Morestead Church
MORESTEAD CHURCH, MORESTEAD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1302562
- Date first listed:
- 19-Dec-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Morestead Church
- Statutory Address:
- MORESTEAD CHURCH, MORESTEAD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1302562
- Date first listed:
- 19-Dec-1983
- List Entry Name:
- Morestead Church
- Statutory Address 1:
- MORESTEAD CHURCH, MORESTEAD ROAD
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:
- MORESTEAD CHURCH, MORESTEAD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Hampshire
- District:
- Winchester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Owslebury
- National Park:
- South Downs
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 50971 25483
Details
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
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 145485
- 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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