Parish Church of St Mary
PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1126519
- Date first listed:
- 23-Sept-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1126519
- Date first listed:
- 23-Sept-1950
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARISH 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:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Cambridgeshire
- District:
- East Cambridgeshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ely
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 53849 80241
Details
606/2/2 PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY
23-SEP-50
GV I
Revision Number: 2
Parish Church of St Mary
1.
1082
TL 5379 2/2
23.9.50.
{GV}
2.
A stone rubble church with ashlars dressing. Mainly C13 with later work. The Church was begun in the warly part of the C13 by Bishop Eustace (1198-1215). It has a wide nave of 7 bays (Transitional) with slender plain piers and captials with scalloped ornamentation. THe clerestory is C15. The fine north doorway is early C13, with orders, columns with shaft riings, stiff-leaf capitals and a pointed arch with chevron ornamentation. Most likely it was the work of craftsment from the Cathedral workshop. The chancel has lancet windows on the south side (except the 1st window from the west end) and perpendicular windows on the north side. The west tower and stone spire is of the C14. The tower has angle buttresses with 3 offsets and corner pinnacles and the spire has tall arched dormer windows at the base and small dormer windows near the top.
The Parish Church of St Mary forms a group with Nos 13 to 19 (odd), Nos 20 to 30 (consec), Parson's Almshouses, No. 34, 36, 36A, 38, Nos 40 to 60 (even), St. Mary's Street and No. 20 Church Lane.
Listing NGR: TL5384980241
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 48664
- 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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