Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
CHURCH OF SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1321686
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1952
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1321686
- Date first listed:
- 22-Oct-1952
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 23-Feb-1961
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Saint Mary the Virgin
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN
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 SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Potsgrove
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 95155 29851
Details
SP92NE POTSGROVE 4/71 23.2.61 Church of Saint Mary the Virgin GV II* Former Parish Church, now redundant. C14, heavily reworked by JD.Sedding 1880-81. Course rubble, mostly ironstone with some clunch. Ashlar dressings. Clay tile roofs. Chancel and nave with NW bell-turret. Chancel has 5-light depressed 2-centred-arched E window with panel tracery. N and S elevations each have 2 2-light pointed-arched windows with variety of tracery. Nave has 3 windows to S elevation, 2 to N elevation, all of 2-lights, pointed-arched, and with variety of tracery. Pointed-arched N doorway with carved heads of man and woman to dripstone stops. Pointed-arched S doorway, under gabled porch with pointed archway, again with carved heads to stops. Nave W elevation has 2-light pointed window surmounted by ogival-headed niche containing statue of Virgin and child. Octagonal ashlar bell-turret with stone spire rises from NW corner of nave roof. 2 tiers of openings to each side of turret, lower ones rectangular, upper ones with trefoiled heads. Spire has lucarnes to alternate sides and has cross finial. Interior: very plain, but retains C15 roof to nave. W nave window completely made up of fragments of medieval glass.
Listing NGR: SP9515529851
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 38173
- 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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