Description

DIDMARTON OLDBURY ON THE HILL
ST 88 NW
9/63 Church of St. Arild
6.9.54
GV II*

Small Anglican church. Early English foundation, mostly now
Perpendicular of late C15/early C16. Random coursed rubble stone
with tower faced in roughcast, stone slate roof with coped east end
to nave. West tower, nave and chancel, small north porch. Tower
of 3 stages with stringcourses and stepped diagonal buttresses on
lowest stage, decorative stone 2-light belfry louvres on top
embattled stage, and 2-light west window. Gabled north porch has
alternate ovolo and hollow moulded inner archway and tall chamfered
pointed outer archway. Scattered fenestration to nave, 3-light
ogee headed window with square hoodmould to north side and 4
different windows to south. Chancel east window of 3 lights with
geometrical tracery. Tall pointed tower arch.
Interior has plain plastered ceiling, box pews of C18 remain on
south side only, with 2-tier pulpit. In very poor repair at time
of survey (February 1986) and rarely used.
(David Verey, Buildings of England - Gloucestershire: the
Cotswolds, 1979)

Listing NGR: ST8187488223

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St Arild's Church, Oldbury-on-the-Hill at Wikipedia
• St Arild's Church, Oldbury-on-the-Hill official website
• Wikidata Q7592512

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Recommended Books

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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Kent: North East and East (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2