Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II listed building in the Warwick local planning authority area, England. First listed on 1 March 1949. A Medieval Church. 1 related planning application.

Church of St Mary Magdalene

WRENN ID
worn-grate-yew
Grade
II
Local Planning Authority
Warwick
Constituency
Warwick and Leamington MP: Matt Western (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
1 March 1949
Type
Church
Period
Medieval
Address
Church of St Mary Magdalene, Church Lane, Royal Leamington Spa, CV32 7RH
OS grid reference
SP 324 673
Coordinates
52.30317, -1.52521
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Mary Magdalene has 14th-century origins in its chancel and tower, with a 15th-century upper stage to the tower. The main body of the church was largely rebuilt in 1847 by J.G. Jackson of Leamington, with William Bolland acting as builder, and the east part of the chancel was added in 1884. It is constructed of white and pink sandstone ashlar, with a plain-tile roof.

The church's layout includes a 4-bay nave with a clerestory and aisles. A north aisle extends to the west, accompanied by a south porch, a 2-bay chancel with a north Lady Chapel, a north-east vestry, and a sanctuary. A three-stage west tower is also present.

The tower features a chamfered plinth, angle buttresses with offsets, and a plank door within a 4-centred surround with hollow moulding. Three cusped-light windows with chamfered mullions and surround are visible. Belfry openings on each side have two lights with Y-tracery, a band, battlements, and pinnacles with finials.

The south porch has a chamfered plinth, offset angle buttresses, and a panelled door within a pointed, double-chamfered arch with copings. The aisles display offset buttresses and 2-light windows with reticulated-type tracery. The east end of the south aisle features a 3-light window with curvilinear tracery.

The south side of the chancel includes a blocked round-arched entrance, two single cusped lights, and a 3-light window with Y-tracery. The east end of the Lady Chapel is distinguished by a rose window. Vestry and sanctuary windows have 2 lights with reticulated-style tracery.

Inside, a double-chamfered tower arch is partly concealed. The nave exhibits double-chamfered pointed arches on octagonal piers with moulded capitals and responds. The chamfered chancel arch has a hoodmould and foliate stops on octagonal responds with plain capitals and a continuous impost band. The chancel includes sedilia and a piscina. A 15th-century octagonal font displays shields in pointed quatrefoils. Stained glass is by Kempe.

Local climate

Church of St Mary Magdalene receives an average of 760 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 67% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 67% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 66% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.

Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.

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