Church of St. Swithin
Church of St. Swithin, Church Lane, Combe
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1221122
- Date first listed:
- 06-Feb-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St. Swithin
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St. Swithin, Church Lane, Combe
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1221122
- Date first listed:
- 06-Feb-1962
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St. Swithin
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of St. Swithin, Church Lane, Combe
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. Swithin, Church Lane, Combe
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- West Berkshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Combe
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 36813 60741
Details
SU 36 SE
15/5
COMBE
CHURCH LANE
Church of St. Swithin
6.2.62
G.V.
I
Church. C12 and C13 with C17 additions (date stone 1652). Flint with some brick, Bath stone quoins, dressings and plinth buttresses to east end, moulded string. Tower, timber shingles on timber frame over flint plinth. Lead roof to nave and chancel and south porch; pyramidal and lean-to tiled roofs on tower. Square tower to West, nave, chancel and south porch.
Tower of two stages reducing in area at top above roof of first stage; single louvre in top stage. South porch gabled with semi-circular headed doorway in brick, with brick label and chamfered imposts, and date stone over door.
Nave has square-headed two- and three-light windows with cusped lights, two on south and three on north with central north door.
Chancel has south door with two-centred arch, label mould with one carved head to right and mass clock to left; one lancet window.
East end has two light window with plate tracery under two centred arch.
Interior: porch roof C17 queen struts, braced with butt purlins; tall thin pointed chancel arch, C17 roof to chancel with moulded tie beams and short king posts; nave roof similar to chancel but replaced in 1933. Plain bowl font on C14 base.
Listing NGR: SU3681260743
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 394759
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Websites
British Geological Survey, Strategic Stone Study, accessed 5 February 2020 from https://www.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/buildingStones/StrategicStoneStudy/EH_atlases.html
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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