Parish Church of St Mary Magdelene
PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDELENE, MAIN STREET
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1288302
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of St Mary Magdelene
- Statutory Address:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDELENE, MAIN STREET
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- Date:
- 1999-08-09
- Reference:
- IOE01/00085/01
- Rights:
- © Mr Richard C Lane. Source: Historic England Archive
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1288302
- Date first listed:
- 05-Sept-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Parish Church of St Mary Magdelene
- Statutory Address 1:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDELENE, MAIN STREET
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:
- PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDELENE, MAIN STREET
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Dorset (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Loders
- National Grid Reference:
- SY 49119 94273
Details
SY 4994 LODERS MAIN STREET South Side
9/170 Parish Church of 5-9-60 St Mary Magdelene
GV I Parish Church. Cl2 remains, with C13 nave, C14 west tower and south porch, and as south chapel. Rubble-stone and dressed stone walls. Slate roofs with stone gable-copings, and cross over the east gable. West Tower, Nave with South Chapel and Porch, Chancel. Chancel, north wall towards west, C12, with remains of respond and scalloped capital. Chancel mainly rebuilt in C13, and now having C13, C14, and C15 windows. C20 east window. C15 priest's doorway has hollow- chamfered jambs and 4-centred head. Nave, without aisles, refenestated in C14 and C15 and given an early C15 2-bay arcade to the south chapel. East end of north wall with rebuilt rood-loft staircase. West Tower of 3 stages with an embattled parapet and gargoyles, set-back buttresses. West doorway has moulded jambs and 2-centred head. Above is a window of three trefoiled limit with vertical tracery in a 2- centred head, with a moulded label and returned stops. Second stage window of two transomed and trefoiled lights with tracery, label and head-stops. Bell-chamber has a similar window in each wall, without transomes or labels. Newel-stair in the south-east corner. South porch, late C14, with upper storey added early in C15, parapet carried through to the south chapel. Outer archway, with moulded jambs and segmental-pointed head, with a label. South Chapel, early C15, of 2 bays, with embattled parapet and half-octagonal turret giving access to room over porch. Windows of 4 lights with Y-super-mullion and panelled tracery heads. Interior: Tower-arch of 2 orders, outer chamfered and continuous, inner moulded and springing from attached shafts. Chancel-arch, late Cl4, with moulded responds and capitals. South arcade has a central pier with 4 attached shafts and pointed arches. Roofs: nave and chancel have segnental barrel-vaults, plastered. South chapel has 5 cambered tie-beams. Fittings: font, square bowl of Purbeck marble with 4 round-headed panels in each face, round stone stem with 4 attached shafts, c.1200. Images: South chapel, carved stone, crucifixion with Virgin and St John, top missing, C15. West wall of tower, carved stone crucifixion with Virgin, St John and 2 smaLl donor figures in trefoiled ogee head, C15. Chest, south chapel, incorporated 4 traceried and linenfold panels, Dolphin, and arms of France C15. Sundials: on east side of entrance to south porch, 2 scratch-dials. Glass: Nave, north west window tracery, C15. South chapel, south east window, figures of saints, abbott and pilgrim. Wall Tablet, south chapel to Rt Hon Sir E Nepean, 1822, bust in low relief. RCHM Dorset I, p 137 (1)
Listing NGR: SY4911994273
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 399839
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Dorset, (1952), 137
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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