necessitating a special Act of Parliament in 1836 to ensure the legality of all the marriages that had taken place in the new church. Schools 1839-1958 In 1839, the Rector and churchwardens bought the former Baptist chapel in George Street (now Cave Street) and converted it into schools for boys, girls and infants in response to the growing population. St Clement's infants' school moved to a new site in Bath Street in 1874 following criticisms about the state of the George Street buildings by government inspectors. New buildings were provided for the girls' school in Boulter Street in 1891. The girls also benefited from the use of St Clement's Mission Hall for assemblies and, later, as a school canteen. The boys' school moved to a new site, provided by the Morrell family, in Cross Street in 1903. Following a reduction in pupil numbers, the girls' school merged with the boys' school at the Cross Street site in 1929. In 1956, senior pupils moved to the nearby secondary modern school, whilst the infants merged with the juniors at Cross Street until that, too, closed in 1958. The Cross Street site was subsequently acquired by St Clement's Parish Property for church and community use. Development of the church building 19th-21st centuries The interior underwent a major refurbishment in the 1870s. In 1871 the original Georgian box-pews and benches were replaced by the present ‘Neo-Norman’ pews, arranged in four blocks divided by a newly tiled nave and two newly positioned side aisles. The West Gallery was taken down in 1876. The refurbishments were the work of Edward George Bruton (1826-1899), an Oxford-based architect who specialised in ecclesiastical commissions in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire and were largely paid for by members of the wealthy Morrell brewing family of Headington Hill Hall. The Morrells were closely associated with St Clement's for much of the 19th and early 20th centuries and were significant benefactors to the church and parish. The late 20th and early 21st centuries saw several reordering exercises in the church building including the creation of a crèche and kitchen (1973), creating a dais in the chancel area (1984) and the installation of disabled access (2005). In 2020-21 the organ and several pews were removed to create a more flexible space in the east of the church building. The present The current congregation is drawn from all around the Oxford area and reflects a wide