Church of St Winifred
CHURCH OF ST WINIFRED, SCHOOL LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1286289
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Winifred
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST WINIFRED, SCHOOL LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1286289
- Date first listed:
- 05-Jun-1968
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Winifred
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST WINIFRED, SCHOOL LANE
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 WINIFRED, SCHOOL LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Doncaster (Metropolitan Authority)
- Parish:
- Stainton
- National Grid Reference:
- SK 55520 93633
Details
STAINTON SCHOOL LANE SK59SE (south side)
9/57 Church of St. Winifred
5.6.68
GV II*
Church. C12, C13, C14 and C15 with C19 restoration. Rubble magnesian limestone, red tile roofs. West tower, 3-bay nave with south porch and separately-roofed 2-bay south chapel; narrower and lower 2-bay chancel. Tower: Perpendicular, 3 stages. Chamfered plinth and moulded band; diagonal buttresses flank 3-light west window with hoodmould; slit windows to internal south-west stair turret. String courses below and above short 2nd stage; 2- light, pointed-arched belfry openings with louvres and hoodmoulds; north and south gargoyles to string course beneath embattled ashlar parapet with 8 crocketed pinnacles. Nave: bay-1 porch has double-chamfered pointed arch beneath coped gable; doorway within has simple pointed arch; on left of porch a restored 2-light window with cusping and hoodmould. Late C14 chapel on right of porch has moulded plinth, quoins and offset diagonal east buttress; square-headed south window of 2 ogee lights; C19 pedimented wall monuments flanking good 3-light east window with reticulated tracery; chamfered eaves band with 2 grotesque masks. Nave north wall has diagonal west buttress and renewed quadrant-moulded doorway with hoodmould flanked by pointed 2-light windows with cusping and hoodmoulds; cusped twin lancets to bay 3. Chancel; C12 and C13; blocked, chamfered and round-arched priests' door on left of a pointed-arched 2-light window having double-chamfered surround and cusping; trefoil-headed lancet to north; renewed triple lancet to east. C19 gable copings and crosses throughout. Interior: double-chamfered tower arch, the inner order on corbels carved with daggers; round inner arch to south door; double-chamfered arch into south chapel which contains an ogee-headed piscina with half-octagonal bowl, Plain C12 chancel arch springing from chamfered impost; above and to left of priests' door is part of a round-headed window surround. Font: octagonal, chalice-shaped with foiled side panels. Monuments: various good C18 wall monuments in nave; on south wall a large broken-pedimented aedicule with fluted pilasters to George Pashley of Stainton (d1663) has date 1708. In north chapel, against wall, a cross slab to Nicholas Hall (d1523) and Margaret (d1500); another slab to Bridget Bosvile (d1793), Stone beneath fort to Hugh Bosvile (dl581).
Listing NGR: SK5552093633
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 334831
- 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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