Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1081478
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1081478
- Date first listed:
- 17-Dec-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Byton
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 37096 64152
Details
THIRTY-FIFTH LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST COMPILED UNDER SECTION 54 OF THE TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING ACT 1971.
SO 36 SE BYTON CP -
5/1 Church of St Mary
- II
Parish church. 1859-60 by ? Bannister and incorporating a C12 tympanum reset in the south wall of the organ chamber. Sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings and timber-framed porch; tiled roofs. Nave and chancel with south porch and south organ chamber. The nave has raised verges and is buttressed to the west with a clock and small bellcote at the west end, one plain lancet to the left and one similar lancet and large gabled 2-light window with roundel to the right of the gabled timber-framed south porch; curved braces to tie-beam and V-struts with scalloped bargeboards, moulded two-centred head to the south door with attached shafts, plain capitals and bases. The south wall of the chancel to the right is largely dominated by the lean-to organ chamber with the C12 semi-circular shaped tympanum set in the south wall; relief with a lamb and a cross and a niche flanked by abstract knotted ornament. The chancel has a small trefoil headed doorway and simple lancet to the right. The east window has three stepped lancets with continuous hood mould and carved heads to stops. The north side of church has two simple lancets to chancel and similar gabled 2-light window and three lancets to the nave. Interior: four-bay nave with open-arched braced roof with decorative members; chancel arch of two orders with grouped shafts to inner order. C12 font, cylindrical shaped bowl with traces of chevron ornament, renewed circular base. C19 pulpit with trefoil headed blind arcading to sides.
Listing NGR: SO3709664152
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 149140
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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