Parish Church of St Mary
PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH WALK, SN6 8PY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1183976
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH WALK, SN6 8PY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1183976
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH WALK, SN6 8PY
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:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH WALK, SN6 8PY
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Swindon (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Bishopstone
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 24365 83729
Details
This List entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 22/02/2017
SU 2483,
28/6
BISHOPSTONE,
CHURCH WALK,
Parish Church of St Mary
26.01.55
I
Heavily restored 1868 and 1883 (see rainwater heads). Mostly perpendicular
in style with vestiges of Norman and Decorated periods.
West tower, 3-bay aisled nave with stepped buttresses, lower 2-bay chancel with
stepped diagonal buttresses. Built of random rubble and ashlar on moulded plinth.
Lead roofs. Two and three-light square headed windows with labels and foiled
heads. Two-light clerestory (possibly rebuilt 1883) to south. Quatrefoil parapet
to aisles (of St Michael's Highworth). To north: aisle windows have set-back
chamfer surrounds; north porch entrance appears circa 1200 and probably reset.
In the chancel a very ornate, reset small Norman doorway with horizontal chevron
ornament. East window of south aisle has early C14 reticulated tracery.
Crenellated west tower with diagonal buttresses and three set offs above plinth
level; angled stair turret to south-east. Gargoyles to cornice. Two-light
and trefoil belfry windows. Clock to south. West door 1883 with usual Tudor
arch trimmings and large 3-light perpendicular style window over.
INTERIOR: 3-bay 4-centred arcade, (one bay shorter to north for porch), undulating
section to shafts. Organ over steep 4-centred chancel arch. C14 head stop
reset to east of north arcade. Three C12 (probably) masks formerly on an order
around a doorway reset above south door. Late Norman font with tongued scallops
forming bowl on dog-tooth fillet; clustered shafts form the stem. The lectern,
pulpit, parclose screens to east of aisles and to tower are good examples of
Gothic (C19) carving. Marble tablet to Edith and Chris Willoughby (died 1673)
with broken segmental pediment in chancel. Fragments of mediaeval stained glass.
In the churchyard a number of C18 and early C19 headstones and a few early C19
chest tombs.
Listing NGR: SU2436683728
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 318194
- 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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