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Church of St Mary

A Grade I Listed Building in Devizes, Wiltshire

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Latitude: 51.3535 / 51°21'12"N

Longitude: -1.9928 / 1°59'34"W

OS Eastings: 400598

OS Northings: 161607

OS Grid: SU005616

Mapcode National: GBR 2V1.10G

Mapcode Global: VHB4G.D7VQ

Plus Code: 9C3W9234+CV

Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 9 April 1954

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1251640

English Heritage Legacy ID: 434341

ID on this website: 101251640

Location: St Mary's Church, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10

County: Wiltshire

Civil Parish: Devizes

Built-Up Area: Devizes

Traditional County: Wiltshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Wiltshire

Church of England Parish: Devizes St John

Church of England Diocese: Salisbury

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Description



DEVIZES


657/3/160 NEW PARK STREET
09-APR-54 (Northeast side)
CHURCH OF ST MARY

GV I

Of Norman origin but rebuilt in Cl5 except for chancel, with west tower, aisles
and nave. Tall and very fine west tower, diagonal buttresses decorated with
buttress shafts and pinnacles in relief. Crowning pinnacles. Octagonal stair
turret. Paired 2 light bell stage openings. 4 light Perpendicular west window
with transom, niches flanking. Aisle and clerestory 3 light Perpendicular
windows. Gargoyles and battlement cresting with pinnacles. Norman chancel
with characteristic square stone blocks, flat buttresses and corbel table.
East window Victorian but above on gable end of C15 body an original canopied
niche with Cl5 statue of the Virgin. 2 storeyed crenellated south porch,
the entrance with reused Norman zig zag bands up the arch. The interior of
the chancel has 2 bay rib vaulting, fat roll mouldings, intersecting arches
around walls, though only a fragment on the south wall is original. The C15
body of the church has a fine timber roof, low pitch over the nave with tie
beams and tracery over. An inscription records the rebuilding of the church
by William Smythe who died in 1436. 5 bay arcades with octagonal piers, double
hollow chamfered arches. Low panelled chancel arch. Tall arch to tower which
has tierceron-star vault, bosses, large circular opening for bell ropes.
The tower is a dominating feature of the street scene.

Listing NGR: SU0060361610

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