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Church of St Mary

A Grade I Listed Building in Wanstead, London

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.5713 / 51°34'16"N

Longitude: 0.0325 / 0°1'57"E

OS Eastings: 540957

OS Northings: 187784

OS Grid: TQ409877

Mapcode National: GBR MJ.LVV

Mapcode Global: VHHN4.JR2T

Plus Code: 9F32H2CM+G2

Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 20 December 1954

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1081008

English Heritage Legacy ID: 204865

Also known as: St Mary the Virgin, Wanstead

ID on this website: 101081008

Location: St Mary's Church, Wanstead, Redbridge, London, E11

County: London

District: Redbridge

Electoral Ward/Division: Wanstead

Parish: Non Civil Parish

Built-Up Area: Redbridge

Traditional County: Essex

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London

Church of England Parish: Wanstead St Mary with Christ Church

Church of England Diocese: Chelmsford

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Description


OVERTON DRIVE 1. 5027 Wanstead Church of St Mary TQ 48 NW 5/14 20.12.54 I GV 2. 1790, by architect Thomas Hardwick. The church was built by William Miller and George Boncock, masons (R Gunnis p 260). Portland stone. Chaste rectangular building with nave and aisles, and projecting chancel, all in Portland stone. Segmental headed windows to ground floor, upper windows round headed, all with moulded architraves. Plinth, upper window cill band, cornice and blocking course. West end breaks forward slightly in centre under pediment and has tetrastyle Doric columned porch with triglyph frieze, cornice with mutules and blocking course. Platform with steps up. Hipped slate roof, wooden clock tower with open belfry and cupola. Excellent unrestored interior with complete original fittings - box pews, pulpit with sounding board, galleries and organ. A very fine monument to Sir Josiah Child dated 1699 in the chancel has been ascribed to John Nost. The churchyard contains a moderate collection of early C19 and Victorian monuments, Headstones, Portland stone tomb chests, including one to an artist carved with palette and brushes, and a white marble fluted column with an urn on top. The most important is that to Joseph Wilton RA qv.

Listing NGR: TQ4095787784

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