Church Of Saint Mary The Virgin

SP92NE POTSGROVE 4/71 23.2.61 Church of Saint Mary the Virgin GV II* Former Parish Church, now redundant. C14, heavily reworked by JD.Sedding 1880-81. Course rubble, mostly ironstone with some clunch. Ashlar dressings. Clay tile roofs. Chancel and nave with NW bell-turret. Chancel has 5-light depressed 2-centred-arched E window with panel tracery. N and S elevations each have 2 2-light pointed-arched windows with variety of tracery. Nave has 3 windows to S elevation, 2 to N elevation, all of 2-lights, pointed-arched, and with variety of tracery. Pointed-arched N doorway with carved heads of man and woman to dripstone stops. Pointed-arched S doorway, under gabled porch with pointed archway, again with carved heads to stops. Nave W elevation has 2-light pointed window surmounted by ogival-headed niche containing statue of Virgin and child. Octagonal ashlar bell-turret with stone spire rises from NW corner of nave roof. 2 tiers of openings to each side of turret, lower ones rectangular, upper ones with trefoiled heads. Spire has lucarnes to alternate sides and has cross finial. Interior: very plain, but retains C15 roof to nave. W nave window completely made up of fragments of medieval glass.

Listing NGR: SP9515529851