Photograph of St Andrew's Church, Owslebury
Taken about 1870
The village of Owslebury lies about five miles south-east of Winchester, its parish church overlooking the countryside and the course of an old Roman road. In this photograph the south and west sides of St Andrew's can be seen, while to the left is visible the roof of the village school which was built in 1840, thanks to the generosity of the Countess of Northesk of Longwood House who left money for its construction in her will, the Reverend Charles Moberley who gave the land and Mrs Alice Long of Marwell Hall who provided an endowment.
Significant alterations have been made to the mediaeval church over the centuries; here the seventeenth century addition of a double transept can be clearly seen, the panel over the two-light window in the tower recording the initials of the churchwardens, John Freind and Thomas Courte, who presided over the major building work which was completed in 1675. The tower lacks the crenellations and clock which were added at about the turn of the century.
The photograph was taken by Winchester photographer William Savage (1817-87) and is found in an album of his work.
