Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1230211
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1230211
- Date first listed:
- 07-Dec-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH ROAD
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, CHURCH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- East Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Farnham
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 36252 59970
Details
TM 35 NE FARNHAM CHURCH ROAD
4/36 Church of St. Mary 7.12.66
- II*
Parish church. Nave, chancel, west tower. Mainly coursed flint with stone dressings, some repairs in red brick; brick tower; pantiled roofs to nave and chancel. 4 stage tower, late C15 or early C16, the upper stage with semi- circular headed bell chamber openings and crenellated parapet probably C19; diagonal buttresses to west face; good 2-light west window in brick. South nave wall with C12 slit window with deep splay, also a larger blocked C12 window (now partly obscured by a C19 buttress) and broad lancet window of early C14; 4 heavy sloping brick buttresses added in late C19 restoration when south doorway was blocked. North nave wall with a further C12 slit window and 2 renewed C15 windows; doorway within late C19 shallow timber porch with gabled roof; plain C12 arch to interior. C14 chancel: 2 broad lancets and Priest's doorway in south wall and good 2-light east window. Nave with C15 or C16 scissor-braced roof, moulded wallplate; chancel with common rafter roof with additional bracing to collars. Good set of early C19 box pews with original fittings; matching pulpit; modern font in C13 style. 2 traceried panels of the rood screen are mounted on the west wall of the nave. Original stairs to rood loft in north nave wall; holy water stoup in south nave wall (by former doorway), piscina with moulded segmental-arched head in south sanctuary wall. Graded II* for surviving medieval work and for interior fittings.
Listing NGR: TM3625259970
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 405078
- 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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