Church of St Oswald
CHURCH OF ST OSWALD, LANCASTER ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361844
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Oswald
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST OSWALD, LANCASTER ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1361844
- Date first listed:
- 03-Oct-1984
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Oswald
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST OSWALD, LANCASTER 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 OSWALD, LANCASTER ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Lancashire
- District:
- Wyre (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Preesall
- National Grid Reference:
- SD 35938 48334
Details
SD 34 NE PREESALL WITH HACKENSALL LANCASTER ROAD
2/28 Church of St. Oswald
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- II
Church, 1896 by Austin and Paley. Red brick with sandstone dressings and green slate roof. Comprises a nave and chancel under a continuous roof, a south aisle, south porch, and transepts. South aisle of 4 bays, the central windows paired. Windows of 2 lights, each with a quatrefoil under a pointed head with hood. The south transept, which is buttressed, has a similar window, but with the heads of the lights cusped. The gabled porch has a door with moulded round arch. The west window is of 3 cusped ogee lights. The north nave wall is of 3 bays, the windows having flat heads and cusped lights. The east window has a pointed head, 4 cusped ogee lights, and tracery with curvilinear motifs. Towards the west end of the nave roof is a bellcote clad in shingles, of square plan splayed back to a short spire. Interior has walls of exposed brickwork with sandstone dressings, the chancel walls being clad entirely in sandstone. The south aisle is of 4 bays having octagonal piers with concave sides. The nave roof trusses have tie beams, braced king posts, and a ceiling which follows the curve of arch braces to form a barrel roof. All has stendil decoration. The south transept contains a chapel, the north transept forming an organ chamber. The chancel screen, with Perpendicular tracery, incorporates a pulpit at its northern end. The chancel has a piscina and double sedilia. A plan and perspective view displayed inside the church, by Austin and Paley and dated 1896, shows the church as proposed, including a west tower which was not executed.
Listing NGR: SD3593848334
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 185040
- 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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