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| HER Number: | 1518 |
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| Name: | ST MARYS CHURCH; THE GREEN; ALDRIDGE |
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Summary
Church. C14, with south aisle of 1841. Extensively restored 1852-3 by Salvin, when the north aisle and chancel were rebuilt. South vestry added 1975. Red sandstone, with some limestone rubble exposed in tower. Tile roof.
Monument Type(s):
- CHURCH (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)
| Local Authority: | Walsall |
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| Grid Reference: | SK 0601 0073 |
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| Map: | Show location on Streetmap |
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| Designation: | Listed Building (II*) 1076396: Church of St Mary The Virgin (formerly listed under Aldridge UD) THE GREEN Aldridge |
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Description
C14, S aisle 1841. Restored 1852-3 by Salvin, N aisle & chancel rebuilt. S vestry added 1975. Red sandstone, limestone rubble exposed in tower. Tile roof. Tower has diagonal buttresses, 3 string courses & embattled parapet. int: 4 bay nave arcades with further bay to N side opening on chancel. N arches: sandstone. Chancel has piscina, EC14 effigy in arched recess. 2nd defaced effigy of sim date on later stone base stands in S aisle. C18 wall tablets re-set on N wall of N aisles. Timber pulpit: Jacobean style carving & at W end of S aisle, bread cupboard TP 1694. Windows contain LC19 glass. 1 window in S aisle dated 1865 by Powell. <1><2><3>. Rebuilt 1853 except probably EE N arcade, Decorated S aisle & Perpendicular tower. <4>. Earliest reference to the church occurs in Pope Nicholas taxation 1291 reference to church & to Great Barr chapel, but must be pre-1257 <2>. 1991, re-floored church area, removing pews, tiled aisles & cast Victorian iron heating ducts. W brief revealed short length of cobbling, prob foundation wall & area of cobbled flooring. Numerous disarticulated burials scattered among rubble; single vault (LC18-EC19? - 1 d1812) towards W end of nave contained 5 coffins. Second double vault to E backfilled, & capped in brick, subsequently cut at SE corner by heating pipes. Part legible slate tablet at E end of N aisle d1695 removed & placed under new floor. articulated burial with coffin handles, against S wall <6> . Watching brief undertaken by Meeson & Lang during renovations to church. Cobbled area identified in line of N arcade - believed to be an earlier floor surface. No report yet prepared. {HAW}
Other mentions <13> <14> <15> Assessment <16>
Gould says charter of late 12th to early 13th century is witnessed by Widon, parson of Aldridge; which implies that the church was in existence by this time (17).
<1> DoE, 1986, 5/42 (DoE Statutory List). SBL2080.
<2> Pevsner Nikolaus, 1974, Buildings of England: Staffordshire, 53 (Bibliographic reference). SBL5243.
<3> Gould, Jim, 1976-7, Observations at Aldridge Church, Staffs (Bibliographic reference). SBL2081.
<4> Masefield, Charles, revised by R L P Jowitt, 1930, Staffordshire, 71 (Bibliographic reference). SBL5154.
<5> 1958, OS Card (Bibliographic reference). SBL5622.
<6> Lang NAR; Meeson R, 1991, Watching brief at Aldridge Parish Church (Bibliographic reference). SBL2083.
<7> Fox B, 1990, Aldridge History Trail (Bibliographic reference). SBL5083.
<8> Gould Jim, 1978-9, Settlement and Farming in the Parish of Aldridge prior to 1650, 20; (Bibliographic reference). SBL5449.
<9> Monumental Inscrip of St Mary the V, Aldridge (Bibliographic reference). SBL2084.
<10> Farrow J, 1991, Aldridge In Old Photographs (Bibliographic reference). SBL5082.
<11> Gould J, C16 Wills & Inventories of Parish of Aldridge (Bibliographic reference). SBL5088.
<12> Gould J, 1983, Men of Aldridge (Bibliographic reference). SBL5089.
<13> Smith JF, 1889, Notes & Collections Relating to Parish of Aldridge (Bibliographic reference). SBL5199.
<14> Morriss R K, 1998, Buildings of Interest in Aldridge & Streetly, A1 (Bibliographic reference). SBL5353.
<15> Walsall MBC Archives Service, 1984, Aldridge and District Yesterdays, 2 (Bibliographic reference). SBL6840.
<16> White, Hilary, 1998, East of Aldridge Archaeological Survey (Bibliographic reference). SBL6787.
<17> Gould, Jim, 1976-7, Observations at Aldridge Church, Staffs (Bibliographic reference). SBL2081.
Sources and Further Reading
| [1] | SBL2080 - DoE Statutory List: DoE. 1986. 5/42. |
| [2] | SBL5243 - Bibliographic reference: Pevsner Nikolaus. 1974. Buildings of England: Staffordshire. 53. |
| [3] | SBL2081 - Bibliographic reference: Gould, Jim. 1976-7. Observations at Aldridge Church, Staffs. Trans South Staffs Arch and Hist Soc 18, 47-52. |
| [4] | SBL5154 - Bibliographic reference: Masefield, Charles, revised by R L P Jowitt. 1930. Staffordshire. 71. |
| [5] | SBL5622 - Bibliographic reference: 1958. OS Card. RCHM. |
| [6] | SBL2083 - Bibliographic reference: Lang NAR; Meeson R. 1991. Watching brief at Aldridge Parish Church. WM SMR. |
| [7] | SBL5083 - Bibliographic reference: Fox B. 1990. Aldridge History Trail. |
| [8] | SBL5449 - Bibliographic reference: Gould Jim. 1978-9. Settlement and Farming in the Parish of Aldridge prior to 1650. Trans South Staffs Arch and Hist Soc 20, 41-56. 20;. |
| [9] | SBL2084 - Bibliographic reference: Monumental Inscrip of St Mary the V, Aldridge. |
| [10] | SBL5082 - Bibliographic reference: Farrow J. 1991. Aldridge In Old Photographs. |
| [11] | SBL5088 - Bibliographic reference: Gould J. C16 Wills & Inventories of Parish of Aldridge. |
| [12] | SBL5089 - Bibliographic reference: Gould J. 1983. Men of Aldridge. |
| [13] | SBL5199 - Bibliographic reference: Smith JF. 1889. Notes & Collections Relating to Parish of Aldridge. |
| [14] | SBL5353 - Bibliographic reference: Morriss R K. 1998. Buildings of Interest in Aldridge & Streetly. A1. |
| [15] | SBL6840 - Bibliographic reference: Walsall MBC Archives Service. 1984. Aldridge and District Yesterdays. 2. |
| [16] | SBL6787 - Bibliographic reference: White, Hilary. 1998. East of Aldridge Archaeological Survey. |
| [17] | SBL2081 - Bibliographic reference: Gould, Jim. 1976-7. Observations at Aldridge Church, Staffs. Trans South Staffs Arch and Hist Soc 18, 47-52. |
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