Old Church Of St Mary

CLEE ST MARGARET

SO58SE COLD WESTON 482-1/3/120 Old Church of St Mary 12/11/54 (Formerly Listed as: Church of St Mary)

GV II

Redundant church. C12, with C14 alterations and 1876 restoration. Coursed stone rubble with ashlar dressing. Plain-tile roof. PLAN: chancel and nave with integral bellcote. EXTERIOR: chancel with C14 east window of twin cusped ogee-arched lights. Restored Early English lancet to north side, small C12 round-headed lancet to south. Inscribed tablet in gable end: W F/ R/ A D/ 1719 (William Fosbrooke became Rector in 1716). Nave north wall with restored Early English windows to left and C12 north doorway to right: chamfered round arch with plain chamfered hoodmould and plain abacus, chamfered door jamb. South wall with 2 restored Early English lancets, with another to west gable with inscribed tablet in apex over, partially illegible, dated 179... Bellcote with single arched opening housing one bell, and coped ashlar gabled roof, dated 1894. INTERIOR: chancel with 2-bay restored single-purlin roof with intermediate arch-braced truss. Twin vertical-strut and collar truss abutting nave truss. Restored single purlin nave roof. Intermediate arch-braced truss with upper king-post with twin raking struts. Triple vertical-strut and collar truss abutting chancel truss. Plain octagonal font. (An Architectural Account of the Churches of Shropshire: Cranage D H S: 1895-).

Listing NGR: SO5517983034