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St Oswald's Church, Kirk Sandall

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on each side. The porch has a pointed arch over which is a gable carrying a cross. The doorway to the church is Norman is style with a two-order round arch. In the west wall of the nave is a three-light window. Above the window are stones arranged in a herring-bone pattern. It is thought that
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The church is available for visiting, its keyholder living nearby. The work of the Trust is supported locally by a group known as the Friends of St Oswald's, Kirk Sandall. Various activities are organised in the church. These include exhibitions, and occasional services arranged in
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survey. Most of the present church was built in the 12th century, with additions and alterations in the 14th and 16th centuries. It was restored in 1864 by James Massingbird Teale, and again in 1934. The Rokeby Chapel is named after
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wooden screens, one to the west of the chancel, the other to the west of the chapel. On the north wall of the chapel is the tomb of William Rokeby. On the east wall, blocking the former window, is a
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monument to Thomas Rokeby who died in 1621. On the south wall is a monument to another William Rokeby who died in 1662. Elsewhere in the chapel are memorial floor slabs and
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and consists of an octagonal base with a weathered shaft about 1 metre (3 ft) in height. It is a Grade II listed building.
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and were formerly part of the fabric of the original church on the site. The east window has three lights. The Rokeby Chapel has an
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and contains one bell, cast in 1690. In its south face is a two-light window, its roof is pyramidal and it contains a small
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has two bays and to its north is the larger two-bay Rokeby Chapel. The style of the nave and aisles is essentially
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In the churchyard are the remains of a cross dating probably from the medieval period. It is constructed with
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and round arches. The nave roof dates from the 19th century. In the south aisle is a round-headed
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carved with animals. Its blocked east window has five lights, and on its north wall is a diagonal west
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between the nave and the aisles are Norman in style and consist of octagonal
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cooperation with the local parish Church of The Good Shepherd.
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and a further buttress between two four-light windows.
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Welcome to the Homepage of the Friends of St Oswald's
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of Kirk Sandall from 1487 to 1502. He later became
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St Oswald's Church, Kirk Sandall, from the southwest
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Church of St Oswald, Kirk Sandall
A squat stone church with a gabled porch, beyond which is a low tower with a pyramidal roof, and the body of the church is behind this
St Oswald's Church, Kirk Sandall is located in South Yorkshire
53°33′59″N 1°04′53″W / 53.5663°N 1.0815°W / 53.5663; -1.0815
OS grid reference
SE 609 081
Kirk Sandall
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
Denomination
Anglican
Churches Conservation Trust
Dedication
Saint Oswald
Redundant
Church
Style
Norman
Gothic
Groundbreaking
Materials
Limestone
redundant
Anglican
Kirk Sandall
Doncaster
South Yorkshire
National Heritage List for England
listed building
Churches Conservation Trust

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