Chapel Of St Mary

WIBTOFT GREEN LANE SP48NE (East side) 5/26 Chapel of St. Mary 06/10/60 (Formerly listed as Church of St. John) - II

Small church. Dated 1634, but with mediaeval origins and remains. Rebuilt early/mid C19. Coursed squared and rubble limestone west and south walls, with stone plinth throughout, largely rebuilt in English bond brick. Plain-tile roofs. One-bay chancel, 2-bay nave. Chancel has 2 low east buttresses. Painted wood lead-latticed windows throughout. 3-light Tudor-arched east window has simple tracery. Gable has moulded datestone. Nave windows have Y-tracery and metal casements with irregular brick surrounds. West front has chamfered arch doorway with brick jambs. Old studded plank door. Simple timber bellcote, probably of 1889, has pyramidal roof. Simple interior is plastered. Chancel has boarded roof. Simple plaster chamfered segmental chancel arch. Queen strut nave roof. Octagonal stone font, chamfered to square base, has blind quatrefoils to alternate sides. (V.C.H.: Warwickshire, Vol.VI, p.258; Buildings of England: Warwickshire, p.472).

Listing NGR: SP4798887637