2021-10-05-childrens area - supporting docs

Supporting Documentation Malpas St Oswald – Children’s area

Note to parish

This bundle includes all the supporting documentation to your faculty application as required

under Rule 5.5 of the Faculty Jurisdiction (Amendment) Rules 2019.

List of documentation

Item Description Page

Overview

1 Statement of Significance 2

2 Statement of Needs 18

3 Schedule of Works or Proposals from the Petition for Faculty 20

Proposals

4 Proposal for temporary removal of four pews received 18 January 2019 21

5 Temporary minor reordering licence dated 13 March 2019 22

6 Floor plan uploaded 17 June 2020 23

7 Photos of pews to be removed uploaded 17 June 2020 24

8 Photos of childrens area received 29 September 2021 25

Correspondence

9 Email correspondence between DAC office and others dating from 14 November

2018 to 28 October 2021

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Katy Purvis, Assistant to DAC Secretary,

On behalf of Caroline Hilton, DAC Secretary 29 October 2021

Church of St Oswald, MalpasStatements of Significance & Need - May 2016

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Statement of Significance

Contents

Section 1

The church in its urban / rural environment

1.1 Setting of the church

1.2 The Living Churchyard

1.3 Social History

1.4 The church building in general

1.5 The church building in detail

1.6 Contents of the Church

1.7 Significance for mission

Section 2

The significance of the area affected by the proposal

Section 3

Assessment of the impact of the proposals


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Section 1: The church in its urban / rural environment

1.1 Setting of the church

Wider landscape

The church stands at the highest point in Malpas, on a strategic position on the spur of the Broxton Hills. It is built near the site of a Norman motte and bailey castle and has played an important part in the history of the border conflicts in the area. From the roof of the church it is possible to see for over forty miles into Wales. In turn, the church is the prominent landmark in all directions for miles around and it characterises and distinguishes the market town of Malpas more than any other structure.


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Streetscape

The historic centre of the small market town of Malpas is wrapped around the churchyard boundary, and this can be seen in the both the shape and names of the streets (Church Walk, Church Street). The adjacent house along these streets reflect the layers of historical styles also reflected in the phased development of St Oswald’s. The church sitscomfortably in this setting.


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Churchyard boundary and churchyard structures

The majority of the churchyard consists of raised lawns of mown grass, divided into sections by stone flagged pathways which crisscross the churchyard in all directions. Most of these are important thoroughfares, used regularly by pedestrians living in the locality.

TreesThere are no trees to the east and south sides of the churchyard. There are two mature trees to the west end and a small group of coniferous trees adjacent to the edge of the mound of the motte on the north side.The most distinctive trees close to the church are the line of mature tall trees lining the west side of the church, along Church Walk, but these are not within the churchyard itself. There are no Tree Preservation Orders on any trees within the churchyard (although seven trees in private gardens along Church Street are protected in this way), although all the trees in and around the churchyard are protected as part of the conservation area, or the listed status of the churchyard itself.

Listed structuresThe churchyard contains no less than 13 separately listed monuments and structures. Given that the average churchyard has between none and two, this is an impressive collection and reflects the high importance of the churchyard as a historic site. Two of the structures are listed grade II*. The town war memorial is included on the list. The table on the following page lists each monument, wall, or structure that is separately listed.


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Description UID Number Listing

Churchyard wall to Church Street 1130586 II

Gate piers & steps to small gateway at sw corner of

churchyard adjoining item 36 1130587 II

Stonewall to west side of churchyard between gateways

1130588 II

Hopley headstone south of nave of church 1130625 II

Duncall table tomb 10m south of east bay of nave 1130626 II

Churchyard wall between southeast gates & motte 1130627 II

Sundial pedestal 5m southwest of porch 1135970 II

Tomb of John Bassett 8m north of west bay of nave 1135982 II

Gates overthrow side screen gate piers & steps with handrails

in southeast corner of churchyard 1135998 II*

Walls to sunken paths

1330267 II

Gates, gate piers & steps at sw corner of churchyard

1330288 II*

Gate piers & flight of steps to west gateway to churchyard 1330289 II

War memorial 1392211 II


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Archaeological remains

The church stands on a strategic position on the spur of the Broxton Hills and this vantage point played a significant part in the border conflicts over many centuries. The archaeological significance of the castle mound, immediately adjacent to the churchyard, is reflected in its designation as a Scheduled Ancient Monument (List entry No: 1012105 UID: 13420).

Photograph showing the remains of the motte and its close proximity to the north elevation of the church.

An extract from the schedule is included below:The monument at Malpas comprises the remnants of a medieval castle surviving as a truncated earthwork cone, situated at a strategic position on a spur of the Broxton Hills overlooking the town and much of the surrounding countryside. The site was originally home to the Barons of Malpas. The motte lies N of St Oswald's Church, the graveyard of which extends to the S and W sides of the motte. A bailey was probably originally attached to the S side of the motte, but is now indistinct and its site has been considerably disturbed by construction of the church and burials in the churchyard. In view of the uncertainty over the precise loca tion of the bailey and the disturbed nature of this most probable location it is not included in this scheduling. The motte is bounded by a hedge and chestnut fencing and these are excluded from the scheduling. The property boundary and the churchyard boundary to the SE, S and W of the motte are also excluded from the scheduling as is the tarmac lane to the E. The ground beneath all these features, however, is included.

Map (not to scale) with the red mark indicating the area of the SAM.

The north boundary of the churchyard and the ground beneath are part of the Scheduled Ancient Monument, but the churchyard itself is not.


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1.2 The Living Churchyard

There is no Bioversity Action Plan for the churchyard, but the PCC is aware of the six flagship species identified by ‘Caring for God’sAcre’ and is working towards improving the understanding of the flora and fauna of the churchyard. There are no burial markers on the north side, and it is possible that the grass in this area could be left and allowed to grow to seed.

