Bell Tower North-East of Church of St Oswald is a Grade II* listed building in the Westmorland and Furness local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 December 1967. A C18 Bell tower.
Bell Tower North-East of Church of St Oswald
- WRENN ID
- rooted-quoin-magpie
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Westmorland and Furness
- Constituency
- Penrith and Solway MP: Markus Campbell-Savours (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 December 1967
- Type
- Bell tower
- Address
- Bell Tower North-East of Church of St Oswald, Kirkoswald
- OS grid reference
- NY 555 409
- Coordinates
- 54.76173, -2.69242
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Bell Tower, located north-east of the Church of St Oswald, dates back to 1743, as indicated by the date on the weather vane. An inscription above the entrance states that the tower was rebuilt in 1893 in memory of John Henry Ransome, who was vicar from 1877 to 1892. The tower features coursed red sandstone rubble walls and has a flat roof that is not visible. It is a small square, two-storey structure with an angle stair turret. The lower stonework is from the 18th century, while the upper floor was rebuilt in the 19th century. The entrance has a plank door set in a roll-moulded surround. There are two-light mullioned bell openings with louvred stone vents, and the tower is topped with a battlemented parapet that includes angle projecting water spouts. The surrounding plinth is made from similar materials and includes steps leading to the entrance, with ball finials at the corners. The tower houses three inscribed bells, dated 1619, 1729, and 1892. This is the only detached church bell tower in north Cumbria.
Local climate
Bell Tower North-East of Church of St Oswald sits in a wetter-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 1,130 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 89% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 79% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 60 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 98% of listed buildings. Of these, 37 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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