| St Oswald's Church, Thornton in Lonsdale | |
St Oswald's Church, Thornton in Lonsdale, from the southwest
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St Oswald's Church, Thornton in Lonsdale
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| OS grid reference | SD 686 736 |
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| Location | Thornton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | St Oswald, Thornton in Lonsdale |
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| Status | Parish church |
| Functional status | Active |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 20 February 1958 |
| Architect(s) | Paley and Austin, Austin and Paley |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Gothic, Gothic Revival |
| Completed | 1935 |
| Administration | |
| Parish | Thornton in Lonsdale |
| Deanery | Ewecross |
| Archdeaconry | Craven |
| Diocese | Bradford |
| Province | York |
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| Vicar(s) | Revd Jennifer Anne Savage |
St Oswald's Church, Thornton in Lonsdale, is in the village of Thornton in Lonsdale, North Yorkshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Ewecross, the archdeaconry of Craven and the diocese of Bradford. Its benefice is united with that of All Saints, Burton in Lonsdale.[1] The church has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade II* listed building.[2]
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The tower dates from the 15th century.[2] In 1869–70 the body of the church was rebuilt in Perpendicular style by the Lancaster architects Paley and Austin.[3] The church was damaged by a fire, and rebuilt in 1933–35 by Austin and Paley, apparently following the 19th-century design.[2]
The church is constructed in limestone rubble with sandstone dressings, and has Westmorland slate roofs. The plan consists of a four-bay nave, north and south aisles with chapels, a two-bay chancel, a south porch, and a west tower. The tower is in four stages with diagonal buttresses and an embattled parapet. It has a west doorway with a pointed arch, over which is a three-light window. Above this is small ogee-headed window. The bell openings have two lights. The tower is surmounted by a 19th-century pyramidal spire and a lead finial. The windows on the sides of the church have two or three lights, and the east window has four lights with trefoil heads. Inside the church, some of the arcades have pointed arches, while others are in Romanesque style. The earliest memorials in the church are to the Redmayne family, dating from 1678.[2]