Christchurch Meadow

Question 1

Who did the stained glass in christ church cathedral?

Answer 1

Van Linge Brothers (famous flemish glaziers)

Question 2

What does the stained glass windows represent?

Answer 2

Jonah sitting under a tree contemplating Nineveh

Question 3

What is the other notable stained glass? When was it added?

Answer 3

Becket Window

1320

Question 4

When was a motorway proposed/ last proposed for christ church meadow?

Answer 4

1933

1968

Question 5

Who was Alice in Wonderland?

Answer 5

Alice Liddle, 2nd Daughter of Henry Liddell, Dean of Christchurch (One of the most influential men in Oxford)

Question 6

What is Lewis Carol’s real name?

Answer 6

Charles Dodgson

Question 7

When did lewis carol make up the story of Alice in Wonderland?

Answer 7

4th July 1962 (When Alice was 10) On a boat trip past port Meadow (Beautiful 300 acres of land - Bike hire)

Question 8

Who fell in love with Alice during their undergrad days?

Answer 8

Prince Leopold, son of Victoria

Question 9

When were Alice’s son and Leopold’s daugher born?

Answer 9

1883

Question 10

Who went up in the Balloon?

Answer 10

James Sadler