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St Oswald

St Oswald

Methley

West Yorkshire

C15, restored and renewed in C19 and early C20.

Architectural Features

Interior: early C14 three-bay aisle arcade of double-chamfered 2-centred arches carried on short octagonal columns with moulded caps

king-post roof trusses of shallow pitch with arch-bracing from stone corbels depicting angels with Instruments of the Passion, trefoil-headed panels over the tie-beams

early C18 wooden pulpit, octagonal with fluted pilasters and fielded panels

exceptionally fine collection of monuments, principally: tomb chest of Sir Robert Waterton and wife, with recumbent alabaster effigies, under a crocketed canopy

John Savile, 1st Earl of Mexborough , with semi-reclining figure pointing upwards (by Wilton).