Description

YAPHAM
SE 75 SE
5/63 Church of Saint Martin
26.1.67
- II*

Church. Probably C13, raised in C19. Random rubble with some ashlar,
partly rendered, later alterations in brick. Timber bellcote. Clay
tile roof. 5-bay nave and chancel in one, west bellcote and south porch
Diagonal and angle buttresses with offsets. C19 three-light west window
with rendered brick mullions. South elevation: to west, a small segmental-
headed window with iron glazing bars: remaining 2 windows are square-
headed of 3 lights with C19 brick mullions. Pointed south door with
continuous chamfer. Segmental headed door with incised heart to keyblock
of arch: the heart bears an inscription (not now legible). Pointed
3-light east window with C19 tracery. Louvred bellcote. Raised coped gables
on shaped kneelers. Interior: C18 rectangular pulpit of raised and
fielded panels with elegant brass candleholders. C12 font: shallow
circular basin on a cylindrical pier on an unusual broad shallow base:
perhaps a millstone. C18 turned baluster altar rails and early C19
pews.

Listing NGR: SE7888551961

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17554911

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Recommended Books

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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Cumbria: Cumberland, Westmorland and Furness (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Pevsner's Architectural Glossary (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Renovating Old Houses: Bringing New Life to Vintage Homes (For Pros By Pros)
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  This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older House
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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of Historic Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas