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Photo of Captain Robin Bourne-Taylor

Remembrance 2018: Robin Bourne-Taylor

Saturday, November 10, 2018

As part of our commemoration of Remembrance Day and the centenary of the Armistice, we're using our...

As part of our commemoration of Remembrance Day and the centenary of the Armistice, we're using our College Life blog to feature the perspective of Christ Church alumni who have served in the armed forces, to shed light on their experiences, thanking them for their service and appreciating the role they have played and the things that they have...

Troops on parade in Peckwater Quad during the First World War

Remembrance 2018: November 1918 from the Archives

Friday, November 9, 2018

In March 1918, Henry Scott Holland died. Holland was 71, a canon of Christ Church and Regius...

In March 1918, Henry Scott Holland died. Holland was 71, a canon of Christ Church and Regius professor of divinity, and one of the ‘old guard’ who remained here while the younger men – tutors, students, and staff - left to serve their country at war. But Holland was not a conservative or traditionalist; he was a friend of artists, such as...

Inscription in the path by the gates to the Memorial Garden

Remembrance 2018: The Memorial Garden

Wednesday, November 7, 2018

Christ Church's Memorial Garden which now forms the principal visitor entrance into Christ Church...

Christ Church's Memorial Garden which now forms the principal visitor entrance into Christ Church Meadow and into Christ Church itself, is a permanent memorial to the men and women who died in the First World War, and subsequent conflicts. In the mid 1920’s a War Memorial Fund was set up to commemorate those members of the college that died in...

World War I Roll of Honour

Remembrance 2018: Books of Remembrance - Turning of the Pages

Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Since 2014 we have been marking the centenary of the First World War, and as we approach the...

Since 2014 we have been marking the centenary of the First World War, and as we approach the centenary of the Armistice this year a number of contributors have come together to reflect on the theme of Remembrance, and the ways in which we honour the fallen here at Christ Church Cathedral. The Chapel of Remembrance in Christ Church is...

Photo of Air Commodore Tim Winstanley

Remembrance 2018: Tim Winstanley

Monday, November 5, 2018

As part of our commemoration of Remembrance Day and the centenary of the Armistice, we're using our...

As part of our commemoration of Remembrance Day and the centenary of the Armistice, we're using our College Life blog to feature the perspective of Christ Church alumni who have served in the armed forces, to shed light on their experiences, thanking them for their service and appreciating the role they have played and the things that they have...

Detail from projection of Popy Field: the stain of light

Poppy Field: the stain of light

Monday, October 22, 2018

Since 2014 we have been marking the centenary of the First World War, and as we approach the...

Since 2014 we have been marking the centenary of the First World War, and as we approach the centenary of the Armistice this year a number of contributors have come together to reflect on the theme of Remembrance, and the ways in which we honour the fallen here at Christ Church Cathedral. One of our special events, by which we commemorated...