Description

SU 55 NE BAUGHURST EWHURST PARK
9/46
16.5.66
Church of St Mary
(formerly listed under
Ewhurst)

II

1873, by Smith of Reading. On the site of a medieval church; small Early English
structure with a nave of 3 bays, 2 transepts and a chancel. Steep tile roofing, stone
bell turret at the west end. Walls of flint and stone, with stone dressings;
diagonal weathered buttresses, hood moulds. The windows are cusped lancets, coupled
below a quatrefoil in the transepts, a 3-light east window within a perpendicular
(part original) arch, at the west end a high traceried triangular light with 3 circles
enclosing quatrefoils. The west door has a single shaft on each side, and a decorated
moulding. Within, the pulpit and octagonal font remain; the transept floors are of
black and white square slabs, the chancel of encaustic tiles laid diagonally; 2-wall
monuments in each transept. Otherwise, the furnishings have been removed, the church
being used as a store. Adjoins the Ewhurst House on the north-west corner.

Listing NGR: SU5665359212

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26623952

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Recommended Books

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  Liverpool: Pevsner City Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: City Guides)
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  Churches: An Architectural Guide (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Introductions)
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  Lancashire: Liverpool and the South-West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2