St Oswald's Church, Askrigg

St Oswald’s Church, Askrigg
St Oswald’s Church, Askrigg
	2019
	54°18′52.42″N2°04′58.7″W / 54.3145611°N 2.082972°W
OS grid reference	SD 94759 91015
Location	Askrigg
Country	England
Denomination	Church of England
Website	https://upperwensleydalechurch.org/st-oswalds/
History
Dedication	St Oswald
Architecture
Heritage designation	Grade I listed
Administration
Diocese	Diocese of Leeds
Archdeaconry	Richmond and Craven
Deanery	Wensley
Parish	Askrigg

Last updated March 25, 2024

St Oswald's Church is a Grade I listed parish church in the Church of England in Askrigg, North Yorkshire.^[1]

History

The church dates largely from the 15th century, but there is some earlier work.^[2] It is of stone construction in the Perpendicular style, consisting of a five-bay chancel and nave, aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower with pinnacles containing a clock and six bells.^[3]^[4]

By the mid nineteenth century, the foundations of the nave piers had given way, so the church was restored between 1852 and 1854 at a cost of £1,500. The body and north aisle of the church were rebuilt. The roof of the nave which dated from the 15th century was repaired. A western gallery which blocked up the tower was removed, and a staircase giving better access to the tower was inserted. It reopened for worship by Charles Longley, Bishop of Ripon, on 31 October 1854.^[5]

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with

Bells

The bells were recast in 1897 by John Warner & Sons with the tenor weighing 10cwt, 1qtr and 25lb. Three original bells, said to date from c. 1657 were recast, and three new ones were obtained. The bells were rededicated on 11 November 1897 by John Pulleine, Bishop of Richmond.^[6] The bells were rehung in a new frame by Eayre and Smith in 1992.

Organ

The church has two manual pipe organ dating from 1869 by Forster and Andrews. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.^[7]

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References

↑ "Church of Saint Oswald, Askrigg". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
↑ The Buildings of England. Yorkshire The North Riding. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Group. ISBN 0140710299 p.66
↑ "History" . Retrieved 22 March 2013.
↑ Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890. S&N Publishing. 1890. p. 338. ISBN 1-86150-299-0.
↑ Yorkshire Gazette - Saturday 11 November 1854, p.7
↑ Lancashire Evening Post - Friday 12 November 1897. p.4.
↑ "NPOR [N12113]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 3 November 2014.

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[1] "Church of Saint Oswald, Askrigg". www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2014.

[2] The Buildings of England. Yorkshire The North Riding. Nikolaus Pevsner. Penguin Group. ISBN 0140710299 p.66

[History-3] "History" . Retrieved 22 March 2013.

[Bulmers-4] Bulmer's Topography, History and Directory (Private and Commercial) of North Yorkshire 1890. S&N Publishing. 1890. p. 338. ISBN 1-86150-299-0.

[5] Yorkshire Gazette - Saturday 11 November 1854, p.7

[6] Lancashire Evening Post - Friday 12 November 1897. p.4.

[7] "NPOR [N12113]". National Pipe Organ Register . British Institute of Organ Studies . Retrieved 3 November 2014.

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v t e Churches in the Deanery of Wensley
Benefice of Bedale	Burrell St Gregory, Bedale St John, Leeming St Mary, Thornton Watlass
Benefice of Hallikeld	All Saints, Pickhill St Lambert, Burneston St Mary, Wath St Michael, Kirklington
Benefice of Leyburn and Bellerby	St John, Bellerby St Matthew, Leyburn
Benefice of Lower Wensleydale	St Andrew, Finghall St Gregory, Crakehall St Mary, Hornby St Michael, Spennithorne St Oswald, Hauxwell St Patrick, Patrick Brompton
Benefice of Middleham	St Botolph, Coverdale St John, East Witton St Mary and St Alkelda, Middleham St Oswald, Thornton Stewart
Benefice of Penhill	St Andrew, Aysgarth St Bartholomew, West Witton St Margaret, Preston under Scar St Mary, Redmire St Oswald, Castle Bolton Thornton Rust
Benefice of Lower Swale	All Saints, Yafforth St Andrew, Great Fencote St Helen, Ainderby Steeple St John the Baptist, Kirby Wiske St Mary, Kirkby Fleetham St Michael and All Angels, Maunby St Radegund, Scruton St Wilfred, Great Langton
Benefice of Upper Wensleydale	St Margaret, Hawes St Mary and St John, Hardraw St Matthew, Stalling Busk St Oswald, Askrigg