Church of St Mary Magdelene
CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDELENE, SANSOME WALK
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390143
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary Magdelene
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDELENE, SANSOME WALK
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1390143
- Date first listed:
- 05-Apr-1971
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary Magdelene
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY MAGDELENE, SANSOME WALK
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 MAGDELENE, SANSOME WALK
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Worcestershire
- District:
- Worcester (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Non Civil Parish
- National Grid Reference:
- SO 84982 55546
Details
WORCESTER
SO8455NE SANSOME WALK
620-1/8/504 (East side)
05/04/71 Church of St Mary Magdalene
II
Church, made redundant 1978, now converted for residential use.
1876-77 by Frederick W. Preedy. Builders Messrs Collins and
Cullis of Tewkesbury. Tower and spire added in 1889; architect Mr
J S Alder of London; builder Mr A Estcourt of Gloucester. Squared
sandstone rubble with ashlar dressings of Bath stone; plain clay
tile roof. Bellcote to E-end of main ridge. Spire is ashlar with
five contrasting colour bands. Middle Pointed style.
PLAN AND EXTERIOR: 4-bay aisled nave with clerestorey, west-end
door; tower to SW corner with paired doors to S side; 4-bay
chancel. Detailing includes chamfered plinth, sill and decorative
banding, hood moulds and string courses, door and window
surrounds, copings to gable-parapets, angle buttresses. West-end
has pair of tall lancet windows with mullion and cinquefoil, hood
mould. Wheel window above. Shallow porch with pointed arch,
single colonettes with foliate capitals, pointed planked door.
Lancet windows to aisles; 3-light and quatrefoil to clerestorey.
Large 5-light lancet window to E end. South entrance (now window)
shallow porch with pointed arch, triple colonettes with foliate
capitals; carved figures to typanum. Base of tower is square in
plan with angle buttresses. Upper bell stage and spire are
ctagonal in plan linked together by tall pinnacles. Some new
window openings mainly in east-end and at low level. Roof
windows. All glazing renewed in clear-glass.
INTERIOR: Converted to accommodate 30 flats on five floors.
HISTORICAL NOTE: In Worcester Frederick Preedy was also
responsible for the design of St Stephen's, and the S window of
the S transept to Worcester cathedral(qv). In addition he was
involved in the restoration of both St Clement's and St Helen's
(qqv).
(Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Worcestershire: Harmondsworth:
1968-1985: 320).
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 489113
- 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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