Church of St Matthew
CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1048238
- Date first listed:
- 24-Nov-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Matthew
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW, CHURCH LANE
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- Date:
- 2001-05-02
- Reference:
- IOE01/04033/03
- Rights:
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1048238
- Date first listed:
- 24-Nov-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Matthew
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW, CHURCH LANE
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MATTHEW, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- Vale of White Horse (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Harwell
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 49282 89014
Details
HARWELL CHURCH LANE SU4989 (North side) 9/96 Church of Saint Matthew 24/11/66 GV I Church. Early C13, nave transepts, tower and aisles; late C13 chancel, aisles raised and south porch Pebbledash on clunch rubble, with stone dressings; old plain-tile roofs to nave and transepts; lead roofs to aisles; stone slate roof to chancel roof of tower not visible. 3-bay chancel 2-bay north and south transepts 4-bay aisled nave and west tower plan. Late C13 south porch to left of centre of south aisle. Cl9 plank double outer doors to 2-centred archway. C19 plank inner door to 2-centred inner doorway. Y-tracery window to left of south aisle. 2-light geometrical tracery windows to centre and right of south aisle, 2 lancets to south end of south transept and to east side. 2-light geometrical tracery window to left of chancel; 2-light reticulated tracery windows to centre and right of chancel, 5-light rectilinear tracery window to east end of chancel. North side; two 3-light intersecting tracery windows to north aisle. 2 lancets to north end of north transept. 3-light stone mullion window with cusped lights to east side of north transept. 2-light geometrical tracery window to right of chancel. 2-light reticulated tracery windows to centre and left of chancel. 2-centre arched doorway with plank door to left of centre of chancel. Tower: blocked doorway to west face of first stage of tower, with 2-light plate tracery window above. Louvred lancet to each face of second stage of tower. 2-light plate tracery louvred opening to each face of third stage of tower. Battlemented parapet on corbels. Interior: chancel; 3-bay crown-post roof, the crown posts being octagonal and having moulded bases and capitals; 2-chamber piscina with cusped heads on columns and ogee-headed sedilia to right; early C18 wood altar rail of barley-sugar twist balusters with moulded hand rail; C19 choirstalls and panelling; 2-centred chancel arch with carved imposts: C13 chancel screen with C15 alterations and Perpendicular wood tracery. North transept: 2-bay C16 collar-truss roof with wind-braces. South transept, now vestry: 2-bay crown-post roof. Nave: 4-bay crown-post roof; C19 wood octagonal pulpit to left of chancel arch. North and south arcades of four 2-centred arches, those to aisles on columns. 2-centred arch to tower. Chandelier to nave of 1766. Romanesque stone font to south aisle with C17 wood cover. Lean-to roofs to aisles. Extension to north of c.1976 is not of special architectural interest. (Buildings of England; Berkshire: 1975, p152-3; St. Matthews, Harwell, by J. Fletcher and P. Spokes, 1980)
Listing NGR: SU4928289014
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 249958
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Berkshire, (1975), 152-3
Fletcher, J, Stokes, P, St Matthews Harwell, (1980)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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