Church of St Oswald
CHURCH OF ST OSWALD, CHURCH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1162230
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jun-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Oswald
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST OSWALD, CHURCH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1162230
- Date first listed:
- 30-Jun-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Oswald
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST OSWALD, CHURCH STREET
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, CHURCH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- East Riding of Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Flamborough
- National Grid Reference:
- TA 22615 70155
Details
TA 27 SW FLAMBOROUGH CHURCH STREET (south side)
7/48 Church of St Oswald 30.6.66 - II*
Church. c1100 largely rebuilt 1864 by R G Smith of Hull. South porch 1893, west tower 1896. Ashlar with cobbles, slate roofs. West tower, 4-bay aisled nave, south porch, chancel. Chancel aisles have 3-light flat-headed windows with trefoils, clerestory has circular windows with cusped cross-tracery. Nave aisles have 2-light windows with cusped ogee tracery, nave clerestory plain 2-light windows with stone mullions under square heads. 3-stage west tower has plinth; stages marked by string- courses: clasping buttresses to lower stage. 3-light west window and 2-light belfry openings, all with Perpendicular tracery. Sculpted figure in canopied niche on tower south wall, first floor. Coped gables throughout, cross finial to chancel. Nave arcades with octagonal piers, pointed arches of 2 orders with broad chamfers. C12 chancel arch with rich roll-mouldings, additional roll to nave, and scalloped capitals. C15 chancel screen, probably from Bridlington Priory: central opening flanked by two 2-light openings, each with fretted tracery. Rood loft over with 15 canopies with crocketed finials all under a running vine- scroll, with fretted band above. C12 font with all-over lozenge ornament. Fragment of effigy with toad at the heart beneath brass inscription to Sir Marmaduke Constable, died 1520, to north of altar. Andrew Marvell, the father of the poet, was the incumbent here 1609-1612.
Listing NGR: TA2261570155
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 166816
- 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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