CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1169090
Date first listed:: 20-Feb-1967
List Entry Name:: CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN
Statutory Address:: CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1169090
Date first listed:: 20-Feb-1967
List Entry Name:: CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN
Statutory Address 1:: CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: CHURCH OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN

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County:: Essex
District:: Uttlesford (District Authority)
Parish:: Tilty
National Grid Reference:: TL 59991 26511

Details

TILTY 1. 5222 Church of St Mary the Virgin TL 52 NE 4/42 20.2.67 I 2. Formerly the "Capella extra portas" of the Cistercian Abbey of St Mary. C13, with C14, C17 and C19 alterations. Flint rubble with limestone and clunch dressings. Red plain tiled roof, includes some original C13 tiles on Chancel roof. Nave is entirely of Circa 1220. South side has external string course. Four splayed lancets in north wall. North doorway with pointed head and semi-circular rear arch. Four splayed lancets in south wall. Below the eastern window is the piscina. South door with pointed head, chamfered jambs and a moulded label. Rear arch is semi-circular. West wall has 3 splayed lancets. C14 Chancel has east window of 5-lights, with tracery in 2 centred head, and moulded internal and external labels, with head stops. Jambs and mullions are moulded and the splays have shafts with moulded capitals, and bases. East wall has diagonal buttresses, and a truncated gable with gable cross. Below east window the wall is faced with flint and stone chequerwork. Internally a moulded sting, forming label to sedilia. North window of 3-lights, and south window of 2-lights matching east window. C19 north vestry. Cl7 south porch, timber framed and plastered. Roof to Chancel C14 of 7 cants, plastered on soffit. Nave roof is late C15 framed side purlin, formerly arch braced to collar and with moulded wall plates and one embattled tie beam. C18 bell turret at east end. Brasses, Medeley and Wife 1562, and Danet and wife 1520, Margaret Tuke 1590, Thos Takeley 1470, deMortemer 1340. C13 locker in south wall of nave with 2 centred head. Monuments, Holden 1686, Elliott early C17. Two cinquefoil headed niches in chancel with gabled, crocketed and finialed labels and side pinnacles with carved crockets and finials. Nave has some C13 wall painting on north and south walls. C14 piscina in chancel, with moulded and shaped jambs, capitals, bases and traceried head with moulded label and head stop. C13 piscina in nave with moulded 2 centred head moulded label, mask stops, moulded and shafted jambs with square abaci foliated on inner side. C18 pulpit with canopy.

Listing NGR: TL5999126511

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Legacy System number:: 122121
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.