s , ▁which ▁took ▁on ▁the ▁parish ▁of ▁New ▁Os ney ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁ ▁Major ▁rep airs ▁were ▁carried ▁out ▁beginning ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 5 . ▁The ▁floor - level ▁was ▁raised ▁above ▁flo od - level , ▁a ▁full ▁three ▁feet . ▁The ▁roof ▁was ▁re built , ▁the ▁south ▁wall ▁was ▁re built ▁using ▁the ▁original ▁materials , ▁and ▁the ▁main ▁features ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 2 th - century ▁ch an cel ▁arch ▁were ▁disc arded . ▁ ▁The ▁vic ar ▁from ▁ 1 8 4 2 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 2 ▁was ▁Thomas ▁Chamber lain ▁( l ater ▁founder ▁of ▁St ▁Edward ' s ▁School ), ▁a ▁firm ▁bel ie ver ▁in ▁the ▁T ract arian ▁movement , ▁who ▁introduced ▁daily ▁services ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁such ▁rit ual ist ▁practices ▁as ▁alt ar ▁cand les ▁and ▁the ▁we aring ▁of ▁E uchar istic ▁vest ments ▁– ▁the ▁latter ▁causing ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁re bu ked ▁by ▁Bishop ▁Wil ber force ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 5 . ▁Many ▁of ▁the ▁leaders ▁of ▁the ▁Oxford ▁Mov ement , ▁including ▁Edward ▁B ouver ie ▁P use y , ▁Henry ▁Par ry ▁L idd on , ▁John ▁Mason ▁Ne ale , ▁Charles ▁F uge ▁Low der ▁and ▁Edward ▁King ▁pre ached ▁at ▁the ▁church . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁days ▁of ▁the ▁movement , ▁Ang lo - C atholic ism ▁was ▁closely ▁associated ▁with ▁St ▁Thomas '. ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁Chamber lain