Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1261809
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jul-1986
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
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- Date:
- 2003-03-30
- Reference:
- IOE01/05235/21
- Rights:
- © Mr B.J.W. Heath. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1261809
- Date first listed:
- 31-Jul-1986
- 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.
- District:
- Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Cherhill
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 02707 68166
Details
SU 06 NW CALNE WITHOUT CALSTONE WELLINGTON
6/33 Church of St. Mary
20.12.60
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Anglican parish church, C15 restored 1885 by E. Christian. Squared rubble stone, stone slate roofs, coped gables and cross finials. West tower, nave with central north porch and corresponding south vestry, added 1885, and chancel. Two-stage tower with moulded plinth, diagonal buttresses to front, 3-light Perpendicular style west window with hoodmould carried around tower sides as dripcourse, bell-stage above buttresses with dripcourses above and below and plain parapet. Small 2-light flat-head bell-openings with hoodmoulds. Small single light under west opening. Three- window nave with buttresses each end and 2 Perpendicular style flat-headed 3-light windows each side, flanking porch to north and vestry to south. Moulded plinth. North porch is ashlar with moulded plinth, coped gable and pointed north doorway. Original arch-braced collar trusses. Low Tudor-arched moulded doorway within with hoodmould and oak plank door. Small statue niche over. A similar south door is within 1885 vestry. Porch walls are covered in C17 and C18 graffiti. Affixed to outside north wall of nave, wall-plaque to R. Rogers died 1789. Chancel has side buttresses and one 2-light and one 3-light flat-headed window with hoodmould each side. Segmental-pointed 3-light east window with hoodmould. Little altered interior with original segmental-pointed boarded wagon roof with moulded ribs, carved bosses and 2 moulded tie-beams. Moulded wall-plate. Moulded tower and chancel arches. Evidence of rood stair and loft by pulpit on north side. Chancel roof 1885 to match nave roof. Aumbries and piscina in chancel walls. C18 altar rails. Early C20 oak reredos and 1885 oak altar table. East window stained glass 1889. Some C15 fragments in south window. On chancel north wall memorial to M. Heath died 1780, on south wall memorial to H. Baily died 1783. Stalls, pews and pulpit 1885. In nave, over chancel arch painted Royal Arms of 1740. Black stone floor slab to Michell family, first date 1637. Gadrooned stone font c1740. (A.E.W. Marsh, A. History of the Borough and Town of Calne, 1903, 270-2)
Listing NGR: SU0270768166
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 436603
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Marsh, A E W, A History of the Borough and Town of Calne, (1903), 270-2
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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