Diameter: 22.25" Bell 1 of 1
Founded by William Oldfield (of Bradford) 1627
Dove Bell ID: 63507 Tower ID: 25341 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Oxcombe: All Saints
Overview
Grid reference: TF 311 771
The walls are built of grey stock brick (probably formerly rendered) with stone dressings; the tower pinnacles are cast iron and the roofs are slated.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
Octagonal west tower, two-bay nave, chancel with three-sided apse.
Description of Archaeology and History
Pevsner records that the church was noted by White as built in 1842, which seems to fit the style, and that it is probably by W.A. Nicholson who built stock brick imitations of Louth at Raithby (1839), Haugham (1840) and Biscathorpe (1847). Yet, as Pevsner points out, his church at Wragby (1838) is still of the "Commissioners" type while Brigg (1842) is quite archaeological. This prolific architect also built workhouses at Brigg and Lincoln and a Corn Exchange at the latter, devised the romantic castellated mansion of Bayons for Charles Tennyson in 1836-42 and laid out the village of Blankney.
Exterior Description
The walls are built of grey stock brick (probably formerly rendered) with stone dressings; the tower pinnacles are cast iron and the roofs are slated.
The angles of the tower have buttresses and the upper stage is constructed of stone as an open lantern on the model of such examples as St. Helen's, York. The pinnacles above the parapet are of cast iron which is now black with rust, contrasting oddly with the grey stone below. The body of the church has walls of stock brick, with some rendering surviving which suggests that the whole building was once covered with this surface. In the north and south walls are two two-light windows with cusped heads and moulded labels. At the wall head is a corbel table of small stone corbels. The lower chancel is in the same style with a three light east window and the other walls blind.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
1920
The east window is of three lights and represents The Marys at the Sepulchre, 1920 by Heaton, Butler and Bayne.
Interior
Interior Description
The walls of the interior are plastered and painted white, the only colour being provided by small random panes of vivid glass in the heads of the windows. The chancel is rather darker, being lit only by the east window which is filled with glass of a late and rather decadent style. There are also four restrained marble monuments on the chancel walls preserved from the previous church. Above the chancel arch is a small tablet recording the restoration of the church in 1884. The floor is paved with tiles and the nave is furnished with a square reading desk on the south for the parson, with the pulpit within it, and a square pew of identical proportions on the north side for the squire's family. The rest of the nave is seated with six open benches having poppyheads on the uprights. There is no cornice to the plaster ceiling in the nave and only a very simple one in the chancel. The communion rails and communion table appear to be contemporary but the pair of sanctuary chairs are the only later feature.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
1842
The altar table is original, in a simple Gothic style.
Pulpit
1842
The pulpit is an octagonal structure contrived within the corner of the square reading pew.
Lectern
1842
The lectern is represented by a reading pew, a square box round the pulpit and forming a pair with the box pew for the squire directly opposite.
Font (object)
1842
The font is small, of stone with an octagonal bowl with shields round it and a fluted stem.
Bells
Churchyard
Grid reference: TF 311 771
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
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To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
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