Church of St Oswald
CHURCH OF ST OSWALD, FARNHAM LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1150301
- Date first listed:
- 15-Mar-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Oswald
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST OSWALD, FARNHAM LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1150301
- Date first listed:
- 15-Mar-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Oswald
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST OSWALD, FARNHAM LANE
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 OSWALD, FARNHAM LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Farnham
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 34811 60584
Details
NORTH YORKSHIRE HARROGATE 5338
SE 36 SW FARNHAM FARNHAM LANE (north side)
3/14 Church of St Oswald
15.3.66
GV I
Church. C12, with C13 and C14 nave aisles, tower of c1500 and restoration 1854 by G G Scott. Coursed squared limestone and gritstone, graduated stone slate roof. 4-bay aisled nave with enclosed western tower and south porch bay 1; 4-bay chancel. Porch: C19 Gothic style iron gates, C19 double inner doors. The nave windows are of 2 lights, in C19 Gothic style on north and south sides. Stepped buttresses to nave and tall buttresses flanking the 3-light west window. The tower has a belfry stage above the nave roof line with 2-light windows recessed in square chamfered surround. Plain parapet with stone spouts and corner pinnacles. Chancel: restored round-headed C12 double-chamfered arched doorway, a low lancet window to left and three C12 round-headed windows to right; these windows repeated on the east (with 2 narrow windows above) and north sides; the hoodmould to the doorway is carried round as a roll moulding at sill level. Corbelled eaves, gable copings. Interior: the tall chancel windows have inner arcade on shafts rising from moulded sill. Circular piers with moulded capitals to 3-bay arcade to north aisle, the arches pointed, chamfered and with hoodmoulds. The south aisle arcade has octagonal piers and double-chamfered pointed arches. The aisles were extended by 1 bay to the west and the tower built outside the line of the west wall of the Norman nave, remains of which are visible. Tower has double-chamfered pointed arches on octagonal responds to 3 sides. Added bay to south arcade has foliage capitals to responds. Chancel arch and fittings of 1854. Memorials to the Slingsby family of Scriven Park.
Listing NGR: SE3481060583
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 331771
- 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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