Church of St Mary, Mill Lane, Ashwell - North Hertfordshire

C14 church (completed 1381). C15 north porch and aisle windows. Ashwell stone and flint rubble with red brick. Low pitched slate roofs behind parapets. West tower is of four stages and has deeply projecting, stepped-angle buttresses. Contains nationally important medieval graffiti co-eval with tower. Primary issue is the dramatic decay to the clunch on the tower, and the north aisle roof covering is nearing the end of its life. Parish worked up conservation options using an Historic England Covid-19 grant. Revised bid to be submitted to the National Lottery Heritage Fund.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

CHURCH OF ST MARY

Heritage Category:

Listed Building grade I

List Entry Number:

1102715

Local Planning Authority:

North Hertfordshire

Site Type:

Religious ritual and funerary > Church

Location

Building Name:

Church of St Mary

Street Name:

Mill Lane

County:

Hertfordshire

District / Borough:

North Hertfordshire

Parish:

Ashwell

Parliamentary Constituency:

North East Hertfordshire

Region:

East of England

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Place of worship

Condition:

Very bad

Priority:

B - Immediate risk of further rapid deterioration or loss of fabric; solution agreed but not yet implemented

Previous Priority:

A

Ownership:

Religious organisation

Designation:

Listed Place of Worship grade I, CA