More information : (SO 20588136)St Mary's Church (C of E) (NAT) (1)
5/6 Church of St Mary
21.3.68
GV II*
Parish church. Late C13 or C14, nave partly and chancel completely
rebuilt in 1860. Coursed limestone rubble with ashlar dressings;
slate roof. Nave, chancel and south porch. Verge parapets;
semi-integral west bell-turret with plinth and set-back to gabled
bellcote with chamfered-arched opening. Nave: south side: three C19
windows, paired lancets with hoodmoulds and carved stops; chamfered
arched doorway between first and second windows from left with
6-panelled doors; south porth with chamfered archway, side benches
within and hexagonal datestone in gable: "RESTORED/AD/1860". North
side: 3 late C13 or C14 lancets with hoodmoulds and carved stops.
Chancel: single lancets to north and south with hoodmoulds and carved
stops; C15-style East window with 3 trefoiled ogee-headed lights,
panelled tracery and hoodmoulds with carved stops. Interior: C15 or
early C16 six-bay nave roof has arch-braced trusses with moulded
bases, collars with cusped V-struts above, 2 pairs of moulded
purlins, and 3 tiers of cusped wind-braces forming quatrefoil panels;
collar and tie-beam truss to west with inclined queen struts and
V-struts above collar; probably C19 two-bay chancel roof as nave;
8-bay late C15 or C16 screen has round-arched lights with open
tracery and bisecting mullions, moulded tie-beam above and open
quatrefoiled panel beneath, and central 2-bay opening with carved
spandrels; C17 octagonal wooden pulpit with lugged panels and
reader's desk with raised and fielded panels; C18 altar rails with
turned balusters but minus centre gate; C19 font with C17 panelled
cover; C19 pews with bold poppyheads and the names of farms within
the parish painted on; C19 panelled sanctuary. Late C18 and early C19
wall tablets. Despite the unpromising exterior, the interior of this
church, with its excellent roof structure and screen, is most
rewarding. B.O.E., p.75; Cranage, Vol.5, Pp.429-30. (2)
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