Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY, LONDON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1156360
- Date first listed:
- 05-Dec-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, LONDON ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1156360
- Date first listed:
- 05-Dec-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, LONDON ROAD
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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, LONDON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- Winchester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Kings Worthy
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 49290 32340
Details
SU 4932 KINGS WORTHY LONDON ROAD
12/19 Church of St Mary 5.12.55 GV II*
Parish church. Late C12 in origin, C15 tower and windows, rebuilt and extended 1864 by J Colson and later. Rubble flint with different types of limestone dressings, old plain tile and leaded roofs. Plan of medieval chancel, nave, S aisle and W tower, chancel rebuilt C19 and polygonal vestry added to N and Later S chapel built Chancel has C19 Perp. 3-light E window with 3 panels of tracery below, and kneelered gable. Chapel has 3-light Perp E window, diagonal SE buttress and stone parapet. N chancel wall has C19 2-light Perp window and NE octagonal, pointed roofed vestry, with shoulder-arched door, lancets, and medieval style stone chimney. S chapel wall has 2 reused C15 2-light Perp windows either side of reused C13 Decorated 3-light windows, and crennelated parapet with lions head corbels. S aisle wall has stepped buttress near E and 3 restored C16 2-light square headed cinquefoiled windows. N nave wall has 3 C19 2-light trefoiled windows with stepped buttresses between. C15 W tower has reused restored late C12 W round-headed doorway of 2 orders with keeled rolls to each continued down jambs and above C16 2-light cinquefoiled window with string course above and on upper stages on each face squared headed light except to N and S in belfry which have 2-light C16 square headed windows. Inside chancel E window has black marble nook shafts. Arcade of 2 4-centred moulded arches to S with tomb chest beneath decorated with 4 cusped quatrefoils containing shields. C15 brass inscription in corner. Corbelled pointed chancel arch. Nave S arcade of 4 2-orderd 4-centres arches on octagonal piers. Splayed rear arches to N. Tower arch c.1300, pointed of 2 chamfered orders with imposts but hits wall above springing. S aisle has splayed rear arches. Font C14 octagonal with carved sides of quatrefoils with shields or circles inside, stem has cinquefoiled panels, and it stands on base of C12 font. N wall has royal coat of arms 'GR 1774' and sarcophagus monument 1819 to Rev George Armstrong. Floor slab 1776 to Rob Carnell. In aisle, monuments: 1767 to Rev John Imber; 1819 to Rev Swanton; 1826 to Rev William Short; 1841 Mary Brereton: and a solid armorial board.
Listing NGR: SU4938532514
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 145714
- 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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