Building record 1101/1 - Church of St Oswald

Church of St Oswald, Brereton Green. Built c.1500, restored 1903, of red sandstone. Nave, aisles, embraced west tower, south porch, chancel. Interior: nave of four bays plus tower bay. Camber-beam panelled nave roof; a deep panelled truss between nave and chancel; three cambered beams in chancel. Octagonal font 1660 (1). Registers begin in 1538. Records from 1297 (2). Full architectural description (1) and (2). A chapel existed here in the time of Richard I. It was then in Astbury Parish but was made an independent church in the reign of Henry VIII. The fabric was rebuilt during the 15th century, probably replacing a timber building (3).

<1> Department of the Environment, 1971-2005, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /7/6 (Report). SCH1934.

<2> Department for the Environment, Various, Provisional List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, /7/5 1964 (Report). SCH2744.

<3> Richards R, 1947, Old Cheshire Churches, /68-70 (Book). SCH2309.

<4> Ordnance Survey, 1870-1982, Ordnance Survey Archaeological Record Card, SJ76SE4/1964 (Index). SCH2487.