Church of St Oswald
Church of St Oswald, Front Street, Sowerby
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SE 4281
9/11
SOWERBY
FRONT STREET (east side)
Church of St Oswald
(Formerly listed under MAIN STREET)
20.6.66
II*
Church. Norman south doorway with two orders of colonnettes, scalloped capitals and one with intertwined trails, zig-zag and beakhead in the arch. Squat three-stage tower, the top stage, with two-light openings and castellations, is an addition, the rest may be C15. Otherwise C19 and C20 of three periods:
(i) the main structure; sandstone ashlar, stone slate roof. Neo-Norman. Cruciform in plan. Aisleless nave, crossing, transepts and short chancel. Elaborate wooden roof structure to interior, 1842 E B Lamb.
(ii) the wooden lantern 1879-83; Hodgson Fowler.
(iii) the north aisle, of almost equal width to nave. Three bays with elongated, octagonal piers. Pointed barrel vault. three-light windows with trefoil heads under straight heads, Brierley 1902.
Later vestry attached to west of aisle. Jacobean panelling near the altar.
Pevsner, N., Yorkshire, North Riding, 1966, p357.
Listing NGR: SE4311581374
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1151342
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Oswald
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St Oswald, Front Street, Sowerby
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1151342
- Date first listed:
- 20-Jun-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Oswald
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of St Oswald, Front Street, Sowerby
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, Front Street, Sowerby
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Sowerby
- National Grid Reference:
- SE 43115 81374
Summary
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 23 December 2025 to reformat the text to current standards
SE 4281
9/11
SOWERBY
FRONT STREET (east side)
Church of St Oswald
(Formerly listed under MAIN STREET)
20.6.66
II*
Church. Norman south doorway with two orders of colonnettes, scalloped capitals and one with intertwined trails, zig-zag and beakhead in the arch. Squat three-stage tower, the top stage, with two-light openings and castellations, is an addition, the rest may be C15. Otherwise C19 and C20 of three periods:
(i) the main structure; sandstone ashlar, stone slate roof. Neo-Norman. Cruciform in plan. Aisleless nave, crossing, transepts and short chancel. Elaborate wooden roof structure to interior, 1842 E B Lamb.
(ii) the wooden lantern 1879-83; Hodgson Fowler.
(iii) the north aisle, of almost equal width to nave. Three bays with elongated, octagonal piers. Pointed barrel vault. three-light windows with trefoil heads under straight heads, Brierley 1902.
Later vestry attached to west of aisle. Jacobean panelling near the altar.
Pevsner, N., Yorkshire, North Riding, 1966, p357.
Listing NGR: SE4311581374
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 23 December 2025 to reformat the text to current standards
SE 4281
9/11
SOWERBY
FRONT STREET (east side)
Church of St Oswald
(Formerly listed under MAIN STREET)
20.6.66
II*
Church. Norman south doorway with two orders of colonnettes, scalloped capitals and one with intertwined trails, zig-zag and beakhead in the arch. Squat three-stage tower, the top stage, with two-light openings and castellations, is an addition, the rest may be C15. Otherwise C19 and C20 of three periods:
(i) the main structure; sandstone ashlar, stone slate roof. Neo-Norman. Cruciform in plan. Aisleless nave, crossing, transepts and short chancel. Elaborate wooden roof structure to interior, 1842 E B Lamb.
(ii) the wooden lantern 1879-83; Hodgson Fowler.
(iii) the north aisle, of almost equal width to nave. Three bays with elongated, octagonal piers. Pointed barrel vault. three-light windows with trefoil heads under straight heads, Brierley 1902.
Later vestry attached to west of aisle. Jacobean panelling near the altar.
Pevsner, N., Yorkshire, North Riding, 1966, p357.
Listing NGR: SE4311581374
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 333250
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Yorkshire: The North Riding, (1966), 357
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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