Oxford Movement

The #OxfordMovement promoted the study of #ChurchMusic & a revival of ancient music, in an attempt to make it devotional. In 1862, a new organ by Messrs Hunter & Webb was set up in #StMaryLeStrand, with a pulpit that sat alongside a new sturdy altar rail. Today, the church is praised for its sensory experience & it invites you to celebrate music together #HiddenHistory

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4.37 PM, 2 September 2023

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Surviving plans by #RJWithers show how the #BaroqueInterior of #StMaryLeStrand was radically changed in 1871 to enhance the #Chancel area & reconstruct the interior. Following in the #OxfordMovement High-Church tradition the #Tractarians wanted to restore catholic tradition within the Anglican Church, to emphasise the taking of the sacrament. #HiddenHistory

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4.45 PM, 2 September 2023

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Apart from the theological & liturgical reform, the #OxfordMovement made significant changes to the arrangement & decoration of the #BaroqueInterior inside #StMaryLeStrand which included: an extended & raised #Chancel; new choir stalls; a screen to the #Apse; new #BoxPew ends that were moved to create side aisles; & black terracotta tiles to replace the floor. #HiddenHistory

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4.40 PM, 2 September 2023

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