21-455: Alice's Shop is a shop at 83 St Aldate's , Oxford , England. With 82 St Aldate's next door it is part of a stone-built 15th-century house that was remodelled in the 17th century. It is now a gift shop selling gifts, souvenirs and memorabilia, all based on Alice . 83 St Aldate's has long been a shop. In the Victorian era its customers included Alice Liddell , daughter of Henry Liddell , who
42-463: A Sunday morning in June. This event, known as Love Oxford, sought to ‘declare God’s praises’, ‘pray for the peace of the city’ and ‘hear the word of God preached’. It became annual and in 2009 moved to South Park on Headington Hill ; about 4,000 people attend. 51°45′02″N 1°15′28″W / 51.750633°N 1.257791°W / 51.750633; -1.257791 In June 2009, Channel 4 broadcast
63-592: Is a Church of England parish church in the centre of Oxford , in the Deanery and Diocese of Oxford . The church is on the street named St Aldate's , opposite Christ Church college and next door to Pembroke College . The church has a large congregation and has a staff team of about 30 which includes clergy, pastoral and administrative staff. The offices of the Rector and other members of staff are at 40 Pembroke Street. The site has been used for Christian worship dating back to
84-457: Is a range of ages and stages in life in the congregation, with a number of older people, young families, families with teenagers and single people, youth and students. During University terms up to 400 students attend the Sunday services, and during the vacations many tourists and visitors join the congregation. St Aldate's encourages members of the congregation to be involved in the various aspects of
105-761: Is on the west side of the street, in Pembroke Square. Opposite Christ Church is Alice's Shop , formerly frequented by Alice Liddell , and the model for the Sheep Shop in the "Wool and Water" chapter in Through the Looking-Glass . South of Christ Church is an entrance to Christ Church Meadow and, still on the east side, the University of Oxford 's Faculty of Music, containing the Bate Collection of Musical Instruments ;
126-486: Is owned by a sheep in the story: "She looked at the Queen , who seemed to have suddenly wrapped herself up in wool. Alice rubbed her eyes, and looked again. She couldn't make out what had happened at all. Was she in a shop? And was that really – was it really a sheep that was sitting on the other side of the counter? Rub as she could, she could make nothing more of it: she was in a little dark shop, leaning with her elbows on
147-464: Is the very queerest shop I ever saw!" 51°44′56″N 1°15′24″W / 51.7489°N 1.2568°W / 51.7489; -1.2568 St Aldate%27s St Aldate's ( / ˈ ɔː l d eɪ t s / , like "all dates") is a street in central Oxford , England , named after Saint Aldate , but formerly known as Fish Street. The street runs south from the generally acknowledged centre of Oxford at Carfax . The Town Hall , which includes
168-448: The Museum of Oxford , is on the east side of the street. Christ Church , with its imposing Tom Tower , faces the east end of St Aldate's, while Pembroke College (on Pembroke Square) faces its west end. Other adjoining streets include Blue Boar Street to the east side and Pembroke Street , Pembroke Square , Brewer Street , Rose Place, and Speedwell Street to the west. St Aldate's Church
189-516: The River Thames or Isis, St Aldate's enters Grandpont and becomes Abingdon Road ( A4144 ), leading directly south out of the city of Oxford towards the Oxford Ring Road and the villages of Kennington and Radley and the town of Abingdon . 51°45′00″N 1°15′25″W / 51.75000°N 1.25694°W / 51.75000; -1.25694 St Aldate%27s Church St Aldate's
210-485: The Saxon era . It may have been one of three churches within the monastic precinct of Saint Frideswide . The first major constructions, in the 12th century, were the nave and chancel , the central part of the building as it now stands. Since then the church has been extended and remodeled at various times. The original tower built during the 13th century was entirely rebuilt in 1873. The south and north aisles - either side of
231-687: The parochial church council , in line with the Church Representation Rules as laid out in the Synodical Government Measure 1969 . Most of the congregation live outside the Parish. Members are drawn from throughout the city and surrounding villages, as far as Grove , Heyford and north towards Banbury . Due to the nature of academic life in Oxford, the congregation is very fluid and it is estimated that up to 30% change each year. There
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#1732872412751252-525: The basement has been dedicated as a prayer room for Oxford. In March 2010 the Oxford Prayer Room hosted the first 24-7 week of prayer open to all churches in Oxford, with representatives from over 24 churches attending over the course of the week. In 2006 St Aldate's helped to coordinate an event in Oxford that brought together more than 30 churches in the city for an open-air service in Broad Street on
273-612: The building was opened in 1936 for St Catherine's Society . Oxford's police station (designed by H. F. Hurcombe, the City Estates Surveyor, and completed in 1936) and the Oxford Combined Court Centre (designed by Henry Smith and completed in 1932) opposite precede a junction with Thames Street to the west. The police station was featured in the Inspector Morse television series. After Folly Bridge over
294-499: The church life and ministry areas and relies heavily on a large number of volunteers who help in the following areas: prayer, administration, production, catering, maintenance, counselling, stewarding and teaching. In October 2009 the Catacombs building at 12 Littlegate Street was re-opened by the Bishop of Oxford . Following extensive redevelopment, the ground floor is now a youth centre and
315-463: The church up to the main road of St Aldate's Street. In addition, the graveyard at the front has been landscaped to open up a garden at the front of the church for tourists and passers-by. St Aldate's is a parish in the Deanery and Diocese of Oxford and therefore comes under the administrative care of the Bishop of Oxford. The church is governed locally by the church leadership (clergy and lay ministers) and
336-399: The counter, and opposite to her was an old Sheep, sitting in an arm-chair knitting, and every now and then leaving off to look at her through a great pair of spectacles." The shop is characteristic of the dream-like qualities in the Looking-Glass world, in that every time Alice tries to focus on a specific object on its many shelves it changes shape and shifts to another shelf. At another point
357-516: The first floor. On its north side 83 has a blocked 17th-century window. Together 82 and 83 St Aldate's are a Grade II* listed building . Lewis Carroll featured the shop as the Old Sheep Shop in his 1871 novel Through the Looking-Glass . One of John Tenniel 's original illustrations for the book shows the inside of the shop. Carroll used it as a setting in Chapter 5 of the book ( Wool and Water ) and
378-431: The nave - were added in the 14th and 15th centuries respectively in order to accommodate the growing population of Oxford. The modern church was developed during the nineteenth century, with a remodeling of the interior in 1832. Most notably, during the 46 year ministry of Canon Alfred Christopher , a highly regarded leader from 1859 to 1905, the north and south chancel aisles and the vestry were added. Further remodeling
399-416: The shop itself vanishes and Alice finds herself outside with the sheep in a boat, having been given a pair of knitting needles which turn into oars in her hands. The sheep herself continues to make scornful, personal remarks and then finally, on appearing back in the shop, sells Alice an egg, which promptly turns into Humpty Dumpty . On leaving the shop at the end of the chapter, Alice says: "Well, this
420-473: Was Dean of Christ Church, Oxford , which is opposite the shop. Alice, who used to buy sweets at the shop, was the inspiration for Lewis Carroll 's 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and its 1871 sequel Through the Looking-Glass . 82 and 83 St Aldate's were built in the 15th century. Early in the 17th century they were remodelled. 83 St Aldate's has a gabled front with a 17th-century bay window on
441-463: Was completed in 2002. The pews were removed to create more seating room for a growing congregation, under-floor heating, carpet, Jerusalem stone tiles, wood flooring, and a state of the art AV system with projector screens and television monitors were installed to create a modern venue for a living church. Most noticeably, the North Wall was knocked open to create a spacious glass vestibule that opened
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