Oxford - Christ Church Cathedral 
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The chapel of Christ Church acquired the status of cathedral in 1546 and is administered by a dean. The entrance, easily overlooked, is on the east side of Tom Quad. On the site which it now occupies there was originally a nunnery founded by St Frideswide, a Mercian princess, in the eighth century. The present building, mainly in the Transitional style, dates from the second half of the 12th century.
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The most striking feature in the interior is the double arcading of the nave which creates an impression of much greater height. This is a feature of the Transitional style. In the middle of the 14th century the church was extended to the north of the Lady Chapel around the Latin Chapel and large tracery windows were installed in order to give expression to the Gothic feeling for light and space.
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The interior of Christ Church Cathedral in Oxford.
Christ Church college Tower, Oxford.