In September 2015 a Protected Species Survey was carried out around the church as part of the investigative work prior to carrying out roof repairs to the nave and south aisle. The survey was carried out by Mike Worsfold and Eileen Bowen and a summary of the findings is included below:

SummaryEvidence of protected species was searched for at the request of Nick Toosey for the church and Tim Ratcliffe (Architect) of Tim Ratcliffe Associates, Cambrian House, Nantmawr, Oswestry, Shropshire SY10 9HL, in relation to proposed roof covering replacement. Details of the survey methods and findings are included. The findings are supported by photographic evidence.

BirdsThere is not considered to be any impact on birds provided that no nests are constructed while the work is taking place.

BatsThere is not considered to be any risk of harm to individual bats or threat to their conservation status. However, if bats are found at any stage of the development then work in that area must stop and a licensed bat worker contacted for advice.

Other protected speciesThere was no evidence of any other protected species on the site or within 30 m of the site.

This survey was very specific to the impact of roof repairs on bats. Old bat droppings were found in the church, but there were no bats evident in the autumn of 2015.


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1.3 Social History

The recorded history of Malpas church is that of the patrons, builders and craftsmen some of whose names can be seen in tombs and memorial plaques in and around the church. These span the period from 15th to the 20th century. The town war memorial is located on the south side of the churchyard.

The church provides an interesting insight into the social and political history of the last 700 tears. Its location on a strategic high point is testament to the role played in the Welsh/English border conflicts. Whilst these mainly predated the current building, they played a part in its particular site and are a link to the prominent families of the time. The close proximity of Malpas to Wales led to an appeal around 1300 for permission to have the rites of baptism and burial to be performed in Cholmondeley Chapel as “the dead in time of war are buried in thefields because the church of Malpas is so near to Wales that part of the parish belongs to the Welsh and part to the English”.

The close proximity to the Welsh border may also explain why there were two rectors of Malpas from very early times. According to the Revd JE Newell in The History of the Welsh Church (1895), this may relate to the curious succession system practiced in Wales where benefices passed from father to son. As part of the ancient parish of Malpas was in Wales, this practice may have crept over the border. Another explanation may be division of the Barony of Malpas following the death of Fitz Hugh, the bastard son the Earl of Chester, given the Baronry by William the Conqueror. The two daughters of Fitz Hugh inherited the estate and the rectory was sub-divided. The dual rectory continued until 1885.

The survival of the two chantry chapels points to the strong association of the church with two dominant families of the late medieval/early modern period. The Brereton monument, located in the Brereton Chapel, is dedicated to Sir Randal Brereton, Knight and Baronet. Sir Randal was knighted by Henry VII for “conspicuous valour” at thebattles of Terouanne and Tournay in France. He held other important positions in Cheshire. His tomb was constructed during his lifetime (he died in 1530) and is considered to be a truly superb example of Chellaston workmanship at its best and one of the finest examples in existence. His son, Sir William Brereton, gained notoriety when he was accused (on flimsy evidence) of inappropriate behaviour with Anne Boleyn and executed on 17th May 1536.


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The Cholmondeley family also played a role in national events. Sir Hugh Cholmondeley was knighted during the Spanish Armada and was Sherriff of Chester in 1589. The family monument was erected in 1605 and the figures represent Sir Hugh (senior and junior) and Mary. Other members of the family are recorded around the monument. In 1950 the roof of the family vault had become unstable so was opened up for investigation. It was found to contain 34 burials in ornate lead coffins. At the instigation of the then Marquis of Salisbury, the vault was filled in and permanently sealed.

The records record a few interesting yet unedifying incidents associated with past rectors of the church. Following the Bishop’s visitation of1557, it was discovered the rectory lying in ruins and fairs held there on Sundays. The rector was nowhere to be found. Following the Bishop’svisitation in 1688, a fight broke out during the service, causing the minister “to swear two oaths”. Three years later the parish petitioned for the gallery opposite the pulpit to be taken down as it is “at present onlya receptacle for idle and disorderly persons, who sheltering themselves therin in the time of Divine service and sermon give great disturbance to the congregation”.

Burials in the churchyard record the deaths of family members from plague following the visit of Ralph Dawson in 1625, who “being sick ofthe plague died in his father’s house, thereby causing the death of hiswhole family”.

During the 17th century the church the site of skirmishes fought out in the civil war. Ultinately the church survived, but Thomas Bridge, Rector, was deprived of the post in 1648 and restored in 1660. The church building itself was in danger in 1644 when two companies of men marched to Malpas “where the bodie for the Parliament side then laye:and theire they laye in the Churche all Nighte, habinge but sorry quarters”. The battle was fought about a mile away and ended whenColonel Brereton joined the fight. This may be why the church and Brereton monuments survived intact.


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1.4 The church building in general

Exterior

The church is dedicated to Oswald, King of Northumberland, killed near Oswestry (thought to derive from Oswald’s tree) in 642. According tovarious sources, very little is known about the origins of the first church on the present site. There are no structural remains of the earlier church remaining. An agreement dated 1285 granted Hugh of Cholmondeley the right to have a chaplain in his chapel of Cholmondeley. According toCollins et al, a stone from the previous church was incorporated above the chancel door of Trinity Church in Princeton, New Jersey, to which the influential Stockton family had emigrated from Malpas. This is the only record of any part of the earlier church surviving.

The present church originated in the second half of the 14th centuryusing red sandstone with lead roofs. The tower, with its with diagonal west buttresses, angled east buttresses, and a southeast octagonal turretsurvives from this period. Pevsner describes it as a “Perpendicularchurch…with its battlements and pinnacles, but in fact to quite a considerable extent pre-Perpendicular 14th century” (Pevsner 273). The church was largely rebuilt in the late 15th century. This was largely funded by money left to the church in 1488 by Richard Cholmondeley, with the Brereton family giving additional funds in 1508.

