Church of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the East Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 February 1967. A Medieval Church.
Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- third-hearth-bittern
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Constituency
- North East Hertfordshire MP: Chris Hinchliff (Lab)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 February 1967
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Church of St Mary, Church End, Albury
- OS grid reference
- TL 435 247
- Coordinates
- 51.90267, 0.0853
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary is a parish church with origins dating back to the 13th century. The earliest features include the chancel, which has original lancet windows on the north and south walls. The nave and the north and south aisles were built in the mid-14th century and feature four bay arcades, with a clerestory above the south arcade. The west tower, constructed around 1450, has three stages, an embattled parapet, and a small leaded needle spire. The south porch, dating from the 15th century, has undergone significant restoration, along with other later additions and restorations to the church. Notable interior fittings include a 14th-century altar tomb with effigies of a knight and his lady, showcasing detailed armour and costume. Additional fittings of interest comprise several brasses, particularly a miniature late 15th-century knight and lady, a 15th-century chancel screen, and a pulpit from the 17th to 18th century, featuring inlaid wood shields with the arms of Leventhorp and others.
Local climate
Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 700 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 90% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 84% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 35 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 56% 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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