Tower of Former Church of St Thomas A Becket
TOWER OF FORMER CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET, STRATFORD ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382590
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-1972
- List Entry Name:
- Tower of Former Church of St Thomas A Becket
- Statutory Address:
- TOWER OF FORMER CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET, STRATFORD ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1382590
- Date first listed:
- 02-Aug-1972
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 27-Apr-2000
- List Entry Name:
- Tower of Former Church of St Thomas A Becket
- Statutory Address 1:
- TOWER OF FORMER CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET, STRATFORD ROAD
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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:
- TOWER OF FORMER CHURCH OF ST THOMAS A BECKET, STRATFORD ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Stratford-on-Avon (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Ettington
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 26541 49282
Details
ETTINGTON
SP24NE STRATFORD ROAD
1912-1/7/76 (North East side)
02/08/72 Tower of former Church of St Thomas
a Becket
(Formerly Listed as:
ETTINGTON
Tower of St Thomas Beckett's Church)
II
Tower to Church of St Thomas a Becket's. 1795-8; by Thomas
Johnson; remainder of church demolished 1913. Blue lias
limestone ashlar with sandstone ashlar dressings; pyramidal
stone slate roof.
EXTERIOR: 2-stage tower with small side projections. Plat band
over lower stage and top cornice. Pointed arched entrance has
stepped arch and grille over paired 3-panel doors; panel
above. Upper stage has bell opening with 4-centred head to
each face, those to sides retaining Y-tracery. Each projection
has hipped roof, partly destroyed, and pointed window with
grille, panel above and top cornice.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORY: the church replaced that of Holy Trinity near
Ettington Park (qv), partly ruined, and was in turn replaced
by the present church of Holy Trinity and St Thomas of
Canterbury (qv) in 1903. Now part of private garden.
Graveyard retains headstones and large monument on site of
Shirley graves.
(Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Warwickshire: Harmondsworth:
1966-: 291; Victoria County Histories: Styles P: Victoria
History of the County of Warwickshire: 1949-: 82).
Listing NGR: SP2654149282
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 482974
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
The Victoria History of the County of Warwickshire , (1949), 82
Pevsner, N, Wedgwood, A, The Buildings of England: Warwickshire, (1966), 291
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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