Church of St Oswin
CHURCH OF ST OSWIN, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1044959
- Date first listed:
- 07-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Oswin
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST OSWIN, CHURCH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1044959
- Date first listed:
- 07-Mar-1985
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Oswin
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST OSWIN, CHURCH ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST OSWIN, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wylam
- National Grid Reference:
- NZ 11365 64737
Details
NZ 16 SW WYLAM CHURCH ROAD
19/142 Church of St. Oswin
GV II
Parish church. 1886 by R.J. Johnson. Largely snecked rubble with Lakeland slate roof. Nave and chancel, south porch, south tower, north vestry and organ chamber. Perpendicular style. 3-bay nave has first a timber porch with delicate tracery, then 2-light windows. Tall embattled tower with angle buttresses, 2-light bell openings and gargoyles; also acts as transept internally. 2-bay chancel with unusual Perpendicular tracery. East and west windows are 5-light with panel tracery. Organ chamber and vestry, under catslide roof, also treated as transept internally. Gables are raised with ridged and roll-moulded coping. Wrought-iron vane on tower.
Interior: Canted barrel-vaulted wood panelled ceiling with carved bosses and frieze. Chancel ceiling is painted with Tudor roses and foliage and has carved relief frieze of vines. Pews, pulpit and doors have linenfold carving. Screens and altar rails with panels of tracery. Traceried reredos.
Listing NGR: NZ1136564737
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 239516
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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