Church of St. Mary
Church of St. Mary, The Green
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1378327
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St. Mary
- Statutory Address:
- Church of St. Mary, The Green
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1378327
- Date first listed:
- 09-Mar-1960
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St. Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- Church of St. Mary, The Green
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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.
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, The Green
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Waverley (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Chiddingfold
- National Grid Reference:
- SU 96000 35394
Details
This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 11 October 2022 to amend the description, add source and reformat text to current standards
SU 95 NE
2/34
CHIDDINGFOLD C.P.
THE GREEN (west side)
Church of St. Mary
9.3.60
GV
I
Church. C13, tower ascribed to the C17 (VCH); completely renovated except for the chancel, in 1869 by Henry Woodyer. Stone, brick in east wall of North chancel Chapel, plain tile roofs, pyramidal over the tower; horsham slab roof to south porch. West tower, aisled nave, south porch; five bay chancel with north Chapel. Tower with clasping buttresses was heightened and corbelled in 1869; lancets below, two-light windows with plate tracery above. Nave has angle buttresses and tomb recesses to south side; south porch door planked with open iron grill above.
interior: Tall C13 four bay nave arcade on octagonal piers with C15 arches, chancel arches C13 with semi-circular responds, two bay North chancel Chapel arcade also C13. Fittings include fine Woodyer marble nave bowl and stem font with pyramidal hood cover; Pulpit with arcade carving, arcaded choir stalls; piscina in south chancel wall.
Monuments on the south aisle wall include three by a local designer in black and grey marble with gold lettering dedicated to William Enticknap died 1808; John Enticknap, died 1789 and John Enticknap died 1808. Speculation that the east window of the south aisle contains fragments of coloured glass from the medieval glassworks in Chiddingfold is countered by Kenyon (p. 88)
The Church forms a focal point in the group of buildings around the village green.
Listing NGR: SU9600035395
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 291192
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Malden, H E, The Victoria History of the County of Surrey, (1912)
Kenyon, G.H., The Glass Industry of the Weald , (1967)
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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