The 14th century roofs were removed and the side walls taken down to cill level. The walls were then rebuilt with the present windows, the nave arcade was raised to its present height and the clerestory and crenellated nave and chancel were added. The only windows left untouched were the east windows to both aisles and the large west window of the tower. The heightening of the church made it necessary to design a new type of roof, since the previous design would not have withstood the thrust of a gabled roof. The result was the construction of the fabulous flat camber-beam roofs with decorative carving. The shape of the 14th century roof can be seen on the stonework to the tower arch.


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The two-storied porch built on the western most bay of the south aisle was the most significant new addition at this time. The room over the doorway was the priest’s chamber and was used as avestry until the 18th century.

The only post-reformation addition to the building is the northeast vestry, built in 1717, and described by Pevsner as very “handsome” (273). It is an honest addition to the 15th century church, different is style and materials to the rest of the exterior. It is generally considered to be a charming addition, built in the Renaissance style, and there is a tradition that John Vanbrugh was responsible for the design. This is feasible, given his connections to Cheshire (at Oulton Hall) and with the Cholmondeley family.


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Screen to Brereton Chapel

Screen to Cholmondeley Chapel


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A distinctive feature of the interior is the fine oak work to the internal fixtures and fittings. Screens to the west end, at the base of the tower, and internal porches to the south and north doors, plus pulpit and pews, date from the 1880s restoration and the following couple of decades.


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1.5 The church building in detail

Phase or area SignificanceChancel - the 14th century arch leading from the nave to the chancel. The chancel itself was remodelled in the 15th and the pitch of the 14th century roof can be seen on the east wall. The sides of the chancel walls converge towards the east end to create the illusion of greater length. The rood screen was removed in 1717, but remnants remain in an ancient beam inside the chancel arch. The chancel contains an unusual triple sedilia and a piscina, as well as some fine 15th century misericords on the south side. The chancel has crenellated parapets, a five-light panel-traceried basket-arched east window and four-light north and south windows.

High

Clerestory–Perpendicular with Tudor arched four-light windows. Late c15th High

Cholmondeley & Brereton Chapels early 16th centurytracery screens with fine decorative carving. Early 18th cast iron replacements to some carvings.

High

Vestry - The only post-reformation addition to the building is the northeast vestry, built in 1717, and described by Pevsner as very “handsome” (273). It is an honest addition to the 15th

century church, different is style and materials to the rest of the exterior. It is generally considered to be a charming addition, built in the Renaissance style, and there is a tradition that John Vanbrugh was responsible for the design. This is feasible, given his connections to Cheshire (at Oulton Hall) and with the Cholmondeley family.

High

Crypt a simple stone vaulted crypt lies below the chancel, accessed via a small doorway on the north side. There is no evidence that it was ever used as a chapel.

High

Nave & aisles Nave of 6 bays with wide aisles has slender lozenge-shaped piers with half and three-quarter shafts.The aisles have C14 east windows and C15 4-light panel-traceried, segmental-arched west, north and south windows; Nave and aisles have gargoyles. Small doorway under west window of north aisle. Crenellated parapets to both nave & aisles. Aisle buttresses have gables with crockets and finials.

High

Ceilings – nave ceiling camber beam, broken into panels & enriched with carving. One of the glories of the church.

High


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Originally painted red and green (extant on surviving fragment). Dates from c1480. Restored between 1957 & 1966.Aisle ceilings less richly carved but fine carved quatrefoils with angels against outer walls (gilded by the wife of a rector).West tower mainly 14th century. Massive 3-stage tower has diagonal west buttresses and angle east buttresses, south-east octagonal turret, bands above bell chamber and at base of crenellated parapet with crocketed corner pinnacles, round-arched west door, C14 reticulated 5-light west window and simple 2-light reticulated bell-openings; an empty niche to each side of west window. Gargoyles

High

South porch late 15th century. The two-storied porch built on the western most bay of the south aisle. The room over the doorway was the priest’s chamber and was used as a vestryuntil the 18th century. It has a loophole to east & west & a window of 2 trefoil-headed lights to south, and wall sundial dated 1819. Crenellated parapets.

High

Organ chamber – between north aisle & vestry. 19th century Moderate


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Restorations & repairs

Following the main rebuilding in the late 15th century, the main fabric of the church has remained substantially unaltered. However, the same cannot be said about the fixtures and fittings. Pews, pulpits, paneling, screens, altars, galleries, candelabra, have all been constantly installed, moved, renewed and abolished. Some have survived in other parts of the church and new additions have been made over a series of restorations. More detailed accounts of the changes to the church over the ages can be found in the churchwarden’s accounts, and in the workof Crossley and Wolley Dod, but below is a table of the most significant phases of repair and restoration.

Date Description

1738 The north aisle roof repaired at a cost of £134.

1821 The nave ceiling repaired and the angels renovated. Three large angels replaced in plaster and all wings renewed (very crudely) in plaster. This date is marked on the plaster shield of one of the large angels, and also on the western most beam.

1840 Extensive repairs to ceilings and floors costing up to £2,000. The floors were ripped up, especially in the centre aisle and chancel, to install heating appliances, leaving no traces of the many burials.

1880-90 Under the direction of the Chesterarchitect John Douglas a phase of restoration was carried out, which included removal of the box pews and plaster from its interiorRemoval of plaster from the walls and replacement of box pews with new ones, removal of candelabra, replacement of pulpit with a new one, and much repair to masonry. Some


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box pews reinstated at the back of the south aisle.

1900Exterior restoration to masonry and windows, also some work on the roof, the cost being £2,300.

1914 The roof of the nave strengthened with steel girders, from which the principal beams are now slung. The carved oak ceiling was restored at a cost of about £1,500.

1950The chantry chapels altered and the tombs moved. Much of the tiling of the floor levels altered. Work done on the south aisle roof.

1957-66 Perhaps the most extensive repairs to date, certainly the most expensive, costing about £34,000. All roofs and ceilings treated against death watch beetle and extensive repairs and renewals to woodwork. The aisle roofs both covered in copper, and the chancel in lead. The vestry roof replaced in concrete. The nave and chancel ceilings gilded and decorated and all the angels renovated and repainted and the clerestory windows renewed.

