Description

BROME THE STREET
TM 17 NW
1/17
Church of St Mary
29.7.55
II*
Parish church. Medieval core. Enlarged and much restored 1857-63 for Sir
Edward Kerrison and Rev. George Paterson, in a variety of Romanesque and
Gothic styles. Nave, chancel, north aisle (including Cornwallis chapel) and
transept, west tower, south porch. Flint rubble; C19 knapped flint facing
with random stone admixture and flushwork frieze below eaves. Stone
dressings. Slated roofs. Circular tower: base probably C12, with C19 re-
facing; narrower octagonal belfry stage, perhaps C15, with mid C19 openings
and crenellated stone parapet. North aisle windows in C13 style. Transept
(entirely mid C19) has 3-light window in C14 style and angels at the foot of
the gable. South side less altered: 3-light Perpendicular windows to nave and
chancel, all largely renewed. C15 porch with flushwork-panelled facade; over
the entrance a broad shield once painted with the Cornwallis arms. Interior.
Neo-Norman aisle arcade. Mid C19 furnishings, including an elaborate stone
reredos and pulpit (by James Williams of Ipswich) and a set of poppyhead
benches. The most important survival is the series of monuments to the
Cornwallis family of Brome Hall. Sir John Cornwallis (1544); Sir Thomas
Cornwallis (1604): both with recumbent effigies on similar tomb chests. Henry
Cornwallis (1598); Elizabeth, Lady Cornwallis (1680); Frederick, Lord
Cornwallis (1661): all wall monuments. For details see Pevsner. Complete mid
C19 stained glass.

Listing NGR: TM1450976464

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17540091

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Recommended Books

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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Berkshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Care and Repair
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  Nottinghamshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair