St Oswald's Church, Malpas

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St Oswald's Church, Malpas
Style
Gothic
Specifications
MaterialsRed sandstone
Administration
ProvinceYork
DioceseChester
ArchdeaconryChester
DeaneryMalpas
ParishSt. Oswald Malpas and St. John Threapwood
Clergy
RectorRevd Dr Janine Arnott

St Oswald's Church stands on the highest point in the

Anglican parish church in the diocese of Chester, the archdeaconry of Chester and the deanery of Malpas. Its benefice is combined with those of St John, Threapwood, and Holy Trinity, Bickerton.[4] Alec Clifton-Taylor includes it in his list of 'best' English parish churches.[5]

History

The church is dedicated to Saint Oswald.[6] The present church was built in the second half of the 14th century on the site of an earlier church, although there are no structural remains of that building. The church was largely rebuilt above the cill level with the addition of a clerestory in the late 15th century.[6] In about 1886 the Chester architect John Douglas carried out a restoration, which included removal of the box pews and plaster from its interior.[7]

Architecture

Exterior

St. Oswald's Church, Malpas from the southwest

It is built in red

crenellated.[8] At the south-west corner is a porch which leads into a six-bay nave with north and south aisles. At the eastern end of each aisle is a chantry chapel, the north chapel originally belonging to the Cholmondeley family and the south chapel to the Brereton family. To the east of the nave is the three-bay chancel,[8] and in the north-east corner is a vestry dating from 1717.[3] Above the south porch is a parvise and above the doorway is a wall sundial with niches on either side. The porch is embattled, with pinnacles and gargoyles.[9]

Interior

Within the nave is an oak chest dating from the second half of the 13th century.

Bolesworth and the Cholmondeley family of Cholmondeley Castle.[10] Within each chantry chapel is a tomb. In the Brereton chapel the tomb is that of Sir Randal Brereton and his wife, and is dated 1522. The monument in the Cholmondeley chapel was erected in 1605 and represents Sir Hugh Cholmondeley and his second wife, Mary.[12] Also in this chapel is a memorial to Lady Cholmondeley who died in 1815 by Westmacott. In the chancel is a memorial tablet to Charles Wolley Dod who died in 1904 by Edward Hilton. In the nave is a slab to Urian Davenport, rector of Malpas, who died in 1495. In the south aisle are tablets to John Stockton who died in 1700, and Bridget Kynaston who died in 1644. In the north aisle is a memorial to Lt. Col. Henry Tarleton who died in 1820 by Edwards and Company of Wrexham.[13]

On the south side of the chancel is a triple

John Taylor and Company, two of these being dated 1908 and the other two in 1914.[17]

External features

Parts of the churchyard wall are listed Grade II.[18][19][20][21] Within the churchyard are a number of other items listed Grade II, namely, a table tomb dedicated to members of the Duncall family,[22] the tomb of John Bassett,[23] a headstone to the Hobley family,[24] and a sandstone sundial pedestal dating probably from the early 18th century.[25] Listed at Grade II* are the gate piers and steps at the southwest corner of the churchyard,[26] and the gates, gate piers and steps at south-east corner of churchyard.[27] They were originally made for Oulton Park in the 1720s at the time of John Vanbrugh's work there. They were moved to Malpas churchyard around 1773.[28] The gate piers and steps to the west gateway to the churchyard are listed at Grade II,[29] as are the gate piers and steps to a small gateway at the southeast corner of the churchyard.[30]

See also

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References

Citations

  1. ^ Morris 1989, p. 267.
  2. ^ Bilsborough 1983, p. 47.
  3. ^ a b c d e Historic England, "Church of St Oswald, Malpas (1135959)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
  4. ^ St Oswald, Malpas, Church of England, retrieved 2 September 2013
  5. ^ Clifton-Taylor 1974, p. 240.
  6. ^ a b c d Rylands, p.2
  7. ^ Hubbard 1991, pp. 185, 256.
  8. ^ a b Salter 1995, pp. 48–49.
  9. ^ a b Richards 1947, pp. 220–225.
  10. ^ a b c Rylands, p4
  11. ^ a b Rylands, p5
  12. ^ Rylands, pp7–8
  13. ^ a b Hartwell et al. 2011, pp. 468–470.
  14. ^ Malpas, St Oswald, Corpus Vitrearum Medii Aevi (CVMA) of Great Britain, retrieved 2 January 2011
  15. ^ a b Rylands, p7
  16. National Pipe Organ Register, British Institute of Organ Studies
    , retrieved 1 July 2020
  17. ^ Malpas S Oswald, Dove's Guide for Church Bell Ringers, retrieved 11 August 2008
  18. ^ Historic England, "Churchyard wall to Church Street, Malpas (1130586)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
  19. ^ Historic England, "Churchyard wall between southeast gates and motte, Malpas (1130627)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
  20. ^ Historic England, "Stone wall to west side of churchyard (between gateways), Malpas (1130588)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
  21. ^ Historic England, "Walls to sunken paths in churchyard, south of church, Malpas (1330267)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
  22. ^ Historic England, "Duncall tomb 10 metres south of east bay of nave of St Oswald's Church, Malpas (1130626)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
  23. ^ Historic England, "Bassett tomb circa 8 metres north of west bay of nave of St Oswald's Church, Malpas (1135982)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
  24. ^ Historic England, "Hobley headstone south of nave of St Oswald's Church, Malpas (1130625)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
  25. ^ Historic England, "Sundial pedestal in churchyard 5 metres south west of porch of St Oswald's Church, Malpas (1135970)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
  26. ^ Historic England, "Gates, gatepiers and steps at south west corner of churchyard, Malpas (1330288)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
  27. ^ Historic England, "Gates, overthrow, side screen gatepiers and steps, with handrails at south east corner of churchyard, Malpas (1135998)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
  28. ^ Rylands, p12
  29. ^ Historic England, "Gate piers and flight of steps to west gateway to churchyard, Malpas (1330289)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012
  30. ^ Historic England, "Gate piers and steps to small gateway at south west corner of churchyard, Malpas (1130587)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 13 May 2012

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