Church Of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the Rutland local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 June 1961. A Medieval Church.
Church Of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- frozen-wattle-clover
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Rutland
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 June 1961
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
TF 01 SW ESSENDINE 3/1
6.6.61 Church of St Mary II*
Church, C12 and C13. C19 roofs, restorations and chancel rebuilding. Coursed rubble with ashlar dressings to nave, squared rubble to chancel. Coped gable-ended stone tile roofs. Nave and slightly taller chancel, without aisles. Double bellcote on west gable. C13 and later fenestration, restored. South wall of chancel, "low-side" window in form of quatrefoil in square panel. Very fine C12 south doorway, flanked by single spiral-fluted shafts with cushion capitals carrying round chevron-moulded arch. Round hood-mould with lozenge decoration above. Tympanum with half-length figure of Christ blessing, flanked by angels. Jambs carved with scenes including ?Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Pointed chancel arch with chevron moulding. Said originally to have been the Chapel to Essendine Castle, the site of which adjoins the church to the north-east.
Listing NGR: TF0490212789
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