[3] The parish War Memorial adjoins the southwestern end of St. Margaret's churchyard.

[4] As north Oxford was built up and its population grew in Victorian times, new parishes were created out of parts of St. Giles' parish.

The church was consecrated by Bishop Stubbs on 22 November 1893.

A new tower designed by G. F. Bodley was started in 1899, but was never completed, this remains as the south-west porch.

[3] The Lady Chapel contains three fine windows by F. C. Eden based on an iconographic theme ‘The Plan of Salvation’, picturing the Nativity (Incarnation), the Crucifixion (Atonement) and Pentecost (the gift of the Spirit to the Church).