2009 to present Nave & organ chamber roofsreleaded, repairs to chancel roof and laying stainless steel to the vestry roof. Flemish glass & other glazing repaired by conservators. Selected monuments repaired.


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1.6 Contents of the Church

A church as old and significant as St Oswald’s will inevitably havebeen a repository of a large and important collection of fixtures and fittings over several centuries. The PCC are very aware of the significance of what is in the church as it is well documented in the list description, Ryland’s history of the church etc. Recent conservation reports to the monuments (Ned Scharer of Scharer Conservation) and the stained glass (Jonathan & Ruth Cooke) were paid for in part with grant from the Church Buildings’ Council. A comprehensive record of all the contents has been the subject of several years’ work by NADFAS,(the publication of which is imminent). In order to inform this Statement of Significance, the report’s author has supplied a draft of thedocument which is available as a PDF. The collection is too large for insertion in this document. The table below is by no means comprehensive, but indicates the PCC are aware of the significance of the contents of the church.

Item/group of items SignificanceWindows -General – glass mainly 19th/20th centuryFragments of medieval glass in south aisle next to porch –16th & 17th Flemish roundels (recently conserved with grant from CBC) Full report available –East window 1841 memorial to Bishop Heber North aisle 1928 attributed to Ballantyne. South aisle dated 1902 by Kempe.

Moderate

High

High

MonumentsHigh number of interior monuments. Report into their condition and repairs to Kinaston & Wolley Dod memorialscarried out by Ned Scharer in 2014Brereton monument Gothic in style dated 1522 to Sir Randal Brereton and his wife. Considered one of the finest examples of its style.Cholmondeley monument erected in 1605 and represents Sir Hugh Cholmondeleyand his second wife, Mary. The above two monuments are 100 apart & provide significant examples of English monumental art before & after the Reformation.Brass monuments – several old monumentsNave - alabaster dated 1495 to rector Urian DavenportChancel - tablet to Charles Wolley Dod who died in 1904.

High

High

High

Moderate highModerateModerateModerate


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South aisle John Stockton dated 1700,& Bridget Kynaston dated 1644 North aisle - Lt. Col. Henry Tarleton dated 1820

ModerateModerate

Pews - The pews date from the 1880s but some of the original box pews from the Brereton chapel are now at the back of the south aisle

High - Box pews

Moderate –Victorian pews

Font - the octagonal font is from the 15th century and it has an oak cover made in 1627. In 18215 a marble font was given by the Edgerton family, but sold to St Chad’sShrewsbury in 1847, and the old font with oak cover from 1627 returned in 1880 when the rector found it in his laundry!

High

Church plate – recorded in full by NADFAS. Large & fine collection, includes a large York chalice by Thomas Mangy dated 1673 & Chester chalice 1717, four early c18th alms dishes

High

Bells - There is a ring of eight bells. Four cast by John Rudhall in 1802 & four were by John Taylor and Company, two of these being dated 1908 and the other two in 1914.

Moderate -high

Written documents - Parish register dating from 1561, Churchwarden accounts from 1653 HighIron bound oak chest - in the nave is an oak chest dating from the late 13th century. Local blacksmith copied the work of a master craftsman at Chester Cathedral.

High

Misericords – c15th including two knights in combat, a mermaid, and a monster.

High

Paintings - Above the chancel arch is a painting of St Peter's Denial of Christ by Hayman & 3 pairs of hatchments belonging to the Dod family of Edge Hall, the Tarleton family formerly of Bolesworth and the Cholmondeley family of Cholmondeley Castle.

Moderate -high

Organ - two-manual organ 1897 by Lewis & Co, overhauled 1962 by Rushworth & Dreaper & restored by Peter Collins. It is an unaltered example of the work of the renowned organ-builder T. C. Lewis, and was awarded a Historic Organ Certificate in 1999 - linkat http://www.npor.org.uk/NPORView.html?RI=N04357 -http://www.petercollinsltd.com/restoration/malpass.html.

High

Triple sedilia & a piscina on south side of chancel HighAltarpiece dated 1721. Moderate


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Written documents – details of each item in NADFAS report

600 REGISTERS AND RECORDS 601a CHURCH REGISTERS601b MALPAS CHURCH REGISTER601c REGISTER OF BAPTISMS601d CONFIRMATION REGISTER602 FACULTIES603 TERRIERS AND INVENTORIES, DOCUMENTS, INSURANCE

CERTIFICATES, QUINQUENNIAL RECORDS603b PLAN603c MINUTES604 BIBLES606a PRAYER BOOKS606b COMMON WORSHIP DAILY PRAYER BOOKS606c BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER607 COMMON PRAISE607a COMMON PRAISE BOOKS607b COMMON PRAISE WITH MUSIC607c COMMON PRAISE WITH MUSIC 607d COMMON PRAISE – in memory of family members listed individually.608a HYMN BOOK608c HYMNAL608d BOOK OF CAROLS608d PSALTER609a BOOK ON CHURCH SERVICES609b BOOK OF CHURCH SERVICES609c ALTAR SERVICES609e HOLY COMMUNION RITE 609f ORDER OF SERVICE609g BOOK OF READINGS610 BOOK OF REMEMBRANCES611a BOOK611b PAPERBACK BOOK611d STORIES OF THE BIBLE613 GUIDE BOOKS614a VISITOR’S BOOK

Comprehensive list of fittings from NADFAS report

STONEWORK WOODWORK MEMORIALS PAINTINGS

Slab Sanctuary, E. wall

Altar - Ph -Mem Randal Tomlinson 1806

Hatchment

Piscina & Triple Sedilia

Sanctuary, S. wall

Candlesticks -Chancel Ph

Rev William Wickham Drake 1832

Hatchment

Blocked doorway

Chancel, S. wall

Four Seat Bases - St & Tex

Richard Thomas Townson 1792

Hatchment

Chancel arch Chancel / Nave

Altar/Communion Rails - Met

Laurence Armitstead 1938

Hatchment


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Bracket Brereton Chapel, E. wall

