Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building in the Peterborough local planning authority area, England. First listed on 19 March 1962. A Early C13 Church.
Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- still-cobalt-wax
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Peterborough
- Constituency
- North West Cambridgeshire MP: Sam Carling (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 19 March 1962
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Mary, Tallington Road, Bainton, City of Peterborough
- OS grid reference
- TF 094 060
- Coordinates
- 52.64118, -0.38393
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary, dating from the early 13th century, is constructed of ashlar and features lead roofs. The nave includes Decorated south windows on either side of the porch, along with a Decorated south doorway and large Perpendicular south windows. The early 13th-century north aisle and north chapel have straight-headed Perpendicular windows. The chancel, built in the 15th century, has Perpendicular 3-light east and south windows. The chancel, north aisle, and chapel are buttressed, while the nave, chancel, and north aisle feature moulded parapets. The 15th-century south porch is adorned with battlements and has a winder 4-centred arch. The west tower, constructed in the 14th century, has angle buttresses, a moulded base, and recessed sides with large 2-light bell-openings featuring Y-tracery and ball flower friezes; the west window has ogee details. The stone broach spire is topped with two tiers of lucarnes.
Inside, the church has an early 13th-century three-bay north arcade, plus one 14th-century bay at the west end. The three bays feature double-chamfered round arches and circular piers with round moulded capitals and abaci. The west bay is narrower and has a pointed arch with crenellated capitals. The nave and chancel roofs are supported by depressed tie beams. There are two notable 13th-century piscinas, both gabled and not in their original positions; one is decorated with oak leaves and acorns, while the other is crocketed and has a finial. The church also contains a 13th-century octagonal font on clustered columns and a monument to Mary Henson from 1805, created by Sir Richard Westmacott. The interior includes Victorian furnishings.
Local climate
Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 710 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 87% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 85% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 31 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% of listed buildings. Of these, 15 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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