Church of St Oswald
CHURCH OF ST OSWALD, CONEY HILL ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380619
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Oswald
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST OSWALD, CONEY HILL ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1380619
- Date first listed:
- 21-Jun-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Oswald
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST OSWALD, CONEY HILL 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, CONEY HILL ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Gloucestershire
- District:
- Gloucester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO8533817117
Details
SO 81 NE
844-1/4/10001
21-JUN-00
CONEY HILL ROAD
Gloucester
(North side)
CHURCH OF ST OSWALD
II
Parish church. 1939 by W E Ellery Anderson. Stock brick, red pantiled roofs. Long church of six bays, with nave and aisles, chancel with vestry and Lady chapel, and very tall tower set proud over entrance. Round-arched windows to nave aisles, clerestory and chancel, round West window over blind round-arched opening. Round-arched openings also at top of high tower, whose Italianate style is enhanced by its pyramidal pantiled roof.
The interior is rendered. Four-bay arcades with cushion capitals frame narrow aisles, beyond which the western bay has a narrow processional opening. Larger opening forms entrance arch under tower, matched by a similar opening on the north wall which leads to Lady Chapel. Exposed King post timber roof. Choir stalls, some now removed; otherwise the nave has always been seated with chairs, some now replaced. Round font decorated with wave motif. Plain glass, but with decorative leading in toplights.
Large forward altar set behind altar rails on single step. Two further steps to the site of the original high altar, marked by a simple reredos, panelling and curtains. Round-arched sedilia and stoop in south wall Double columns with cushion capitals to three-bay arcade between chancel and Lady chapel.
This is a spare, simple church in the Italianate style, whose lack of mouldings serves to enhance the power of its large space. It is a late work by a noted Cheltenham-based specialist church designer, and is a work of great confidence and completeness.
Listing NGR: SO8533817117
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 480942
- 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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