Stalls - Ph - Tex Mary Elizabeth Armitstead 1950

Hatchment

Aumbry Brereton Chapel, E. wall

Prayer Desks -Ph

Charles Wolley Dod 1904

Hatchment

Piscina Brereton Chapel, S. wall

Chancel screen -Ph - Mem & Met

Ranulph Dod 1679 Painting

Double Piscina Brereton Chapel, S. wall

Rood Screen Rafter

Roger Clutton et al. 1590-1729

Painting Notice

Sedilia Brereton Chapel, S. wall

Side Chairs - Ph - Tex

Sir Randle Brereton 1530 & Lady Eleanor Brereton

COMMEMORATIVE BOARD

Stone fragment S. Aisle, S. side

Choir stalls & Fronts - Ph -Met & Tex

Philip Egerton Painting Notice

Stone fragment S. Aisle, nave side

Clergy Stalls -Ph - Tex

M.E. 1600 Organ Certificate

Stone fragment N. nave, W. end

Lectern - Ph Dame Alice Brereton 1662

M.U. Prayer

Seating S. Aisle, S. wall

Lge Lectern top of Nave - Ph & Tex

Stockton 1610 Chest Notice

Brackets S. Aisle, S. wall

Screen Brereton Chapel - Ph & Met

Owen Stockton 1610 John Stockton 1643

Commemorative Board

Roof Corbels S. Aisle, S. wall

Altar Brereton Chapel

Helen Greenshields 1918

Commemorative Board

Roof Corbels N. Aisle, N. wall

Cross - Brereton Ch

Edwyn C.L. Hoskyns 1914

Commemorative Board

Roof Corbels S. Aisle, nave side

Candlesticks Brereton Ch

Robert Low Greenshields 1921

Bell Notice

Roof Corbels N. Aisle, nave side

Altar Rails Brereton Chapel - Ph - Mem

Robert Low Greenshields 1934

Bell Certificate

Roof Corbels S. nave MU Banner Display Case -Tex

John Stockton 1700 Bell Certificate

Roof Corbels N. nave Chair- Brereton Ch - Tex

John Hartley Hind et al. 1889

Peal Board

Stoup Porch, S.E. entry

Prie Dieu -Carrington Okell - Ph - Mem& Tex

Elizabeth Parry 1914

Commemorative Board

S. Porch arch Porch entry

Stalls - Brereton Ch - Tex

Robert Wickstead Ethelston 1914

Commemorative Board

Window Tower Prayer Desk Joseph Peers 1808 Benefaction board


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embrasure Brereton Ch Martha Peers 1824

Vaulting W. tower Frontal Cupboard

Col. Stanley Rimmer 1944

Benefaction board

Tower arch Nave / West tower

Hymn & Psalm holder & box

Bridgetta Kinaston 1644, Lady Judith Bridgeman 1644

Benefaction board

Font W. end nave

Prayer Table Thomas Wickstead 1814

Burial list

Font cover W. end nave

Four Stools & Tex

Randle BROOKE 1763 Sarah Brooke 1762

Burial list

Arcade S. nave Benches - Ph -Mem & Tex & St

John Cadogan Wolley Dod 1973

Coffin ornaments

Arcade N. nave Bench Fronts -Ph

Owen Shone 1811 Painting

Arched niches N. Aisle, N. wall

Old Rafter William Churton 1742 Dorothy Churton Randle Churton 1765

Photographs

String Course N. Aisle, N. wall

Box Pews- Ph & Met & Tex

(in porch) Photographs

Wall tablet N. wall Cross Shape Matthew Henry Danily 1915

Photographs

Armorial tablet .Arcade, N. nave

Inner South Porch & doors -Ph

William Shone 1825 Photographs

Stone fragments

Ch. Chapel

Bookshelves by South Porch

John Tomlinson 1912

Photographs

Bracket Ch. Chapel, E. wall

Gate Leg Table William Probin 2009 Photographs

Slit light Stairwell within N. chancel wall

Chest Roll of Honour Malpas Cheshire 1914-1919, 1939-1945

Aumbry Treasury, W. wall

Iron Bound Chest - Ph & Met

Matthew Gregson & family 1824-1887

Vaulting Treasury Side chair - West Wall - Mem & Tex

Isabella Gregson 1908

Stone fragments

Treasury Display Table -Tex

Robert Larden et al. 1715

Chancel window arch

Chancel / Organ chamber

Candlestick - by font -ph

Christina Brooke et al. 1806

Shields Sanctuary

Choir Vestry Portal - Ph & windows & Met

Sarah Brooke et al. 1756


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Shields Sanctuary

Book Shelves -choir vestry

William Elliot Willis 1965

Shields Sanctuary

Vestment wardrobe - Tex

John Bennion et al. 1781

Stone slab -Roman numerals

Sanctuary

Cupboard -choir vestry

Hugh Handeley Sandbach 1914

Wardrobe -choir vestry

Edward Churton 1782

Coat Racks & two pieces wood

Thomas Brassie 1776, Mary Brassie 1776

Cupboard -Ringing chamber

Christopher Jordison 1908, Kate Jordison 1913

Shelf (with roll of honour)

George Alexander Paulin 1934

Collection Boxes - Ph & Tex

Capt. Thomas Hartley Kemp 1944

Alms dishes John Hamerton Crump 1887

Table Agnes Beatrice Crump 1887

North Porch & door - Ph

Thomas Vernon et al. 1728-1813

Pulpit - Ph & Tex

Archibald Maltman McIntyre 1918

Cholmondeley Chapel Screen -Ph - Pictures & Mem

Thomas Tarleton 1832

Cholmondeley Ch Altar

Thomas Tarleton 1836, Frances Tarleton 1862

Cholmondeley Ch - Altar Rails

Mary Tarleton 1888

Cholmondeley Chapel - Table

Sir John Walter Tarleton 1880, Finetta Esther Tarleton 1886

Cholmondeley Chapel -Prayer Desk

Elizabeth Bulkly 1681

Cholmondeley Chapel -Prayer Desk x 2

John Broom

Cholmondeley Chapel -Windsor chairs

Henry Tarleton 1829

Arm Chair -Mem & Textiles

Banastre Henry Tarleton 1838


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Cholmondeley Chapel -Crucifix - Ph

