{"product_id":"st-ebbes-church-oxford-its-building-its-people-its-stories-9781915934307","title":"St Ebbe's Church, Oxford: Its Building. Its People. Its Stories","description":"\u003cp\u003eSt Ebbe's is the oldest church site in Oxford, and dates back to the eighth century. Here we scan 1300 years of history, and look at developments at different stages. While medieval history is sketchy, the book captures what names are known, but does not speculate about what is unknown.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe church is located between 17th century Pembroke College, and the 21st century Westgate Shopping Centre. Its congregation is made up of two and gown. Until the 1960s St Ebbe's parish was made up of small terraced houses, many of which were regarded as slums. The 1960s brought mass demolition of the housing and gas works, and in its place some new housing, the shopping centre, and a multi-storey carpark.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis short book is in two parts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART l introduces the building - its plaques and ancient glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePART ll introduces several leaders, from Ebbe (8th century) onwards. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are 21 illustrations. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a member of St Ebbe's who managed to get C S Lewis through his university entrance exam. Lewis was required to pass a maths paper which he failed first time. At one stage the university proctors banned students from going to the church. Poor sanitation in the parish led to three cholera outbreaks. Stories, stories....\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe read of well-known names and lesser-known names in what is a remarkable story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dictum Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781915934307\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 62\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.00h x 4.37w x 0.17d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Julia E. M. Cameron","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53514342432949,"sku":"9781915934307","price":7.64,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/9781915934307.jpg?v=1791903710","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/st-ebbes-church-oxford-its-building-its-people-its-stories-9781915934307","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}