Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1302203
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1302203
- Date first listed:
- 26-Jan-1967
- 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:
- County of Herefordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Marden
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 51180 47057
Details
SO 54 NW; 4/23
MARDEN CP, MARDEN
Church of St Mary
26.01.67
GV
I
Parish church. C13 and C14 with major rebuilding of nave in 1858 by
T Nicholson. Coursed sandstone rubble mostly dressed, ashlar to tower,
slate nave and aisle roofs, stone slate chancel roof. C14 north-west
tower, aisled nave of four bays, sanctus bellcote, two-bay C14 chancel
with polygonal east end, C19 south porch.
North-west tower: three stages,
angle buttresses to north-west and north-east corners, 2-light openings
with ogee heads to bell-chamber, recessed stone spire, plain parapet
with pyramidal corner pinnacles; entry from east through low 2-centred
arch and C19 ledged door. Scars of demolished north porch incised on
east side. Nave: largely rebuilt-by Nicholson in Decorated Style, 3-
and 2-light windows with Bath stone details; three C19 quatrefoiled
clerestory lights to north and south. East end of south aisle has 2-
light ogee window probably C14. Restored C13 south doorway reset behind
south porch. Chancel: trefoiled 2-light windows with cinquefoil above,
priests' door to south side, buttress at each angle.
INTERIOR: the north
arcade has circular piers and capitals; the south octagonal equivalents;
double chamfered 2-centred chancel arch with scars of rood screen in jambs
and a squint to each side. C19 nave roof of collar trusses made of thin
scantling. Chancel roof has three king-post trusses, possibly C19. Low
piscina under trefoil head set very low. C13 or C14 dodecagonal font,
each face of which has trefoiled panel with octagonal base and restored
shaft. Late C19 stone pulpit with marble columns supported on cluster
of four heavy keel-moulded shafts. Monuments: brass to Margate Chute,
1614 and marble aedicule to Philibert Burghill died 1653 both on north
wall of chancel. On its east wall aedicule with broken pediment and
Ionic pilasters to Sara Unett, died 1732.
Listing NGR: SO5117647060
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 153989
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Inventory of Herefordshire II East, (1932), 135
Pevsner, N, The Buildings of England: Herefordshire, (1963), 250
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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