Tower of Church of St Mary Magdalen
Tower of Church of St Mary Magdalen, High Street, Stony Stratford
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1310932
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1953
- Statutory Address:
- Tower of Church of St Mary Magdalen, High Street, Stony Stratford
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed building
- List Entry Number:
- 1310932
- Date first listed:
- 12-Jun-1953
- Statutory Address 1:
- Tower of Church of St Mary Magdalen, High Street, Stony Stratford
Location
- Statutory Address:
- Tower of Church of St Mary Magdalen, High Street, Stony Stratford
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Milton Keynes (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Stony Stratford
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 78580 40648
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 28 March 2023 to correct the name and to reformat the text to current standards
SP 7840
1/22
Stony Stratford
HIGH STREET (north-east side)
Tower of Church of St Mary Magdalen
(Formerly listed as Tower of Church of St Mary Magdalene)
12.6.53.
II*
Only the tower remains. Late C13 with clasping buttresses on two lower stages. Third stage C15 with perpendicular windows, four large corner gargoyles and a crenellated parapet gabled to north-west and south-east. Rest of church destroyed in fire of 1742 and funds collected for the rebuilding were used to rebuild and enlarge the Church of St Giles. The main part lay north-east of the tower which was entered on the south-east.
Listing NGR: SP7858040648
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 45537
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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