Abbey Church of St Mary and St Aldhelm, Market Cross, Malmesbury - Wiltshire (UA)
Malmesbury Abbey (1160-1180) was a massive church with a C14 spire taller than Salisbury Catherdral's but which collapsed in 1479. After the Dissolution everything east of the crossing became ruinous, some of which survives. The current church has six bays of the nave with clerestories, north and south aisles, and a south porch with exceptional Romanesque sculpture. Partial restoration by Goodridge, 1830 and Brakespear 1903. The nave and both aisle roofs are leaking and in need of reroofing and repair of their timber roof structures. Some Romanesque stonework is vulnerable.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- ABBEY CHURCH OF ST MARY AND ST ALDHELM
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building grade I
- List Entry Number:
- 1269316
- Local Planning Authority:
- Wiltshire (UA)
- Site Type:
- Religious ritual and funerary > Chapel
Location
- Building Name:
- Abbey Church of St Mary and St Aldhelm
- Street Name:
- Market Cross
- Unitary Authority:
- Wiltshire (UA)
- Parish:
- Malmesbury
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- North Wiltshire
- Region:
- South West
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Place of worship
- Condition:
- Poor
- Priority:
- C - Slow decay; no solution agreed
- Previous Priority:
- C
- Ownership:
- Religious organisation
- Designation:
- Listed Place of Worship grade I, SM, CA
Contact Details
Sarah Ball 0117 975 0666
