St Oswald's Church, Worleston

St Oswald's Church is in Church Road, Worleston, Cheshire, England. It is an active Anglican parish church in the deanery of Nantwich, the archdeaconry of Macclesfield, and the diocese of Chester. Its benefice is combined with those of St Mary, Acton, St Bartholomew, Church Minshull, and St David, Wettenhall.[1] The church is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building.[2]

St Oswald's Church, Worleston
St Oswald's Church, Worleston, from the south
St Oswald's Church, Worleston
Location in Cheshire
OS grid referenceSJ 651 568
LocationChurch Road, Worleston, Cheshire
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteSt Oswald, Worleston
History
StatusParish church
DedicationSaint Oswald
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Heritage designationGrade II
Designated6 July 1984
Architect(s)Charles Lynam
Architectural typeChurch
StyleGothic Revival
Groundbreaking1872
Completed1874
Specifications
MaterialsStone, tile roofs
Administration
ParishSt Oswald, Worleston
DeaneryNantwich
ArchdeaconryMacclesfield
DioceseChester
ProvinceYork
Clergy
Priest(s)Revd Ann Lawson
Laity
Reader(s)Isobel Burnley
Ann Nicholas
Organist(s)G. Heap
Churchwarden(s)M. Alexander
Mrs. I. Burnley
Parish administratorMr Gordon Flanagan

History

The foundation stone was laid on 19 September 1872. The church was designed by Charles Lynam, an architect from Stoke-on-Trent, and opened in November 1874. It sustained major damage by a fire in December 1997, and has since been rebuilt.[3]

Architecture

Exterior

St Oswald's is constructed in rubble stone with tiled roofs. Its plan is cruciform, consisting of a two-bay nave with a south porch, north and south transepts, and a two-bay chancel.[2] Over the crossing is a flèche.[4] Most of the windows are lancet windows. On the gables of the chancel, nave and transepts are cross finials.[2]

Interior

Inside the church, three steps lead up from the nave to the chancel, the risers of which bear an inscription. At the top of the steps is a low stone wall surmounted by a brass rail. A further three steps, also with risers baring inscriptions, lead up to the altar. The sanctuary has a mosaic floor.[2] On the south side of the sanctuary is a sedilia and a piscina. In the south wall of the chancel is a priest's door, and in the north wall a door leads into the vestry.[3] The circular pulpit is carried on seven shafts. The stone font is cup-shaped on a cruciform base.[2] The stained glass in the east window is by Kempe, and depicts a crucifix with Saint Mary, Saint John, Saint Oswald, and Saint Werburgh. In the north transept is a memorial window to Baron William Henry Schroder of nearby Rookery Hall. This was made by Morris & Co. and depicts the Good Shepherd and Saint Hubert. In the south transept are windows with depictions of Noah, Abraham, David, and Daniel. The glass in the west window includes images of Hannah with Samuel, and Saint Elizabeth.[3] The two-manual organ stands on the north wall of the chancel.[2][5]

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See also

References
  1. St Oswald, Worleston, Church of England, retrieved 27 February 2012
  2. Historic England, "The Church of St Oswald, Aston juxta Mondrum (1138654)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 27 February 2012
  3. History, St Oswald's, Worleston, retrieved 27 February 2012
  4. Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Hubbard, Edward; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2011) [1971], Cheshire, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, p. 689, ISBN 978-0-300-17043-6
  5. "NPOR D06226", National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies, retrieved 1 July 2020
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