Church of St Mary Magdalen is a Grade I listed building in the Malvern Hills local planning authority area, England. First listed on 25 March 1968. A Georgian Gothic Church. 1 related planning application.
Church of St Mary Magdalen
- WRENN ID
- high-cobalt-reed
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Malvern Hills
- Constituency
- West Worcestershire MP: Dame Harriett Baldwin (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 25 March 1968
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Georgian Gothic
- Address
- Church of St Mary Magdalen, Croome D'Abitot
- OS grid reference
- SO 886 450
- Coordinates
- 52.10353, -2.16718
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary Magdalen, built in 1758 by Lancelot (Capability) Brown, features an interior designed by Robert Adam. Constructed from bath stone, the church exhibits Gothic architectural elements. It includes a chancel, nave, and an embattled west tower. The tower is three stages high, showcasing a Perpendicular style traceried bell stage, battlements, and pinnacles, with the lowest stage being vaulted. The west porch is open on three sides.
The nave has three windows and niches at both the west and east ends, while the chancel features two blank windows on each side and a large east window. Some details are remarkably accurate, while others reflect a Georgian Gothick style, particularly in the nave and chancel cornices.
Inside, the church displays 'pure Georgian Gothic' characteristics, with tall quatrefoil piers supporting the nave and a coved ceiling. The aisle roofs are flat, and there is very fine plasterwork throughout. The panelling includes quatrefoil upper panels, and there is an Adam style wooden font and communion rails. The chancel contains an outstanding series of Coventry family monuments dating from 1639 onwards, along with a fine Gothick pulpit.
Pevsner describes it as "one of the most serious (churches) of the Early Gothic Revival outside, one of the most elegant inside."
Local climate
Church of St Mary Magdalen receives an average of 740 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 74% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 65% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 37 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 70% 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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