Church Of St Mary

BELFORD MARKET PLACE NU 1034 and 1033 15/122 and 19/122 Church of St. Mary 22.12.69 GV II Parish church. Chancel arch and possibly some masonry C12; priest's door dated 1615; early C16 window above. Chancel restored 1828 by J. Dobson; nave largely rebuilt and tower added 1829 by J. Green; porch added 1844. Restored 1873. Ashlar with Welsh slate roofs largely hidden behind parapets. West tower, south porch, nave with north aisle, chancel and north vestry. Tower and nave in Early English style. West tower has Y-tracery window on ground floor, clock above and lancet bell openings; octagonal angle buttresses rise as pinnacles. Porch, with pointed-arched doorway, enters into tower. 4-bay nave has very tall paired lancets separated by gabled buttresses with offsets. Lower 2-bay chancel in early C16 style. To left Tudor-arched priest's door and hoodmould, 2-light window above with cusped segmental heads. To right elliptical- arched 2-light window with cinquefoil heads to lights. 3-light Tudor-arched east window. Vestry in older masonry has 2 Tudor-arched windows. North aisle has tall single lancets. Interior: Chancel arch possibly re-set: double-chamfered arch with chevron moulding on east face and traces of chevrons on west face; responds are C19. In the wall above re-used fragments including 2 beasts and pieces of chevron moulding. Tudor-arched north arcade blocked off at balcony level to form parish rooms. Chancel roof of 1828 with Tudor-arched braces, tie beams and tracery. Painted reredos and panelling c,1900, Marble bust of Wm. Clark 1830, in Romanesque-style niche. Well-carved, high-relief Royal arms of George I. Good stained glass of 1902, by Kempe, in east window and chancel south window.

Listing NGR: NU1085134001