St Oswald's Church — Attraction in Winwick

The Cemetery is an absolute disgrace, the stones were taken up and laid flat but then never cleaned. Even in the newer side the older graves in there are a mess. Having worked on cemeteries I can honestly say that no care is being shown at Winwick for it's ancient graves or for Local or Family History. Even the Church is locked if a service is not on, which is another disgrace and the way they have allowed St.Oswalds Well (a grade II listed monument) to become overgrown and in a state of ruin is something that the regular church goers should be ashamed of anywhere else would be applying for a lottery grant to have it restored. The only reason this church is still standing is because it is a grade 1 listed building which was mentioned in the Doomsday book otherwise it has very little to offer the passing tourists or...

Edward John Smith, RD (27 January 1850 – 15 April 1912) was a British Merchant Navy officer. He served as master of numerous White Star Line vessels. He is best known as the captain of the RMS Titanic, who perished when the ship sank on its maiden voyage On 13 January 1887, Edward John Smith married Sarah Eleanor Pennington at St Oswald's Church,...

St Oswald’s has a fascinating history. It has the distinction of being the church where the captain of the Titanic had his wedding ceremony. It also has the distinction for the discovery of three gigantic skeletons under the chancel floor, some 8 to 10 feet below ground level, lying on a vault, when repairs were started on the...