St Oswald's Church, East Harlsey

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St Oswald's Church is an Anglican church in East Harlsey, a village in North Yorkshire.

A church was built on the site in the 12th century, from which period some of the walls survive, and there is a 15th-century window in the south wall of the chancel. It was altered in the 17th century, and the south porch and bellcote are of this date. [1] The church was largely rebuilt in 1885 by Austin, Johnson and Hicks. [2] It was grade II* listed in 1970. [3]

The church is built of stone with slate roofs, and consists of a nave, a north aisle, a south porch, and a chancel with a north aisle. At the west end is a double bellcote with rusticated stonework, four-centred arched bell openings, a moulded cornice, and a pyramidal gable surmounted and flanked by squat obelisks. The porch has a coped gable with three ball finials, and contains a four-centred arched opening with a chamfered surround. Inside, there is an effigy of a knight dating from the 1320s and an 18th-century monument of carved marble. [3] [4]

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References

  1. A History of the County of York North Riding: Volume 2. London: Victoria County History. 1923. Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  2. Butler, Lawrence (2007). The Yorkshire Church Notes of Sir Stephen Glynne. Yorkshire Archaeological Society. ISBN   9781903564806.
  3. 1 2 Historic England. "Church of St Oswald (1315125)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 31 July 2024.
  4. Grenville, Jane; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2023) [1966]. Yorkshire: The North Riding. The Buildings of England. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. ISBN   978-0-300-25903-2.

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