in 1926 to commemorate the First World War.[1][2]

The war memorial garden, in memory of members of Christ Church, Oxford, one of the Oxford colleges, is located east off St Aldate's at the western end of Broad Walk, which leads along the northern edge of Christ Church Meadows. To the north is Christ Church with a view of Tom Tower above its main entrance, also on St Aldate's.

There is an inscription in the paving of the path through the garden with a quotation from John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress.[3][4]

Post Second World War development planned for central Oxford included a relief road passing through the northern edge of Christ Church Meadow along the route of Broad Walk and joining the district of St Ebbe's, via the location of the garden.[5][6] The proposal was defeated after vigorous opposition.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "War Memorial Garden at Christ Church". [Visit Oxfordshire]. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Christ Church War Memorial Garden". Foursquare. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Inscriptions: Christ Church Memorial Garden". [Oxford History]. UK. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. ^ Jebb, Miles (1992). "Christ Church". The Colleges of Oxford. A Constable guide. London: Constable. p. 59. ISBN 0-09-469180-0.
  5. ^ Fantato, Damian (24 October 2013). "Fifty years later and Christ Church Meadow relief road is unthinkable". Oxford Mail. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  6. ^ Fantato, Damian (25 October 2013). "The road that never was". The Oxford Times. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
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