Church of St Mary Ponsbourne
CHURCH OF ST MARY PONSBOURNE, NEWGATE STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1173661
- Date first listed:
- 09-Dec-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary Ponsbourne
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY PONSBOURNE, NEWGATE STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1173661
- Date first listed:
- 09-Dec-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary Ponsbourne
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY PONSBOURNE, NEWGATE 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 MARY PONSBOURNE, NEWGATE STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hertfordshire
- District:
- Welwyn Hatfield (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Hatfield
- National Grid Reference:
- TL 30159 05030
Details
Newgate Street TL 30 NW HATFIELD NEWGATE STREET VILLAGE (north street)
10/188 Church of St Mary Ponsbourne -
GV II
Church. 1848, enlarged 1858 by Lander and Bedells. Chancel 1887 by H Hardwicke Langston. Rusticated stone. Slate roof. Cruciform plan. Early English Gothic style. Steeple at SW angle contains porch: Square buttressed base, changing to octagonal spire with miniature-arcade of trefoiled arches at its base. Door on W with 3 orders of arches and shafts with stiff leaf capitals. Nave has 3-light W window. Single lancets to sides. Triple lancets to transepts. Dogtooth course at eaves. Chancel has corbelled eaves and 3-light plate tracery E window.
Interior is undivided with collar purlin roof carried on bosses which carry carved wooden angels. Elaborate circular stone pulpit with naturalistic leaf carving and sculptured figures at base. (Pevsner (1977) ).
Listing NGR: TL3015905030
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 158451
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Cherry, B, The Buildings of England: Hertfordshire, (1977)
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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