Church of St Swithin
CHURCH OF ST SWITHIN, THORLEY STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1221189
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1994
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST SWITHIN, THORLEY STREET
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1221189
- Date first listed:
- 28-Mar-1994
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST SWITHIN, THORLEY STREET
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST SWITHIN, THORLEY STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Isle of Wight (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Yarmouth
- National Grid Reference:
- SZ 37540 88679
Details
YARMOUTH
SZ38NE THORLEY STREET
1354-0/5/411 CHURCH OF ST SWITHIN
II
Parish church. Built 1871 by W J Stratton reusing some old
material from the previous church situated next to Thorley
Manor. Built of stone rubble with tiled roof. 4 bay nave and
lower 3 bay chancel and transepts. South porch incorporating
to east a double bell turret with hexagonal stone spire
surmounted by ball finial. The 2 bells dated 1499 are from the
old church. Lancet windows. Cross shaped saddlestone to
chancel. Entrance archway has some remains of masonry from the
earlier church. The interior of the porch is of yellow brick
with red brick bands. Interior of the church has structural
polychromy in yellow and red brickwork with boarded roof of
scissor-braced type. Royal Coat of Arms of 1709 over South
porch. Nave has octagonal stone font on square base from old
church. West window is a double lancet with quatrefoil above.
Chancel has tiled reredos with prescription tablets and Creed
on sides and East window of 3 pointed lancets with 3 trefoils
above.
(N Pevsner: B O E Hampshire and the Isle of Wight: 770).
Listing NGR: SZ3754088679
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 393300
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, (1967), 770
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