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WildMap Guided Trails of SsMJ Churchyard
The St Mary and St John Churchyard Group, in partnership with Wildknowledge and Oxford Brookes University, have created four interactive...
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Teachers' Guides
Downloadable as Word documents unless otherwise stated. References are made in the documents to the Maps , Tables and Fact Sheets found...
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Interpretation Boards
Heritage Wildlife
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Seasonal Wildlife Leaflets
Winter Spring Summer Autumn
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Local Families
This collection of family histories and reminiscences give a snapshot of what life was like for families in the parish from different...
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Historical Documents
Consecration of Churchyard at Cowley S.John . Cowley S. John Parish Magazine, October, 1878 Cowley St John Parish Magazine , February,...
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Guides to Ss Mary & John Church
Guide to Ss Mary & John Church (Centenary leaflet) Guide to the East window of Ss Mary & John Church (Centenary leaflet)
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Fact Sheets
FACT SHEETS have been compiled on the following topics to give background information and direction to other sources: 1. History of Ss...
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Tables of Memorials
Four TABLES of memorials are available. Details of each inscription are on the CD-ROM obtainable from the Oxfordshire Family History...
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Maps - Parish and Churchyard
East Oxford refers to the area covered by the Parish of Cowley St John. 'east Oxford' refers to the whole area of Oxford immediately east...
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Current Restoration of the Ss Mary & John Churchyard
In his address at the consecration of the Ss Mary & John Churchyard in 1878, the Bishop of Oxford set out the vision of a churchyard...
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He Falls the First Time.
This image is an artistic representation of the Third Station of the Cross, titled "He Falls the First Time." In the artwork, Jesus, with...
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He Accepts the Cross.
This is an artistic depiction of the Second Station of the Cross, titled "He Accepts the Cross." The image shows Jesus, identifiable by...
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Jesus is Condemned
This is an artistic representation of the First Station of the Cross, titled "Jesus is Condemned." The image shows Jesus, with a halo,...
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