MORESTEAD CHURCH

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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.

Location

MORESTEAD CHURCH, MORESTEAD ROAD

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SU 52 NW OWSLEBURY MORESTEAD ROAD 4/4 Morestead Church

5.12,55 II

Parish Church C12, extensively restored 1873 and school/cottage added to W1833. Flint with stone dressings, school has brick dressings, old plain tile roof. Norman plan of chancel, nave and S porch, with W bell turret and single storey 2 bay building attached to W end. Nave C12 but chancel rebuilt C19. Chancel has large rounded headed E window, small rounded headed side windows. Nave has similar but larger windows, buttresses, at E, and C19 gabled porch with round headed archway with chevrons and nook shafts. The N and S doorways C12 plain roundheaded, restored. Plain brick with stone roof bell turret. Cottage has S front of central door in gabled brick porch with round arch and each side round headed window. Inside chancel E window has chevrons and label, C19 roof. Chancel arch has chevrons and springs from corbels. Nave has old rear arches to doors. N door now window with brick in bottom half. Rear arch of C13 W window. C18 arched brace roof was plastered and has 2 tie beams remaining. Late C12 Purbeck octagonal font with blank arcades on sides, and central shaft with smaller surrounding shafts. No known dedication.

Listing NGR: SP5096925485

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National Grid Reference: SU 50971 25483

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