Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1225785
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1225785
- Date first listed:
- 01-Mar-1990
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
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
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Oxfordshire
- District:
- West Oxfordshire (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Holwell
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 23206 09136
Details
HOLWELL SP20NW Church of St Mary 3/261
GV II
Parish church. The present church was rebuilt in 1895 by W.E. Mills of Banbury. Coursed rubble, concrete tile roof. The curvilinear style of c.1500, French in inspiration as well as English. 3-bay nave with octagonal stone bellcote to west and south porch; 2-bay chancel with south transept and matching organ Chamber/vestry to north. Moulded eaves cornice, impost and cill bands. Nave windows stilted with curvilinear tracery, also the east window and the south chapel window. The east and south gables have blind tracery ashlar panels, porch has traceried side lights. The west end has 2 stepped buttresses for the bellcote framing a transomed curvilinear window with an embattled cill above a thickening for the baptistery recess. Interior complete (bar the polychromy) and more attractive than the exterior. Tiled alleys, oak pews, moulded chancel and north and south arches, altar has riddell posts capped by angels, there is even a piscina. Arch-braced roof to nave, boarded ceiling to chancel and transepts, pulpit i corporates Flemish C17 carved panels. Glass in east window by H W Bryans. The small C13 church shown by Bucklet as a plain 2- cell church in 1825, was rebuilt in 1842 in the Italianate style with a delightful campanile, see drawing inside the church.
Listing NGR: SP2320609136
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 422188
- 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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