Philip Egerton & family

Vestry - Table Th Bulkeley 1802, Eliz Bulkeley 1730, Marg Bulkeley 1731

Vestry -Wardrobe

Thomas Broom 1681, Roger Broom 1682, Marg Broom 1737

Vestry - Wall cupboard

Mary Viscountess Malpas 1731

Vestry - Windsor chairs

Henry Vere Cholmondeley 1882, F I C Cholmondeley 1900

Vestry - Wall cupboard No 2

Charles Almeric John Cholmondeley 1830

Vestry -Cupboard

George James Cholmondeley 1830

Vestry -Wainscoting and bench

Caroline Annee Juliae Countess Rocksavage 1815

Vestry - Fire surround

Hugo Cholmondeley 1596, Maria Ch 1588, Hugh Ch 1601

Vestry - Stools Urian Davenport 1495

Vestry - Sink surround

Standley Burroughs 1653

Organ Chamber - 3 stools

Lt. Col. Reginald Heber Thurlow 1891

Vestry - Reading stand - Mem

Charles Augustus Lethbridge Thurlow 1909, Fanny L Th 1891

Crypt - Shutters Henry Frederick Thurlow 1878

Crypt Chest Major Edward Hovell Thurlow 1925

Doors - Inner A - I - Ph - StDoors - Outer A - E - Ph - StRoof - A-C - Ph -St


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1.7 Significance for mission

The main strength of the building is its physical presence in the community. It is a very bold statement of faith. It is a wonderful sacred place in which to worship, and the worshipper’s heart and mind cannot fail to be touched by the richness of the building.

It is open 7 days a week and visitors often leave prayer requests.

Because of the style and layout of the building, which is heavily pewed,it comes into its own for more formal worship (seating arrangements would need to be altered if more relaxed styles of worship were to be facilitated). We see concerts and other occasions as part of our mission, which the building is ideally suited to, with pews providing seating for up to 400 people.


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Section 2: The significance of the area affected by the proposal

The area affected is the west end of the north aisle. The proposal is for:- a small external extension on the north elevation- removal of five pews internally, and addition of an oak cupboard- provision of water and waste pipes across churchyard

This whole building is highly significant, and the north aisle is part of this ‘set piece’.

There are large perpendicular windows along the north elevation, above a solid masonry base and string-course, with buttresses between. Cut through the solid base is a medieval doorway near the west end, which provides the only level access into the building. There are also, currently, a couple of portaloos on this side, between buttresses.

There is a stone flag path running along the whole length of theelevation. Although there are some significant box tombs on the north side, there are none in the immediate vicinity of the north-west corner.

Internally there is a glazed oak screen porch, and oak pews throughout the aisle. The pews seem to date from the 1880s restoration, whereas the internal porch may be from the 1890s or 1900s.


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Points relating to the significance of the fabric in this area, which were considered in developing the proposal, are:

- the north elevation is the least visible side of the church, from the townand highway, so is the side where an extension would be least intrusive(and is the side where extensions were added in the 18th and 19th Cs);

- the late-medieval doorway through the wall, means access can be achieved into an extension without having to form a new doorway;

- the internal glazed oak porch relates visually to a similar one on the south side, and the screen to the tower vestry, so has some group valueand should be retained if possible;

- the oak pews (above right) are the same repeated design as those in the rest of the north aisle and nave (there are some earlier box pews insouth aisle), so the removal of a few should not be a great loss;

- there is a natural fall in the ground from the north west corner of the building to the road, so foul drainage can be provided with minimal trench depths (along an old path where there is no record or evidence of burials).

Statement of NeedsGeneral information

All covered in the Statement of Need Document already attached

What is needed?

There is a requirement to create a child friendly area within this magnificant Grade 1 listed Church. This has enabled familys with younger children to attend services.

The proposal

The removal of 4 pews at the rear of the North Aisle see attached file

Why?

The removal of the 4 pews under a temporary licence to create an area for the use of children has been a great success and met with approval by the congregation.

Sadly due to current circumstances it is not possible to add further comments as there have been no services since the commencement of the Governement lockdown in March 2020

Justification

The creation of a proper childrens area has greatly increased the attendance of the younger family members of the congregation, and emphasised the inclusiveness of the Church to whole of the local comunity

ChesterArchdeaconry:

2020-052270Ref:

Created By:

Status: Pre-formal consultation review

Contact Tel.: 01948770205Sir Jonathan Clark (11/06/2020)

ChesterDiocese:

Church: Malpas: St Oswald

Page 1Tuesday, October 05, 2021 1:27 PM

We petition the Court for a faculty to authorise the following-

Please describe the works or other proposals for which a faculty is sought in the way recommended by the Diocesan Advisory Committee in its Notification of Advice.

SCHEDULE OF WORKS OR PROPOSALS

To formalise the Temporary Licence for the Temporary removal of 4 pews from the rear of the North aisle to create space for a Children's area

Copies of the Standard Information Form and any drawings, plans, specifications, photographs or other documents showing the proposals must be provided with this petition.

Page 2Tuesday, October 05, 2021 1:27 PM

The 4 Pews to be removed

St Oswald’s Proposed pew removal to accommodatenew children’s area 2019

Form 9(Rule 8.2)

Licence for temporary minor re-ordering

In the Consistory Court of the Diocese of Chester

The Venerable Michael Gilbertson Archdeacon of Chester

Parish of Malpas and Threapwood

Church of St Oswald

To Revd Canon Ian Davenportand to the Parochial Church Council

You have applied for authority to carry out a scheme of temporary minor re-ordering and 1 am satisfied that it isexpedient to give a licence authorising the scheme.

