Church of St Mary the Virgin
CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1117033
- Date first listed:
- 24-Nov-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN
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- Date:
- 2001-09-09
- Reference:
- IOE01/02404/15
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1117033
- Date first listed:
- 24-Nov-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary the Virgin
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN
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 VIRGIN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- Hart (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Greywell
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 71841 50972
Details
SU 75 SW GREYWELL
8/73 Church of St Mary The Virgin 24.11.61
- II *
C12, C13, C15, 1870. A small aisleless nave and western tower of Norman date, and a chancel restored (rebuilt) 1870. Red tile roof, lower over chancel. Walls are stone quoins, cement plinth, the chancel being of flint with stone dressings, a rood stair (c1500) projects on the north side as a semicircular turret with chequered walling of white stone and flint. Early English, Perpendicular and Victorian Decorated windows. Norman north doorway has dogtooth ornament, and a blocked south doorway. The tower has massive brick corner buttresses and some brick walling (late Cl7); the bell chamber and pyramid roof being clad in shingles. Inside there is a fine rood screen (c1500) on a later stone-walled base, a good octagonal C15 font, and Royal Coat of Arms of 1768. The north porch is Victorian, with a tiled gabled roof, a timber frame, with stone base.
Listing NGR: SU7153751279
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 136602
- 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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