Description

YARMOUTH

SZ38NE THORLEY STREET
1354-0/5/411 CHURCH OF ST SWITHIN

II

Parish church. Built 1871 by W J Stratton reusing some old
material from the previous church situated next to Thorley
Manor. Built of stone rubble with tiled roof. 4 bay nave and
lower 3 bay chancel and transepts. South porch incorporating
to east a double bell turret with hexagonal stone spire
surmounted by ball finial. The 2 bells dated 1499 are from the
old church. Lancet windows. Cross shaped saddlestone to
chancel. Entrance archway has some remains of masonry from the
earlier church. The interior of the porch is of yellow brick
with red brick bands. Interior of the church has structural
polychromy in yellow and red brickwork with boarded roof of
scissor-braced type. Royal Coat of Arms of 1709 over South
porch. Nave has octagonal stone font on square base from old
church. West window is a double lancet with quatrefoil above.
Chancel has tiled reredos with prescription tablets and Creed
on sides and East window of 3 pointed lancets with 3 trefoils
above.
(N Pevsner: B O E Hampshire and the Isle of Wight: 770).

Listing NGR: SZ3754088679

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• St. Swithin's Church, Thorley at Wikipedia
• St. Swithin's Church, Thorley official website
• Wikidata Q7591807

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Recommended Books

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  Listed Buildings: The Law and Practice of History Buildings, Ancient Monuments and Conservation Areas
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  [(Bedfordshire, Huntingdon and Peterborough)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1968)
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  Cambridgeshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Pioneers of Modern Design: From William Morris to Walter Gropius (Penguin Art & Architecture)
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  The Victorian House Manual (2nd Edition): How They Were Built, Improvements & Refurbishment, Solutions to All Common Defects - Includes Relevant ... ... Properties (Haynes Manual) (Haynes Manuals)