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St Oswald

St Oswald

Thornton Steward

North Yorkshire

C11 Anglo-Saxon or early Romanesque with C14, C17 and C19 alterations.

Architectural Features

First World War memorial in tympanum.

to south 2 windows of 2 trefoiled lights with quatrefoil above and label, that to right of C14, that to left a late C19 copy of same, also blocked remains of earlier windows

almost flat roof to chancel with finials, perhaps C17.

In chancel, on north side C14 tomb recess with richly moulded pointed segmental arch and carved heads at apex and stops, stone sedile, aumbry with torus moulding.

Octagonal font resting on 8 shafts with foliated C13 capitals, Jacobean cover with ball finial.

also brass to Prudence, wife of Rev George Shillito, d 1748.

In porch, 2 medieval grave covers, one of C13 type with base of cross, shears and letters 'M G'.