St Oswald's chapel, located within the grounds of the Mtarfa Military Hospital, is shaped in the form of a Latin cross. The façade and part of the sides are surrounded by a receded veranda which is supported on Doric columns. Abutting the sides are two protruding wings, each with a triangular pediment.

The belfry is large and square, resembling a mausoleum. It has three Florentine windows on each side and each side is topped by a triangular pediment. The belfry is domed with a cross at the top.

St Oswald chapel serves as the Parish Church of Mtarfa since this locality was separated from Rabat.

The chapel was built along with the Mtarfa Military Hospital (later Sir David Bruce). This style of architecture was common to other British military establishments being built during the last decade of the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Mepa scheduled St Oswald's chapel as a Grade 1 national monument as per Government Notice no. 628/08 in the Government Gazette dated July 21, 2008.

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