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St Oswald

St Oswald

Kirkoswald

Cumbria

Early C12 with late C12 additions, mid C13

Architectural Features

early C16 additions

/detached bell tower is listed separately North timber-framed gabled porch of c1523, has C19 stone infill, incorporating above entrance a reused early C17 stone inscribed ROBERT LOWTHION

porch seat is part of a C16 pew with carved poppy head end boards.

Flanking pointed lancet windows, with 2-light mullioned Tudor window to left.

North wall has 8 medieval grave slabs leaning and fixed to it.

Blocked south entrance with hollow chamfer and roll mouldings is probably C13

flanking Tudor mullioned windows, that to right of 3 lights is a C19 enlargement.

Chancel has tall 3-light mullioned Tudor windows.

Interior has 3 bay arcades of round arches with pointed west end arches on carved corbels.

C13 chancel arch is on base of C12 arch

Tudor 2-light clerestory windows.

Medieval bowl font and medieval cross fragment built into west window of north aisle.

Chancel has heraldic stained glass to various local families of 1846.

Marble wall plaques to members of the Fetherstonhaugh family and fragment of plaque of 1609 to Thomas Brougham.