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Church Of St Oswald
Hob Uid: 12425
Location : Cumbria Eden Kirkoswald
Grid Ref : NY5551440901
Summary : An early 12th century church with late 12th century, mid 13th century and early 16th century additions. Renovations took place in 1847 and 1878. The church is made form large blocks of red sandstone rubble and has green and Welsh slate roofs with coped gables and cross finials. The vestry chimney stack is of ashlar. The chancel has heraldic stained glass to various local families of 1846. There are marble wall plaques to members of the Fetherstonhaugh family and a fragment of plaque of 1609 to Thomas Brougham. 16th century alterations were carried out at the expense of Thomas Lord Dacre when the nearby College of Vicars was formed by him. There is a 9th-10th century cross-arm found in the north wall of the church in 1879.
More information : [NY 551 4088] St Oswald's Church [TU] (NY 5554 4096) Bell Tower. (1) St Oswald's Church, Kirkoswald, a Norman church considerably altered and enlarged in the fourteenth century, and again when it became a Secular college from 1523 until dissolved in 1548. Beneath the west end of the church is a spring called St Oswald's or Renald's well. The tower or belfry, restored in 1892, stands on a low hill 200 yards from the east end. There is the arm of a cross-head built into the wall at the north east corner which looks like the remains of a medieval high cross (See NY 54 SE 7 for remains of domestic building belonging to college). (2-5) Further restoration work was carried out on the church in the 19th century. The well abuts the external west face and is stone lined with an approach flight of steps. The remains of a small alleged consecration cross and part of a sundial are built into the churchyard retaining wall in the position noted. See photographs. (6)

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Source details : Rev B J Calvey (Vicar)
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Early Medieval
Display Date : C9-10
Monument End Date : 1000
Monument Start Date : 801
Monument Type : Cross
Evidence : Find

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Built early C12
Monument End Date : 1132
Monument Start Date : 1101
Monument Type : Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Late C12 additions
Monument End Date : 1200
Monument Start Date : 1167
Monument Type : Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Mid C13 additions
Monument End Date : 1266
Monument Start Date : 1233
Monument Type : Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : C16 alterations
Monument End Date : 1539
Monument Start Date : 1501
Monument Type : Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Medieval
Display Date : Early C16 additions
Monument End Date : 1532
Monument Start Date : 1501
Monument Type : Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : C16 alterations
Monument End Date : 1600
Monument Start Date : 1501
Monument Type : Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Stained glass 1846
Monument End Date : 1846
Monument Start Date : 1846
Monument Type : Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Renovated 1847
Monument End Date : 1847
Monument Start Date : 1847
Monument Type : Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Renovated 1878
Monument End Date : 1878
Monument Start Date : 1878
Monument Type : Church
Evidence : Extant Building

Components and Objects:

Period : Early Medieval
Component Monument Type : Cross
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Object Material : Sandstone

Related Records from other datasets:

External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 8335
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 73487
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External Cross Reference Source : Unified Designation System UID
External Cross Reference Number : 1327058
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : NY 54 SE 4
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Relationship type : Is referred to by

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Related Activities :

Associated Activities :
Activity type : FIELD OBSERVATION (VISUAL ASSESSMENT)
Start Date : 1972-04-10
End Date : 1972-04-10

Historic England Research Records

Church Of St Oswald