Church of St Mary the Virgin, Church Road, Meppershall - Central Bedfordshire (UA)
Parish church dating to C12 and half rebuilt 1875-6 by Sir Arthur Blomfield. Stonework of coursed ironstone with ashlar dressings and clay tile roofs. The clunch corner stones are decaying as well as the tracery to the south aisle chapel and vestry, render panels failing. High-level masonry problems and tower in need of repointing. The churchyard walls have been repaired. Interim protective works were carried out from October 2019 and a major repair project to repair and stabilise the tower, transepts and porch roofs, rainwater goods and other associated works commenced in Spring 2023.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building grade II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1312589
- Local Planning Authority:
- Central Bedfordshire (UA)
- Site Type:
- Religious ritual and funerary > Church
Location
- Building Name:
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Street Name:
- Church Road
- Unitary Authority:
- Central Bedfordshire (UA)
- Parish:
- Meppershall
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- Mid Bedfordshire
- Region:
- East of England
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Place of worship
- Condition:
- Very bad
- Priority:
- F - Repair scheme in progress and (where applicable) end use or user identified; or functionally redundant buildings with new use agreed but not yet implemented.
- Previous Priority:
- F
- Ownership:
- Religious organisation
- Designation:
- Listed Place of Worship grade II*, CA
Contact Details
Kate Marchant 01223 582773
