Church of St Mary Magdalene
CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, LANGRIDGE LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1214262
- Date first listed:
- 01-Feb-1956
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary Magdalene
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, LANGRIDGE LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1214262
- Date first listed:
- 01-Feb-1956
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary Magdalene
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, LANGRIDGE LANE
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 MAGDALENE, LANGRIDGE LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Bath and North East Somerset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Charlcombe
- National Grid Reference:
- ST 74008 69536
Details
ST 76 NW CHARLCOMBE LANGRIDGE LANE, LANGRIDGE (north
side)
4/12
1.2.56 Church of St Mary Magdalene
G.V. I
Anglican Parish Church. C12, altered C13 and C14; restored and apse added
1869-72 by C.E. Davis of Bath. Coursed rubble and coursed squared rubble with
freestone dressings; Cotswold stone slate roofs with coped raised verges. West
tower, nave, south porch, chancel with apse and projections to north and south.
West tower of 2 stages with a saddleback roof; 2-light Perpendicular style west
window; plain lancet and cusped lancet windows to bell stage; buttress with
off-sets on south side. Nave: the north side has 3 windows, including a plain
C19 lancet, a C14 decorated window with cusped heads and a 2-light casement
window in ovolo moulded mullions and surrounds; the south side has one small
round-headed window to the west andaC19 2-light decorated style window.
Chancel: the apse has 3 plain round-headed windows with imposts and continuous
string course; south projection has doorway in roll moulded surround. Gabled
south porch of large, squared masonry blocks; double chamfered pointed doorway
under a hoodmould which is linked to a string course. South door is C12: beaded
and spiral moulded columns with scalloped capitals; arch of 2 orders of zig-zag
and outer band of chip-carved rosettes; inner roll moulded surround.
Interior: much restored chancel arch with two columns bearing scalloped capitals;
heavily enriched arch with much zig-zag ornament and hood-mould with beading.
Above the chancel arch is a restored round-headed niche with C13 sculptured
figures of the Virgin and Child. Font: ashlar, octagonal bowl on a stem.
Pulpit: Jacobean, polygonal with carved and enriched panels, back and sounding-
board. Bench ends carved by the Rector and friends c. 1880. Monuments. In
the tower is the C14 figure of a recumbent lady. Nave: brass to Elizabeth
Walsche died 1441; inscribed marble plaque to William and Catherine Wilton,
died 1792 and 1776. Chancel: numerous inscribed marble plaques, especially
Katherine Walrond died 1714, Lawrence Walrond died 1679, Anne Gunning died 1817,
by Reeves and Son of Bath. Greek Revival sarcophagus, John Gunning died 1843
by Reeves of Bath in a C17 style, oval brass of 1711 to Elizabeth Turner, and two
inscribed stone tablets of 1588 and 1616 to Powell family. (N. Pevsner, The
Buildings of England : North Somerset and Bristol, 1958).
Listing NGR: ST7401169538
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 399035
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: North Somerset and Bristol, (1958)
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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