Church of St Mary Magdalene
CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, THE GREEN
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1382445
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary Magdalene
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, THE GREEN
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- I
- List Entry Number:
- 1382445
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary Magdalene
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDALENE, THE GREEN
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, THE GREEN
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Tanworth-in-Arden
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 11348 70513
Details
TANWORTH-IN-ARDEN
SP1170 THE GREEN
652-1/9/151 (East side)
05/04/67 Church of St Mary Magdalene
GV I
Church. Built 1330-40 with later additions and alterations
including rebuilding of spire in 1720. Alterations of c1790,
mainly revised in 1880, with north arcade and north aisle
windows mainly of 1880. Alterations of c1993 converted vestry
and westernmost bay of south aisle to church rooms.
MATERIALS: limestone ashlar with plain-tile roofs.
PLAN: 2-stage west tower with broach spire, 5-bay nave with
aisles, south porch, and 3-bay chancel.
EXTERIOR: entrance to timbered south porch in second bay has
double plank doors in 4-centred arch. Buttresses with off-sets
between bays. 4 3-light windows, with reticulated tracery,
similar window to east end of south aisle, 2-light window to
west end of nave, many mullions renewed. Renewed C19 windows
to north aisle have plain arched lights, to east end of north
aisle a similar 5-light window. All windows in chamfered
surrounds.
North porch to first bay has triple-chamfered arch, and a
plank door in double-chamfered, pointed 4-centred arch.
Tower: diagonal buttresses with off-sets. Slit windows to
first stage. String course. Second stage has 2-light belfry
windows with cusped tracery in triple-chamfered surrounds.
Chancel: buttresses with off-sets between bays.
South side has priest's entrance: plank door in pointed
chamfered surround. South side has one 2-light and two 3-light
windows, the 3-light windows with reticulated tracery.
North side has two 2-light and one 3-light window; 5-light
east window, all with reticulated tracery.
East end has buttresses surmounted by finials with pinnacles.
INTERIOR: arcade has 4-column-clusters with double-chamfered,
pointed 4-centred arches and continuous roll-moulded hood; at
the west end are remains of the original west respond with 4
shafts and 4 set-back diagonals.
Tower arch of c1300 type: small, triple-chamfered, pointed
4-centred arch. Tall chancel arch on single order of chamfered
responds.
Chancel has piscina with Decorated surround, remains of
sedilia. 2 Perpendicular corbels for images to left and right
of east window. Medieval tiles to chancel. C18 font with large
baluster.
MONUMENTS: large standing Baroque monument with obelisk and 2
putti, to Thomas Archer d.1685, his mother Anna d.1685, and
wife Elizabeth d.1703, possibly by Thomas Archer (his son).
Neo-Classical wall monument to Andrew, Lord Archer, Baron of
Umberslade, d.1778, signed 'J. HICKEY sculpt. Lond. '
All the listed items in the Churchyard form a group.
(The Buildings of England: Pevsner N and Wedgwood A:
Warwickshire: Harmondsworth: 1966-1990: 430-1).
Listing NGR: SP1134870511
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 482829
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Wedgwood, A, The Buildings of England: Warwickshire, (1966), 430-431
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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