Listed Building record MDO27352 - Church of St Osmund, Bournemouth Road, Parkstone, Poole

Early twentieth century church. East end, crossing, north transept and beginning of aisled nave built 1904-05 by GAB Livesey of Bournemouth in free Byzantine style, completed by Professor E S Prior in partnership with Arthur Grove 1913-16, work which included the dome and rebuilt transepts. The first phase of brick with roughcast render and red terracotta dressings, was continued by Prior in thin hand-made brick, specially made locally near Wareham, ranging in colour from yellow, through shades of red, to brown and purple, laid in Flemish bond with red and yellow terracotta dressings and reinforced concrete vaults. Clay pantile roofs except for copper roofs of dome and apex.

Church of St. Osmund, Grade 2*. Built between 1904 and 1916, with later additions, in Romanesque - Byzantine style. <2-3>

Godfrey Cook, Martin, 2015, Edward Prior. Arts and Crafts Architect, 151-154, 202 (Monograph). SDO21050.

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 1:1250, 1975 (Map). SWX1844.

(SZ 04429164) St Osmund's Church (C of E) (NAT)

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 2, 196-7 (Monograph). SDO149.

<3> DOE (HRR), 30 June 1980, List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Borough of Poole 1980, 1 (Scheduling record). SWX3744.

<4> Historic England, Historic England Archive, BF113901 (Index). SDO14738.

Saint Osmund's Church, Poole Pastoral Measure 1904.

<5> National Record of the Historic Environment, 458294 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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Oct 31 2024 1:31PM