Church of St Oswald | |
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51°51′55″N 1°56′51″W / 51.8654°N 1.9476°W | |
Denomination | Church of England |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
Designated | 26 January 1961 |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Gloucester |
Benefice | Coln River Group |
The Anglican Church of St Oswald at Shipton Oliffe in Shipton in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building. [1]
The earliest part of the church is Norman but was extended in the 13th century by the addition of the chancel and south aisle. [2] [3]
The church was owned by Gloucester Abbey. [3]
The west gallery and box pews were removed and the church restored between 1902 and 1904 by H.A. Prothero. [4] [5]
The parish is part of the Coln River Group benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester. [6]
The limestone building has a stone slate roof. It consists of a nave, south transept with porch and chancel. [1]
There is a small 13th century bellcote with two pointed bell chambers. [3] [5] [1]
In the church is a medieval octagonal font and 14th century piscina within a sedilia. [3] [5] [7] There are fragments of wall paintings on the chancel arch and north wall. [2] The north wall also has a blocked Norman doorway which has since had a window inserted into it. [7]
Church of St Oswald | |
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51°51′55″N 1°56′51″W / 51.8654°N 1.9476°W | |
Denomination | Church of England |
Architecture | |
Heritage designation | Grade I listed building |
Designated | 26 January 1961 |
Administration | |
Province | Canterbury |
Diocese | Gloucester |
Benefice | Coln River Group |
The Anglican Church of St Oswald at Shipton Oliffe in Shipton in the Cotswold District of Gloucestershire, England was built in the 12th century. It is a grade I listed building. [1]
The earliest part of the church is Norman but was extended in the 13th century by the addition of the chancel and south aisle. [2] [3]
The church was owned by Gloucester Abbey. [3]
The west gallery and box pews were removed and the church restored between 1902 and 1904 by H.A. Prothero. [4] [5]
The parish is part of the Coln River Group benefice within the Diocese of Gloucester. [6]
The limestone building has a stone slate roof. It consists of a nave, south transept with porch and chancel. [1]
There is a small 13th century bellcote with two pointed bell chambers. [3] [5] [1]
In the church is a medieval octagonal font and 14th century piscina within a sedilia. [3] [5] [7] There are fragments of wall paintings on the chancel arch and north wall. [2] The north wall also has a blocked Norman doorway which has since had a window inserted into it. [7]