Church Of The College Of The Resurrection

The Church of the College of the Resurrection is a large church built in the Romanesque style, initiated in 1911 by Sir Walter Tapper. The nave and aisles were completed in 1937 by Michael Tapper, with the south porch and south transept added in the 1970s. The earlier sections of the church are constructed from deeply coursed red sandstone ashlar, while the later additions are made of red brick, topped with copper-clad roofs. The chancel and chancel aisles feature apsidal east ends, with a two-bay chancel and five-bay apse that are divided by pilasters and colonnettes, each bay having a round-arched window at a high level. The chancel aisles are characterized by recessed panels with small round-arched lights and a round-arched corbel table. The nave is divided by brick pilaster strips with rendered sunk panels in between, and has lean-to aisles with tiled roofs. Each bay at the clerestory level includes an oculus. The church has short transepts to the north and south, and due to the sloping ground, there are triple round-arched windows to the college chapel beneath the nave. The prominent west end features a large central round-arched opening with a significant oculus, and the corners are accentuated by square stair towers that rise as octagonal bell towers topped with pyramidal copper roofs. There are later additions on the north side and at the east end.

Inside, the church has tunnel vaults and a simple nave. The crossing area is two bays by two bays, supported by large square piers with a central column on each side. The short transepts contain large thermal windows at a high level. Behind the altar, an additional bay creates a straight ambulatory between the main altar and the chancel. Side chapels align with the transepts and are separated from the chancel by a two-bay arcade supported by paired colonnettes, which have columns with scrolled cushion capitals. Some door surrounds feature Classical mouldings.