Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY, OVERTON DRIVE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1081008
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, OVERTON DRIVE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1081008
- Date first listed:
- 20-Dec-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, OVERTON DRIVE
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 MARY, OVERTON DRIVE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Greater London Authority
- District:
- Redbridge (London Borough)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 40957 87784
Details
OVERTON DRIVE 1. 5027 Wanstead Church of St Mary TQ 48 NW 5/14 20.12.54 I GV 2. 1790, by architect Thomas Hardwick. The church was built by William Miller and George Boncock, masons (R Gunnis p 260). Portland stone. Chaste rectangular building with nave and aisles, and projecting chancel, all in Portland stone. Segmental headed windows to ground floor, upper windows round headed, all with moulded architraves. Plinth, upper window cill band, cornice and blocking course. West end breaks forward slightly in centre under pediment and has tetrastyle Doric columned porch with triglyph frieze, cornice with mutules and blocking course. Platform with steps up. Hipped slate roof, wooden clock tower with open belfry and cupola. Excellent unrestored interior with complete original fittings - box pews, pulpit with sounding board, galleries and organ. A very fine monument to Sir Josiah Child dated 1699 in the chancel has been ascribed to John Nost. The churchyard contains a moderate collection of early C19 and Victorian monuments, Headstones, Portland stone tomb chests, including one to an artist carved with palette and brushes, and a white marble fluted column with an urn on top. The most important is that to Joseph Wilton RA qv.
Listing NGR: TQ4095787784
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 204865
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Gunnis, R, Dictionary of British Sculptors 1660-1851, (1953), 260
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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