Church of St Mary

Church of St Mary, High Street

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Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1351131
Date first listed:: 03-Jul-1963
List Entry Name:: Church of St Mary
Statutory Address:: Church of St Mary, High Street

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Official list entry

Heritage Category:: Listed Building
Grade:: I
List Entry Number:: 1351131
Date first listed:: 03-Jul-1963
Date of most recent amendment:: 11-May-1987
List Entry Name:: Church of St Mary
Statutory Address 1:: Church of St Mary, High Street

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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This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.

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Location

Statutory Address:: Church of St Mary, High Street

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

County:: Hampshire
District:: East Hampshire (District Authority)
Parish:: Selborne
National Park:: SOUTH DOWNS
National Grid Reference:: SU 74119 33780

Details

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 14 September 2021 to remove superfluous amendment details and to reformat the text to current standards

SU 7433 11/13

SELBORNE THE PLESTOR High Street Church of St Mary

(Formerly listed as THE PLESTOR Church of St Mary)

3.7.63

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Parish church. Late C12, late C13, early C14, 1781, 1856, and C20. Stone walls and tiled roof. Late Norman (c 1180) nave of four bays with aisles, chancel of the same period, south aisle widened when the east end was made into a chant chapel (post 1284), north transept of 1305, west tower of 1781, south porch (C18), and C19 vestry. The nave and wide south aisle have separate roofs, the narrower north aisle has a low pitched slate roof, at right angles is the transept roof ending in a gable. Most of the walling is polygonal malmstone with stone and some brick dressings, the windows are mainly restorations, lancets, coupled cusped lights, three lancets to the to the east window, and a group of three tall lancets within a hoodmould to the south aisle. Interior: much remains of original work; the transitional arches of the nave are supported on cylindrical columns with cushion caps, the east and transept windows are old, there are piscinas to the chancel, south aisle, and transept. The chancel arch is 1856 by William White.

There is a series of wall monuments of the C18, a Royal Coat of Arms of GIII (1786). There is furniture made from medieval pieces, of stools, a reading desk, and a C15 bench. There are two notable works of art; a Flemish altar piece a triptych) by JAN MOSTAERT of c 1510, and a piece of Flemish wood carving (c 1520) of the Descent from the Cross. There are floor slab tombs. In the south aisle is a large three-light window with stained glass of 1920, depicting St Francis and the Birds, being a memorial to Gilbert White (all the birds having mention in his Natural History of Selborne). Plain round font (C12) and south door with original wrought iron strapwork. The tower is plain, with a parapet. The porch is also plain, with walls of ironstone and malmstone.

Listing NGR: SU7411933780

Legacy

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Legacy System number:: 143031
Legacy System:: LBS

Sources

Books and journals
White, G, The Natural History and Antiquities of Selborne, (1875)

Legal

This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.