I now give you my licence authorising you to implement the scheme of temporary minor re-ordering describedbelow and subject to the conditions that are specified.

This licence expires on 13 June 2020

The Scheme

The scheme of temporary minor re-ordering authorised by this licence comprises:

Temporary removal of four pews from the rear of the North aisle to create space for a Children's area.

Conditions

This licence is subject to the following conditions1. The removed pews to be stored safely and securely in appropriate conditions for the duration of the

period of temporary reordering.

Signed: r ̂ ^, Date:Archdeacon of Chester

(Copies of this licence are sent to the Diocesan Registrar and to the Diocesan Advisory Committee.)

Notes

1. If you wish to continue with the scheme after the expiry of this licence you must submit a petition for a facultyin respect of the scheme to the diocesan registry (and display public notices in accordance with Part 6 of theFaculty Jurisdiction Rules) not less than 2 months before this licence expires. Prior to that you should havesought the advice of the Diocesan Advisory Committee.

2. If you submit a petition within the time mentioned in paragraph 1, the scheme will be deemed to continue tobe authorised by this licence until the petition is determined by the court.

3. If you do not submit a petition for a faculty in respect of the scheme, when the licence expires you mustimmediately restore the position to that which existed before the scheme was implemented.

4. On the expiry of this licence, the archdeacon will send a notice asking whether a faculty has been applied forand, if not, whether the position has been restored to that which existed before the scheme was implemented. Theminister (or if there is then no minister, the churchwardens) must return the completed form to the archdeaconwithin 14 days.

Church of St Oswald, Malpas Statements of Significance 8,1- Need - May 2016

Plan of the church

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Malpas St Oswald – Childrens area – Correspondence with parish and others

Attachments in blue are included within the proposals section

Date Message

14/11/2018

To: Katy Purvis

From: Jonathan

Clark

Further to our telephone conversation this morning . I am now

submitting our application for a temporary licence to remove 2 pews

at the rear of the North aisle to make more room for the children’s

area within the church.

This area is adjacent to the new kitchen units, and next to the entrance

to the new toilet block so will meet all their likely needs.

Your help in this matter would be much appreciated as at the PCC

meeting on Monday 12th November members present were

unanimous that they would like to see the children’s area developed

as soon as possible.

TMRO photos

21/11/2018

To: Katy Purvis

From: Jonathan

Clark

Further to our telephone conversation of yesterday I am attaching a

schedule of works for the removal of the 2 pews, and the quote from

the builder (R Suckley) who carried out the previous work on the

kitchen and loos.

Quotation and schedule of works

19/12/2018

To: Jonathan Clark

From: Katy Purvis

DAC advice

I am writing to let you know that at its meeting of 14 December 2018,

the DAC considered the request for a Licence for Temporary Minor

Reordering for the removal of two pews and removal of the pew

platform, and wishes to offer the following informal advice:

a. The removal of the pew platform is not a reversible change

and so the removal of the two pews and the pew platform will

require a faculty

b. However, if the two pews are removed but the platform is not

removed, then this could be dealt with under a Licence for

Temporary Minor Re-ordering

c. The Committee suggests that the parish speak to Hargrave St

Peter, as they have carried out a similar scheme under Licence

for Temporary Minor Re-ordering and it may be helpful to the

parish to hear about the approach taken there

18/01/2019

To: Katy Purvis

From: Jonathan

Clark

Following our PCC meeting last Monday and a meeting with those

concerned in St Oswald’s this morning we would like to proceed along

the Temporary Minor Reordering route but to make an area of

sufficient size we would need to remove 4 pews (see attached pdf)

Your approval for this would be much appreciated as the children’s

group has been gaining momentum over the last few months and we

need to keep this momentum growing now that Malpas is expanding

at such a rapid rate.

Proposal for removing four pews

30/01/2019

To: Jonathan Clark

From: Katy Purvis

DAC Advice

I am writing to let you know that at its meeting of 25 January 2019, the

DAC noted the response of the parish to previous DAC Advice with a

revised proposal to remove four pews whilst leaving the pew platform

in place, and that they wish to request a Licence for Temporary Minor

Re-ordering for this work.

01/02/2019

To: Jonathan Clark

From: Katy Purvis

I’ve just spoken to Mike about your temporary licence, and he would

like the development of the children’s area to be included on the

temporary licence, rather than it just cover the removal of the pews

themselves, so we have a few additional questions.

Where will you store the pews during the temporary licence

period?

As the pew platform will remain, people will step up from the

aisle into the new area, could this be a trip hazard?

Will the new area have carpeting or a rug, or be left bare? If

there will be carpeting or a rug, please confirm the colour and

that the carpet and backing is breathable. If a rug is included

we would also need to make sure that isn’t an additional trip

hazard

Have you any plans for storage for children's toys and will

there be additional furniture or soft furnishings in the new

area?

Will there be any exposed heating pipes or any other hazards

to address when the pews are taken out?

Mike is asking for these extra details now, as we expect you will retain

the area permanently, and a faculty will be required in 15 months if

that is the case. These items will have to be specified by the faculty, so

it is much better to ensure they are addressed and agreed now, to

prevent any possible delay or complication when the DAC consider the

application next year.

06/02/2019

To: Katy Purvis

From: Jonathan

Clark

Now that I have had a chance to speak to all concerned the response

to the questions askes are as follows:-

1. The pews will be stored in a secure building belonging to a

member of the Fabric Committee

2. The platform is present with all the pews throughout St

Oswald’s, and to date have never caused a problem so we all

feel this will not be an issue.

3. The area will be left bare, and a play mat will be placed in the

area when required

4. A suitable box is to be constructed to house toys etc, which will

fit behind the rear pew adjacent to the kitchen area.

