Church of St Martin
CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, NORTH STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1153149
- Date first listed:
- 07-May-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Martin
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, NORTH STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1153149
- Date first listed:
- 07-May-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Martin
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARTIN, NORTH STREET
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 MARTIN, NORTH STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Wareham Town
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 92219 87697
Details
767/1/2 NORTH STREET
07-MAY-52 (East side)
CHURCH OF ST MARTIN
GV I
Revision Number: 2
NORTH STREET
1.
5190
(East Side)
Church of St Martin
SY 9287 1/2 7.5.52.
GV
2.
Chancel and nave pre-Conquest (probably C11). North aisle and north arcade circa
1200. West ends of nave and north aisle late C15. Porch and south tower C16,
top of tower rebuilt 1712. Whole church restored 1935-6.
Purbeck rubble. Long and short quoins at north-east and south-east angles of
chancel, and at north-east angle of nave. Pitched Purbeck stone slate roofs.
Principal features are: chancel arch, semi-circular, with roll-moulded soffit,
and half-circular hood mould which may have run down to ground level. Arcade
was taken on a pier of 4 detached Purbeck shafts, replaced in C18 by a single
pier with 4 attached polygonal shafts at corners: responds with 2 detached Purbeck
shafts and crocket capitals: semi-circular arches. South window of nave (circa
1330) has 2 lights and cusped reticulated tracery. Tower has saddleback roofs
panel over south door inscribed "Richard Coole Edward Benet Chorch Ward Ans 1712."
Remarkable C12 wall paintings on north wall of chancel. C13 Painted decoration
also on north wall of chancel, and on chancel arch, together with C16/C17 black
letter bible. C15 Painted decoration on east wall of chancel. C16/C17 black
letter inscription "Let every lawe be subject unto a higher power for there is
no power but of God Rom" and parts of the Decalogue on east wall of nave, together
with C15 painted decoration. Achievement of Royal Arms and another Decalogue (1713)
overlies all this. North arcade has painted inscription to memory of Mr Robert
Carruthers (1799) and his family. West wall has fragment of C15 black letter
inscription. South wall has painted Creed, early C18. Effigy of T E Lawrence,
by Eric Kennington.
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Listing NGR: SY9221887697
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 108022
- 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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