Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH LANE
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1352062
- Date first listed:
- 09-Dec-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH LANE
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1352062
- Date first listed:
- 09-Dec-1955
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, CHURCH LANE
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 ST MARY, CHURCH LANE
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Suffolk
- District:
- Mid Suffolk (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Stonham Parva
- National Grid Reference:
- TM 11167 60148
Details
LITTLE STONHAM CHURCH LANE TM 16 SW 2/125 Church of St. Mary - 9-12-55 GV I
Parish church, mediaeval with major remodelling of early C16. Nave, chancel, west tower, south chapel and south porch. Mainly plastered rubble with freestone dressings. Crowstepped parapet gables; the nave has embattled parapets. Plaintiled roofs to porch and chancel; the nave roof has corrugated iron sheeting. The early C16 tower is of unplastered flint rubble: polygonal stair turret; the main parapets have fine flushwork tracery to the merlons and in a frieze beneath; traceried west doors have, at the head,the arms of the Crane family of Waltham Hall. The east window is in the C14 manner with net tracery, but a C19 restoration. All other windows early C16, with segmental- pointed and traceried heads, including in the prominent clerestory. Fine 6- bay double hammerbeam roof with high collars and short kingposts; the wall- posts have defaced seated and canopied figures; moulded principal members and leaf-carved braces throughout; the eastern truss has been altered and covered with rich carving in early C17, perhaps in association with a vanished pulpit on south side. C19 arch-braced collar-beam roof in chancel, embellished with angels. A simple C15/C16 piscina. Early C16 south porch, with good original ceiling; the principals have leaf-carved arch-braces; C16 inner doorway with original door. Good C15 limestone font; the bowl has carved emblems on each face, with supporting angels beneath, and lions against the stem. An early C18 gallery at the west end with large fielded panels. On the wall of the chapel is painted "J.G. 1703". A wall tablet incorporates a brass with an inscription to Gilbert Mouse, d.1622. Arms of Queen Ann on a painted panel.
Listing NGR: TM1116760148
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 279376
- 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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