St. Marys Church

St. Marys Church, St. Mary Street, Southampton, SO14 1AQ

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1302110
Date first listed:: 14-Jul-1953
List Entry Name:: St. Marys Church
Statutory Address:: St. Marys Church, St. Mary Street, Southampton, SO14 1AQ

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: II
List Entry Number:: 1302110
Date first listed:: 14-Jul-1953
Date of most recent amendment:: 08-Oct-1981
List Entry Name:: St. Marys Church
Statutory Address 1:: St. Marys Church, St. Mary Street, Southampton, SO14 1AQ

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.

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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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.

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Location

Statutory Address:: St. Marys Church, St. Mary Street, Southampton, SO14 1AQ

The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.

District:: City of Southampton (Unitary Authority)
Parish:: Non Civil Parish
National Grid Reference:: SU 42622 11657

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 10 December 2024 to update the name and address, and reformat the text to current standards

SU 4211 4/225

ST MARY STREET St. Marys Church

(Formerly listed as ST MARY'S STREET Parish Church of St Mary with Holy Trinity, previously listed as Church of St Mary)

14.7.53

II

Massive church built 1878-84 to the designs of G E Street on the site of a major collegiate church of the middle ages. But gutted in the Second World War and rebuilt in 1954-6, retaining Street's steeple and some outside walls. Built of ashlar C20 nave with buttresses, clerestry with plain modern lancets and slate roof. Large tower in three stages circa 1880, having broached spire with lucarnes erected in 1914 but to Street's design. The Baptistory of circa 1880 survives and has stained glass by Clayton and Bell. The reredos depicting the Nativity by Earp also remains.

Included for fine tower and steeple which are also a local landmark.

Listing NGR: SU4255313582

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The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.

Legacy System number:: 135917
Legacy System:: LBS

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This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.