Church of St Mary Magdalene
CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1082535
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary Magdalene
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1082535
- Date first listed:
- 11-Jun-1959
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary Magdalene
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE
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 MAGDALENE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Little Hereford
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 55389 68006
Details
LITTLE HEREFORD CP SO 56 NE 5/36 Church of St Mary Magdalene 11.6.59 II* Parish church. C12 and C13 nave and west tower, C14 chancel. C19 restoration. Sandstone rubble with dressings of the same material, Welsh slate roof. West tower, nave and chancel. West tower: three stages with two string courses and pyramidal roof, lancet windows to north and south with doorway to west with two-centred arched head of three orders, second stage has lancet to west and south, pairs of lancets to bell stage. Nave: C13 lancet to left and 2-light C19 window and early C14 window of two cinquefoil headed lights to right of C19 south porch; mid- to late C13 south doorway with two-centred arched head and of three orders, inner rounded and outer two are moulded. The north side of the nave has later C13 window with two trefoil-headed lights and quatrefoil, and 2-light C19 window to left end. Single C12 semi-circular headed light and C19 lancet to right. Chancel: south side has early C14 window with two cinque- foil headed lights to right and one trefoil-headed light to left of C13 or C14 doorway with chamfered jambs and segmental pointed head. North side of chancel has to the left early C14 window of two trefoiled ogee-headed lights and a quatrefoil and to the right late C13 window of trefoil-headed light, 3-light C19 window to east end. Interior: two-centred tower arch of three orders, outer plain and inner moulded orders, inner order carried on attached shafts with moulded capitals and bases, early C14 chancel arch with two chamfered ribs dying onto square responds. C15 rood loft stair has square headed lower door- way in the south respond of the arch and a similar upper doorway to west. Fittings: C12 or C13 font with circular bowl, plain capping and circular base, piscina in west wall of nave above chancel arch with trefoiled head, further piscina in chancel with trefoiled head. Early C14 sedilia in chancel; three recessed seats with trefoiled heads. Early C14 tomb recess in south wall of nave with moulded segmental arch, septfoiled and with sub-cusping, gabled and finialed label with ball flower ornament, recess flanked by tall pedestals each with trefoiled panels and gabled. Pair of similar recesses in north wall of chancel with moulded, crocketted and finialed labels, eastern recess retains slab with incised female figure with veiled headdress. (RCHM, Vol 3, p 65; BoE, p 236).
Listing NGR: SO5538968006
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 150526
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Herefordshire III North West, (1934), 65
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Herefordshire, (1963), 236
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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