Description

STURMINSTER MARSHALL
SY 99 NW ALMER
9/50 Church of St Mary
18.3.55
- I
Parish church. C12 nave and north arcade, C14 rebuilding of the north
aisle, west tower of C15, south wall of nave and south porch C18 (1720),
chancel rebuilt late C19, restoration of 1908. Walls of ironstone rubble
(some flintwork) with large quoins, bands of limestone, ironstone ashlar of
small (chancel) and large (nave) blocks, with limestone dressings; plinth,
eaves moulding to part. Tile roof, with stone slates to the lower courses.
The nave south wall has two round-headed windows with a simple architrave
and key; the north aisle wall is mainly C14 with three windows (2 of the
C14), and the west end shows earlier masonry and the remains of a north
door; the chancel has a window to each wall of C14 style. The tower is of
two (external) stages, with a crenellated parapet and corner pinnacles,
coupled traceried openings to the bell stage, and a lower window on the west
face, plinth, weathered band and moulded band below the parapet. The south
porch contains a re-set Norman doorway. Inside, the Norman arcade has round
arches on cylindrical columns, with scalloped caps and square bases; the
tall tower arch has two moulded orders, the Purbeck font (c1400) has an
octagonal bowl with coupled arches to each face, supported on a narrow
column, which rests on a C13 inverted bowl (itself re-cut). The fittings
are 1908, but there is a Royal Coat of Arms of George III, 1800, and a small
inscribed brass of 1517. RCHM

Listing NGR: SY9132098931

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Church of St Mary at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q17531028

External links are from the relevant listing authority and, where applicable, Wikidata. Wikidata IDs may be related buildings as well as this specific building. If you want to add or update a link, you will need to do so by editing the Wikidata entry.

Recommended Books

• 
  Warwickshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
• 
  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
• 
  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
• 
  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
• 
  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
• 
  Old House Handbook 2 Books Bundle Collection (Old House Handbook: A Practical Guide to Care and Repair,Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability)