St Michael at the North Gate

For other uses, see St Michael's Church (disambiguation).

St Michael at the North Gate
St Michael at the North Gate, Oxford
The Saxon tower of St Michael at the North Gate
Map
LocationCornmarket Street, Oxford
CountryUnited Kingdom
DenominationChurch of England
Websitewww.smng.org.uk
History
DedicationSt Michael
Associated peopleWilliam Morris and Jane Burden married here in 1859.
Architecture
StyleSaxon
Years built1000–1050;
974 years ago (1050)
Administration
DioceseOxford
Clergy
Vicar(s)Anthony Buckley

St Michael at the North Gate is a church in Cornmarket Street, at the junction with Ship Street, in central Oxford, England. The name derives from the church's location on the site of the north gate of Oxford when it was surrounded by a city wall.

Since 1971, it has served as the ceremonial City Church of Oxford, and has joined the parishes of the two earlier City Churches with its own.

Interior of the church
The cell door from the Bocardo Prison where Thomas Cranmer was held before his execution in 1556, now preserved in the Saxon bell tower of St Michael's Church.

The entire tower is accessible to the public, including the top which provides a view of the city as well as an original clockwork mechanism