Building record MLI82863 - Church of St Oswald, Walcott
Summary
The Church of St Oswald was built in 1852, of stock brick with ashlar dressings and slate roofs with decorative ridge tiles.
Type and Period (1)
- CHURCH (Post Medieval to Modern - 1852 AD to 2050 AD)
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Full Description
Parish church dating from 1852, built to replace an earlier medieval chapel located in Walcott, which had been demolished in about 1790 (see MLI82868). Confusion with historical records in the mid 19th century had led to the belief that the earlier chapel had been dedicated to St Oswald (rather than St Margaret which is now thought most likely), and the new church was therefore also dedicated to St Oswald. The church is built of stock brick with ashlar dressings, and features slate roofs with decorative ridge tiles. It is set upon an ashlar chamfered plinth and has angle buttresses with ashlar set-offs. It is comprised of a five-bay nave and a two-bay chancel, with three tall chamfered lancets within a pointed arch chamfered surround in the nave west wall. A small gabled bellcote is above the ashlar coped gable. The north nave wall has two tall chamfered lancets to each bay, and the chancel has a single small chamfered lancet to each bay. The east wall has three chamfered lancets, the central one being taller. The nave south wall has a projecting gabled porch with ashlar coped gable with kneelers. The double chamfered archway has an ashlar hoodmould with label stops. The interior has a chamfered and pointed chancel arch. The wooden pews, pulpit, choir stalls, reredos and altar are all 19th century in date. The octagonal bowl and stem font is of ashlar stone. For the full description and the legal address of this listed building please refer to the appropriate entry in the National Heritage List for England. {1}{2}{3}{4}
Sources/Archives (4)
- <1> SLI920 Bibliographic Reference: Rev. Edward Trollope. 1872. Sleaford and the Wapentakes of Flaxwell and Aswardhurn in the County of Lincoln. p.504.
- <2> SLI1062 Bibliographic Reference: Nikolaus Pevsner and John Harris, with Nicholas Antram. 1989. Buildings of England: Lincolnshire (Second Edition). p.779.
- <3> SLI7773 Index: Department of the Environment. 1990. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. 1/17.
- <4> SLI13386 Website: Historic England (formerly English Heritage). 2011->. The National Heritage List for England. http://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/. 1061750.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred TF 13104 56597 (23m by 16m) Surveyed |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WALCOTT, NORTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE |
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Record last edited
Jan 23 2025 12:26PM
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