Description

SJ 69 SW WINWICK C.P. GOLBORNE ROAD
(West Side)

2/18 Church of St Oswald

9/8/1966

GV I

Church. Bases of north arcade early C13; walls of Legh Chapel and
Organ Chamber 1330; west tower 1358; walls and north arcade of nave
(except Legh Chapel and Organ Chamber) 1580; South Porch 1720; south
arcade of nave rebuilt in 1836 reusing the probably C14 stones;
Chancel/Sanctuary and Vestry by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin for
13th Earl of Derby 1847-9; external stonework, including tracery,
restored C19 and C20. Of sandstone with roofs of lead or other metal.

West tower with recessed spire; aisled nave of 6 bays; south porch;
chapel in east bay of each nave aisle; chancel and sanctuary; north
vestry.

Tower of 3 stages with stone spire has diagonal buttresses; replaced
double door of oak; 3-light reticulated west window with restored
figures of Saints Anthony and Oswald in a niche to each side, and with
St Anthony's pig carved to right; clock on west and east faces;
2-light bell-openings; crenellated parapet. Aisle and clerestorey
windows of 4 lights have panel tracery; the clerestorey windows are
above the crowns of alternate aisle arches; buttressed aisles have
plain parapet north side, crenellated parapet south side. Steep-roofed
chancel and sanctuary of 3-bays has sanctus bellcote on west gable and
reticulated windows. The vestry is part of the same design. South
porch has C20 replaced doors, square-set buttresses and crenellated
parapet.

Interior: South arcade on quatrefoil-section columns with bell caps;
each north arcade pillar has 8 attached shafts and clumsily-carved
caps. Camber-beam panelled oak roofs, of 1711 in their present form,
to nave and aisles. Legh Chapel has a fine C16 panelled roof. Brass
to Sir Peter Legh (dated 1527) in vestments and armour (ordained when
widowed) and his wife. Monuments to Richard Legh (died 1687); Benet
Legh (died 1755 aged 8), and relief (with angel, husband and baby);
Mrs Ellen Legh (died 1831) by R J Wyatt, made in Rome. The Gerrard
Chapel contains a damaged font circa 1400 and a brass to Peter Gerard,
died 1495. The chancel and sanctuary contain rearranged pews,
furnishings and glass designed by Augustus Welby Northmore Pugin: an
impressive ensemble.

The church contains an interesting sequence of medieval work, the
exceptionally fine Legh Chapel and monuments and a good, furnished
example of Pugin addition to an existing church.

Listing NGR: SJ6037592832

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St Oswald's Church, Winwick at Wikipedia
• St Oswald's Church, Winwick official website
• Wikidata Q7595022

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Sussex: West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014