All Saints Church, Baroque church in High Street, Oxford, England
All Saints Church is an English Baroque church on High Street in Oxford, England, built with Corinthian pilasters, ornate plaster ceilings, and a central tower that rises clearly above the surrounding rooflines. The building is Grade I listed and now belongs to Lincoln College.
The church was founded in 1122 and stood for centuries before its tower collapsed around 1700. The current building was completed in 1720, designed by Henry Aldrich, Dean of Christ Church.
Since 1975, the building has served as Lincoln College's library, and visitors can walk through a space where baroque plasterwork and bookshelves share the same walls. The original church layout is still readable in the room's shape, giving a sense of two different lives lived in one place.
The building sits directly on High Street and is easy to spot from the pavement, with the tower visible from a distance. Access to the interior depends on Lincoln College's schedule, so checking ahead before visiting is a good idea.
The eight bells in the tower have been rung by the Oxford Society of Change Ringers since 1734, making it one of the longest continuous bell-ringing traditions in the city. Change ringing follows a system where the order of the bells shifts with each ring, so no two rounds ever sound the same.
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