KEBLE COLLEGE TOUR AND EVENSONG AT NEW COLLEGE OXFORD - May 12th 12:30pm Leave
Keble College was founded in 1870 in memory of John Keble, a key member of the Oxford Movement which sought to recover the medieval Christian heritage of the Church of England. Its extensive gothic architecture is absolutely breath-taking and of course has a strong resonance for All Saints, also sprung from the Oxford Movement. In the chapel you will see Holman Hunt’s famous painting ‘The Light of the World’.
New College is close to Keble College and Jacob Epstein's moving statue of Lazarus can be seen in the AnteChapel as you go in.
DETAILS OF THE VISIT
A coach has been arranged for the visit.
Please be at the church in time for the coach to leave at 12.30pm for Oxford.
The guided tour will commence at 2.00pm and will last about one and a half hours, finishing at about 3.30pm.
Following the tour turn right out of the college along Parks Street and Catte Street and make your way to Broad Street and the High Street where you will find a selection of cafes. The Ashmolean Museum is an option but bear in mind that last orders are at 4.30 and the Museum closes at 5.00pm. We had thought we could all have tea in the Grand Café but we have recently been told that as a group we would be required to pay in advance and each would have to pay a minimum of £24, so it was decided that was not feasible.
We need to be at New College by 5.30pm for Choral Evensong at 5.45pm.
The entrance to New College is in Catte Street.
The coach will be outside the Ashmolean Museum at 7.00pm for the journey home.