Description

TF 01 SW ESSENDINE 3/1

6.6.61 Church of St Mary II*

Church, C12 and C13. C19 roofs, restorations and chancel rebuilding. Coursed rubble with ashlar dressings to nave, squared rubble to chancel. Coped gable-ended stone tile roofs. Nave and slightly taller chancel, without aisles. Double bellcote on west gable. C13 and later fenestration, restored. South wall of chancel, "low-side" window in form of quatrefoil in square panel. Very fine C12 south doorway, flanked by single spiral-fluted shafts with cushion capitals carrying round chevron-moulded arch. Round hood-mould with lozenge decoration above. Tympanum with half-length figure of Christ blessing, flanked by angels. Jambs carved with scenes including ?Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Pointed chancel arch with chevron moulding. Said originally to have been the Chapel to Essendine Castle, the site of which adjoins the church to the north-east.

Listing NGR: TF0490212789

External Links

• Church of St Mary at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17535195

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Recommended Books

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  Hampshire: Winchester and the North (The Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  Wiltshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Yorkshire West Riding: Sheffield and the South (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Gloucestershire 2: The Vale and The Forest of Dean: Vale and Forest of Dean Pt. 2 (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas