Description

SU 35 NW VERNHAMS DEAN GENERAL

1/36 Church of St. Mary
20.12.60
II

Parish church. Of Norman origin, with a complete restoration of 1851 by
A. Ashpital. Aisleless nave and chancel with a small north vestry. Tile
roof, western stone bell turret. Walls of flint rubble with stone dressings,
including buttresses, small coupled cusped lights to the nave and single
lights to the chancel, 5-stepped lancets at the east end, and 2 at the west end
below a quatrefoil. The south wall has altered brick quoins, indicating some
survival of the old wall. The chief feature is the re-set west doorway (C1200),
having a round arch with dog-tooth, 2 inner rows of chevron, 2 inset columns
at each side with simple foliage caps. Within, the wall above the chancel arch
has 2 prescripton panels (early C19) and a painted and framed Royal Coat of Arms
VIC 1 REG 1838. There are some monuments and plaques (1703, 1831, 1834), a
floor slab of 1696, and an octagonal C19 Perpendicular font.

Listing NGR: SU3485956778

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26450204

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Recommended Books

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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Hertfordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  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)
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  Devon (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)