St Oswald's Church, Sowerby

St Oswald's Church

The Parish Church of St Oswald
Location Sowerby, North Yorkshire
Country England
Denomination Church of England
Website www.stoswaldsowerby.org.uk
Architecture
Status Parish church
Functional status Active
Heritage designation Grade II*
Designated 20 June 1966
Administration
Diocese Diocese of York
Province Province of York
Clergy
Vicar(s) The Revd Nicky Carnall
Assistant priest(s) The Revd Melodie Kimball
Asst Curate(s) The Revd Dianne Gamble

St Oswald's Church is a Church of England parish church in Sowerby, North Yorkshire, England. It is named after Oswald of Northumbria.

History

The earliest church at Sowerby of which any part remains appears to have been built about 1140. The fine south doorway was probably built in the eleventh century and most of the stone work in the south wall of the nave is of medieval date. The tower, which contains the remains of the Norman church, was built in the fifteenth century with a hagioscope through which the altar is seen. In 1842, the church was restored and enlarged in nineteenth century Norman style. In 1883, further restoration and repair included the erection of an open Lantern of woodwork surmounted by a slated spire above the chancel crossing. In 1902, the north wall was taken down and made into an arcade and a spacious north aisle built. In the 1980s, re-ordering of the church took place including adding a free-standing altar to allow more intimate congregational worship.[1] The church was Grade II* listed in 1966.[2]

The churchyard contains two Commonwealth war graves, of a Royal Air Force boy airman of the First World War and a Royal Armoured Corps soldier of the Second World War.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "How St Oswald's, Sowerby, grew from a chapel to a church - and how it grew lop-sided". St Oswald's Church, Sowerby. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Church of St Oswald  (Grade II*) (1151342)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "CWGC Cemetery report, details from casualty record". Retrieved 24 September 2016.
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