Church of St Mary

CHURCH OF ST MARY, A19

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Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1315093
Date first listed:
31-Mar-1970
List Entry Name:
Church of St Mary
Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST MARY, A19
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Official list entry

Heritage Category:
Listed Building
Grade:
I
List Entry Number:
1315093
Date first listed:
31-Mar-1970
List Entry Name:
Church of St Mary
Statutory Address 1:
CHURCH OF ST MARY, A19

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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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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.

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Location

Statutory Address:
CHURCH OF ST MARY, A19

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

District:
North Yorkshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish:
Leake
National Grid Reference:
SE 43319 90630

Details

NORTH YORKSHIRE HAMBLETON 5337 SE 49 SW LEAKE A 19 (east side, off) 3/33 Church of St Mary 31.3.70

GV I Church C12, C13, C14 and C15. Coursed rubblestone and ashlar, Welsh slate and lead roofs. West tower, aisled nave with clerestory and south porch, chancel. Tower: C12. 3 stages, flanked by aisles. Later pointed-arched west window of 3-cusped lights with hood-mould under band; to each aisle a 2-light Y-tracery pointed-arch window. To second stage on south side a one- light arched window. Third stage has triple arcade to each side with cushion capitals to columns, blind outer arches and louvred 2-light belfry opening to central arches, corbel table. Plain chamfered parapet. Nave: 2 bays with 3-bay aisles. Porch is gabled with pointed-arched doorway under hood-mould; inner pointed-arched board door; stone coping and finial to gable. To right of porch is 2-light Y-tracery pointed arched window. Plain parapet, stone coping. Aisle east window pointed-arched with 3 cusped lights. C15 clerestory has two 2-cusped-light flat-arched windows. Chamfered plain parapet. North aisle: board door set in chamfered surround has 2-light arched cusped overlight to left, a 2-light cusped window; to far left, a large 2-light cusped window. Chancel: 3 bays, divided by offset buttresses with diagonal buttresses at east end. Board priest's door set in left buttress. Y-tracery, 2-light arched windows, plain parapet. East window C15, of 4 lights with rectilinear tracery and hood-mould. Interior: 3-bay north arcade, C13, has round piers with stiff leaf capitals carrying round arches with one roll and one chamfer each. 3-bay south arcade, C14, one capital with oak leaf motif. C13 piscina. In the south wall of the nave a C13 medallion with an animal. Font cover, C17, heavily-moulded with acorn finial. Benches are all Jacobean with small panels of decoration. 3 stalls in chancel, of 1519, have carved bench ends, poppy heads, small beasts standing on detached shafts, dated 'MD 19'. Communion rail includes tracery of the former rood screen. A good brass of c1530 to John Watson and wife.

Listing NGR: SE4331490632

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332170
Legacy System:
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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.

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