CHURCH OF ST MARY

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1223452
Date first listed:: 07-Apr-1965
List Entry Name:: CHURCH OF ST MARY
Statutory Address:: CHURCH OF ST MARY

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1223452
Date first listed:: 07-Apr-1965
List Entry Name:: CHURCH OF ST MARY
Statutory Address 1:: CHURCH OF ST MARY

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: CHURCH OF ST MARY

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

County:: Essex
District:: Colchester (District Authority)
Parish:: Langham
National Grid Reference:: TM 03448 33700

Details

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LANGHAM TM 0333 25/1 Church of St Mary 7.4.65 the entry shall be amended to read: TM 0333 LANGHAM 25/1 Church of St Mary 7.4.65 I Church. C14 and earlier, comprising west tower, nave, south aisle and chancel, all of rubble and flint with some Roman brick and with stone trim. Tower has western angle buttresses with 4 off-sets beneath first floor, then 2 stages with trefoiled lancets, labelled, and red brick pinnacles. South wall of aisle has angle buttresses and 3 wall buttresses and four 2-light cinquefoil windows beneath head stopped labels. Roofs ridged, gabled and peg-tiled, chancel with a finial cross at east apex. South chancel wall has a priest's door and 2 C14 trefoiled windows with quatrefoiled 'eyes' and labels. East window 3 lights cinquefoiled with head-stops to label and Y-tracery bars. Some indurated conglomerate. Nave north wall has a Y window (circa 1300) 2 cinquefoil, then a C20 timber porch. South doorway of2 orders, each with sunk-chamfers circa 1320/40 and head-stopped label. South arcade of 6 bays, piers having scroll-moulded capitals. Nave roof of 7 cants and double collars. North nave windows have internal fillets and rolls to tracery-barn. Bench ends with poppy heads, 2 with angels. early dug-out chest and later C13 chest in vestry. Monument on south wall to Margaret Maude dated 1853 by Manning. Cast iron inscription plate in south porch.

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1. LANGHAM 5214 TM 0333 25/1 Church of St Mary 7.4.65 II GV 2. C14 and earlier, comprising west tower, nave, south aisle and chancel, all of rubble and flint with some Roman brick and with stone trim. Tower has western angle buttresses with 4 off-sets beneath first floor then 2 stages with trefoiled lancets, labelled; and red brick C17 pinnacles. South aisle parapetted and with a C20 south porch of timber. South wall of aisle has angle buttresses and 3 wall buttresses, and four 2-light cinquefoil windows beneath head stopped labels. Roofs ridged, gabled and peg-tiled, chancel with a finial cross at east apex. South chancel wall has a priest's door and 2 C14 trefoiled windows with quatrefoiled yes' and labels. East window 3 lights cinquefoiled with head-stops to label and Y-tracery bars. Some indurated conglomerate. Nave north wall has a Y window (circa 1300) 2 cinquefoil, then a C20 timber porch. South doorway of 2 orders each with sunk-chamfers circa 1320/40 head-stopped label. South arcade of 6 bays, piers having scroll-moulded capitals. Nave roof of 7 cants and double collars. North nave windows have internal fillets and rolls to tracery-bars. Bench ends with poppy heads, 2 with angels. Early dug-out chest and later C15 chest in vestry. Monument on south wall to Margaret Maude dated 1853 by Manning. Cast iron inscription plate in south porch. Red brick walls enclosing churchyard, modern lych gate on west side. (RCHM 1).

Listing NGR: TM0344833700

Legacy

The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 419107
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
An Inventory of Essex North East, (1922)

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.