The following black and white photographs are from
the Henry W Taunt collection. Henry William Taunt, 1842-1922, was an
Oxford-based professional photographer. He photographed mainly in
Oxford, Oxfordshire and the River Thames, though surrounding counties
are also well represented. His subjects were mostly tourist views,
though he also recorded architecture and social history.
The following photographs are reproduced courtesy of
the Oxfordshire County Council Photographic Archive [the first two
photographs] and English Heritage [the remaining photographs].
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Caption: Nine photographs of the
town compiled on a poster, including the churches of St Sampson
and St Mary and the small bridge of the River Thames.
Date Taken: 1883
Caption: The south porch of the
church, originally dating to the Norman period, with the
churchyard beyond. The church was greatly restored in the 19th and
20th centuries.
Date Taken: 1883
Caption: The 14th century cross
complete with all its sculpture in the four-sided lantern head,
standing in the yard of the originally Norman church with its east
wall facing onto the street.
Date Taken: 1883
Caption: The exterior of the
church, which has Anglo-Saxon foundations but many later
alterations, taken from the south east.
Date Taken: 1860 - 1922
Caption: The exterior of the
church from the south-east, a small originally Norman church with
its east end on the street. The church has been much restored,
with the east window dating to 1862-3.
Date Taken: 1883
Caption: The interior of the
church looking east toward the Norman chancel arch. The arcades
with octagonal piers and moulded four-centre arches are
Perpendicular late medieval in style.