St Oswald's Church, Askrigg

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St Oswald’s Church, Askrigg
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St Oswald's Church, Askrigg
54°18′52.42″N2°04′58.7″W / 54.3145611°N 2.082972°W / 54.3145611; -2.082972
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

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

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History

The nave and chancel The nave and chancel of Askrigg church.jpg
The nave and chancel

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 organ Organ in Askrigg church.jpg
The 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

  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
  3. "History" . Retrieved 22 March 2013.
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  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.