St Oswald's Church is a

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parish church in the

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History

The church dates largely from the 15th century, but there is some earlier work. It is of stone construction in the

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style, consisting of 5 bay chancel and

nave The nave () is the central part of a church, stretching from the (normally western) main entrance or rear wall, to the transepts, or in a church without transepts, to the chancel. When a church contains side aisles, as in a basilica-type ...

, aisles, south porch and an embattled western tower with pinnacles containing a clock and six bells. 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

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, on 31 October 1854.

Parish status

The church is in a joint parish with * St Margaret's Church, Hawes *

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* St Matthew's Church, Stalling Busk

Bells

The bells were recast in 1897 by

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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

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, Bishop of Richmond. 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 Forster and Andrews was a British organ building company between 1843 and 1924. The company was formed by James Alderson Forster (1818–1886) and Joseph King Andrews (1820–1896), who had been employees of the London organ builder J. C. Bisho ...

. A specification of the organ can be found on the National Pipe Organ Register.

References

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