Church of St Edward King of the West Saxons
CHURCH OF ST EDWARD KING OF THE WEST SAXONS, CHURCH HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1130025
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1954
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Edward King of the West Saxons
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST EDWARD KING OF THE WEST SAXONS, CHURCH HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1130025
- Date first listed:
- 25-Jan-1954
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 09-Nov-1998
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Edward King of the West Saxons
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST EDWARD KING OF THE WEST SAXONS, CHURCH HILL
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 EDWARD KING OF THE WEST SAXONS, CHURCH HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- City of Plymouth (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SX 49797 57797
Details
PLYMOUTH
SX4957NE CHURCH HILL, Eggbuckland 740-1/29/240 (South West side) 25/01/54 Church of St Edward, King of the West Saxons (Formerly Listed as: EGG BUCKLAND Church of St Edward, King of the West Saxons)
II*
Parish church. c1430, chancel and N aisle after 1864, 2-storey NE vestry 1907 by TR Kitsell. Slatestone rubble with granite dressings except for 1906 extension of rock-faced Plymouth limestone brought to course; dry slate roofs with coped gable ends and red crested clay ridge tiles; lead roof to vestry; 2 round stacks over N wall. PLAN: C15 nave, W tower, S aisle and porch; C19 N aisle and chancel; 1906 extension at E end of N aisle; 1907 NE vestry. EXTERIOR: C15 traceried 3-light windows to S aisle, 2 C19 single-light cusped windows to S wall of chancel (possibly a copy or based on the design of original chancel windows) C15 windows to tower, otherwise C19 and C20 windows in Perpendicular style. Embattled 3-stage tower has strings dividing stages, buttresses to lower stages and pinnacles of Plymouth type (C19 copies); 2-light slate louvred windows to upper stage; W side also with single light over 3-light window above C15 4-centred arched doorway; stair to NE corner. Porch has C15 4-centred arched doorway and there is a 2-centred arched inner doorway, also there is a narrow C15 4-centred arched priest's doorway in the angle at the E end of the S aisle. INTERIOR: 4-bay arcades of standard A (Pevsner) type and depressed arches; C19 roofs. FITTINGS: C15 octagonal font, the bowl with shields, the pillar with blank arches. (The Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Devon: London: 1989-: 643).
Listing NGR: SX4979757797
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 473239
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Devon, (1989), 643
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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