5. There are 2 large heating pipes against the wall which we plan

to box off, obviously this will have to be of a temporary nature

as the floor level will change if and when we apply for a full

faculty.

I hope this helps, please let me know if you require anything further.

06/02/2019

To: Jonathan Clark

From: Katy Puvis

Thank you for these additional details.

I anticipate that the next requirement will be to provide

1. A photo/catalogue description of the playmat, illustrating

breathability of backing, non slip/trip qualities, general

appearance and material

2. Detail of specification for construction of toy box, with size and

material, child safety aspects of any doors/lid/drawers, corners

and edges

3. Detail of specification for construction heating pipe covers with

size and material, child safety aspects of corners and edges

4. Possible further justification for removing the pew platform

when the area becomes permanent (ie you may want to think

about retaining it if the area works well as it is, which will affect

the way you deal with 3. above)

I’m sorry if that seems a lot to ask, but as previously mentioned, this

information is required to cover all eventualities so that the temporary

permission to do the work now, gives you want you need to easily

make this area permanent when the full faculty is required in 15

months.

I think we would be a position to request the temporary licence if we

can provide these details to the archdeacon.

26/02/2019

To: Katy Purvis

From: Jonathan

Clark

Sorry to have been so difficult but there is so much momentum to

encourage children that I hate to disappoint them. I will act on your

email as soon as it comes(nothing yet!)

27/02/2019

To: Mike Gilbertson

From: Jonathan

Clark

Sorry to bother you but the matter of the temporary licence for the

removal of pews in St Oswald’s seems to be stalling(initial application

submitted 11th November 2018).

We have attempted to address the points raised to enable us to have a

children’s area within the church. There is a keen following wishing to

run and use the children’s’ group.

The details now being requested seem unnecessary, as they will all

have to be revisited when we apply for a full faculty. This will then

require the removal of the raised wooden floor and a new surface

laid. All the boxing in of heating pipes, floor surfaces, mats and

storage will require revisiting to comply with the new floor profile.

I would ask in the interests of the Church community that this

temporary licence be allowed to proceed so that we do not lose the

momentum that has been generated for the children’s involvement at

St Oswald’s. I feel we have demonstrated over the last few years that

we have a feel for the fabric of the building and should be trusted to

deal with the minor details in an appropriate manner.

05/03/2019

To: Jonathan Clark

From: Mike

Gilbertson

Thank you for your message. I have reviewed the proposals and it

seems to me that this is indeed an experimental, reversible move to

see how the space might be used in new ways, pending a possible

more permanent project in due course. It is therefore an appropriate

use of an archdeacon’s temporary (15 month) permission. Katy Purvis

will now be in touch with you to process the temporary licence, on the

basis of the information you have already submitted.

15/05/2020

To: Katy Purvis

From: Lisa Moncur

I have had a reminder pop up regarding this, the temporary license

expires next month. Will there be a faculty for the works? I couldn’t see

one in progress.

15/05/2020

To: Lisa Moncur

From: Katy Purvis

There will need to be, but I’d forgotten about it, its one from before

TMRO could be processed online. There’s nothing from the parish to

say whether they intend to keep it or not since the licence was issued.

I will send a reminder to them on Monday.

18/05/2020

To: Jonathan Clark

From: Katy Purvis

Hope you are well and everyone at Malpas is OK. I’ve had a reminder

from the Diocesan Registrar that the temporary license for the

children’s area expires next month. If you wish to retain the area,

please could you start a faculty application to formalise the license?

12/06/2020

To: Jonathan Clark

From: Katy Purvis

Hope you are well, I’ve seen you have started your faculty application

for the childrens area. Please could you submit it, so I can move it on

to the next stage for you?

The online system has changed a little since 1 April, so you have to

submit it several times to access the new forms

12/06/2020

To: Katy Purvis

From: Jonathan

Clark

I have started a faculty under section A as that seemed to cover the

removal of pews. Not sure whether that is correct but have been

unable to contact you or Caroline on phone.

Can we arrange a chat as I agree with you it has changed since last

time so probably need a few prompts!

17/06/2020

To: Katy Purvis

From: Jonathan

Clark

Just to confirm that now that St Oswalds is going to a full faculty for

the 4 pew removal at the rear of the North Aisle we are not going to

change the flooring as indicated when we applied for a Temporary

Licence last year. The layout has worked well with leaving the floor

under the pews intact. This is a considerable saying as there are many

other pressing needs for a building of this age and significance.

I will forward pictures of the layout as soon as I am allowed access to

the building.

18/06/2020

To: Jonathan Clark

From: Katy Purvis

Thanks for your phonecall and email. I will wait for the photos, and

then we can hopefully move the application on. Once I have the

photographs, I’ll be able to say if anything else is required.

29/09/2021

To: Katy Purvis

From: Jonathan

Clark

Photographs as requested. I hope this is sufficient. I talked to the

Church Wardens re parking on Church Walk and the answer is no

there is already far too much illegal parking. It is making it vwery

difficult for Funeral and other special services.

With attachment

Photographs of childrens area

05/10/2021

To: Jonathan Clark

From: Katy Purvis

I’m just processing this for review before the next meeting, please can

I double check that you are intending to leave the pew platform as it is

now, that there will be no need to alter the heating pipes and ask what

you plan to do with the pews that were removed?

06/10/2021

To: Katy Purvis

From: Jonathan

Clark

I can confirm that we have no plans to remove the pew platform, and

that the pews are safely stored on the Chairman of the Fabric

Committee Farm. The heating pipes have been covered with a

hardboard box so no one can touch or fall on them.

05/10/2021

To: Jonathan Clark

From: Katy Purvis

DAC Advice

At the meeting of 22 October, the DAC considered the formalisation of

the minor reordering licence for the children’s area and resolved to

recommend the works.

This means that Caroline will shortly be able to raise the Notification of

Advice so the application can be progressed for the public notices to

be displayed.

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