Church of St Mary Magdalene
CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, HORSHAM ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378100
- Date first listed:
- 11-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary Magdalene
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, HORSHAM ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1378100
- Date first listed:
- 11-Mar-1987
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary Magdalene
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, HORSHAM ROAD
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 MAGDALENE, HORSHAM ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Mole Valley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Holmwood
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 17197 44804
Details
In the entry for HOLMWOOD C.P. HORSHAM ROAD
7/93 Church of St Mary Magdalene
The list description should be amended to read:-
Church. Originally a chapel built in 1837-8, Mr J B Watson, the gift of Mrs Arnold. Chancel added in 1842 by J Wild, North aisle added in 1845, possibly by J P Harrison. Tower added in 1850 and South aisle by St Aubyn completed in 1863. Sandstone blocks on the tower, sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings to remainder, all under plain tiled roofs. Aisled nave with chancel to east and tower to west. Tower: 3 stages with offset diagonal buttresses and string courses between each stage on North and South faces only. Double lancet openings to top stage, decorated style window to west face of lower stage. Three trefoil-head and roundel windows to south aisle on sill course, with hood moulds over. Renewed lancet fenestration on pentice roofed north aisle. Corbelled eaves to chancel in the angle with the south aisle. Corbelled eaves to chancel in the angle with the south aisle. Bellcote on roof at junction of nave and chancel. Gabled stone porch to south with hood moulding and foliage or stops to entrance. Corbelled surround to studded door. Interior:- Round pier arcades with roll moulded plinths, 3 piers on each arcade, half-octagonal responds to east ends. Billeted braces on south aisle roof with double row of windbraces above. Chamfered and corbelled tower arch seimi-circular responds on chancel arch.
Fittings:- Triple sedilia with flanking aumbry on south chancel wall. Arcaded and gilded reredos behind altar and arcaded rear arch to east-window. C19 and early C20 panelling in chancel and stone floor. Panelled pulpit on stone plinth. Octagonal, plain tub front on squat multi-shaft stem.
Monuments:- Wall monument to Mr G Rennie on west wall. Bridge building and designer. 0
PEVSNER: BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND, SURREY (1971) p.137
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HOLMWOOD C.P. HORSHAM ROAD TQ 14SE Church of St Mary 7/93 Magdalene
II
Church. Originally a chapel built in 1837-8, by J. B, Watson, the gift of Mrs Arnold. Nave added in 1842 by J. Wild, North aisle added in 1845, possibly by J. P. Harrison. Tower added in 1850 and South aisle completed in 1863. Sand- stone blocks on the tower, sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings to remainder, all under plain tiled roofs. Aisled nave with gabled porch to south, chancel to east and tower to west. Tower: 3 stages with offset diagonal buttresses and string courses between each stage. Double lancet openings to top stage, decorated style window to west face of lower stage. Two trefoil-head and roundel windows to south on sill course, with hood moulds over. Renewed lancet fenestration on pentice roofed north aisle. Corbelled eaves to chancel with lancet windows below, flat roofed vestry to north side of chancel in the angle with the north aisle. Bell- cote on roof at junction of nave and chancel. Gabled stone porch to south with hood moulding and foliage steps to entrance. Corbelled surround to studded door. Interior:- Round pier arcades with roll moulded plinths, 3 piers on each arcade, half-octagonal responds to ends. Billeted braces on south aisle roof with double row of windbraces above. Chamfered and corbelled tower arch, semi-circular responds on chancel arch. Fittings:- Triple sedilia with flanking aumbry on south chancel wall. Arcaded and gilded reredos behind altar and arcaded rear arch to east window. C19 Early C20 panelling in chancel and stone floor. Panelled pulpit on stone plinth. Octagonal, plain tub font on squat multi-shaft stem. Monuments:- Wall monument to Mr J. Rennie on west wall. Bridge builder arid designer.
PEVSNER: BUILDINGS OF ENGLAND, SURREY (1971) p.317.
Listing NGR: TQ1719744804
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 290060
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Nairn, I Rev. by Cherry, The Buildings of England: Surrey, (1971), 137
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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