Tower Of The Former Church Of St Mary

Description

This information is taken from the statutory List as it was in 2001 and may not be up to date.

ST 81 NE COMPTON ABBAS EAST COMPTON

10/88 Tower of the former Church of St Mary 16.8.60.

GV I

Tower of former parish church. Late C15. Rough greensand ashlar. 2- stage. Weathered plinth and string course. Diagonal buttress to south. West door has chamfered, semi-circular head. West window of 2-lights under 2-centred head with vertical tracery and returned label.

Bell stage has 2-light, square-headed windows with vertical tracery.

Parapet strings with gargoyles. Brick parapet. 2-centred, chamfered tower arch. (Scheduled as an ancient monument.) (RCHM Dorset, vol IV, pp 13-14, no 2. Pitfield F P Dorset Parish Churches, A-D, Dorset Publishing Co 1981, pp 196-8.)

Listing NGR: ST8755918800

Content

This is part of the Series: IOE01/1177 IOE Records taken by Margaret U Kingsland; within the Collection: IOE01 Images Of England

Rights

© Mrs Margaret U. Kingsland. Source: Historic England Archive

This photograph was taken for the Images of England project