Church Of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II* listed building in the North Hertfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 May 1968. A Medieval Church. 4 related planning applications.
Church Of St Mary Magdalene
- WRENN ID
- low-groin-tarn
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- North Hertfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 May 1968
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary Magdalene is a Grade II* listed building located on Caldecote Road in Caldecote. This church, now no longer in use, dates back to the 14th and 15th centuries. It is constructed from clunch and flint rubble, with some brickwork. The structure features a small nave and chancel that are undivided, along with a two-stage west tower. The tower has a buttressed lower stage and a plain parapet.
The late 14th-century tower includes ground and upper floor windows with two lights. The south porch, built in the 15th century, has an arched door set in a moulded square frame, with a cinquefoiled window on each side wall. The porch, nave, and chancel all have embattled parapets. On the south wall of the nave, there is a 15th-century three-light window with a depressed arch and three cinquefoiled lancets, along with six cinquefoiled lancets in the tympanum. To the right, there is a single square-headed cinquefoiled lancet, and a restored south chancel window. The east window is similar to the three-light nave window. The north wall of the nave displays 18th-century brickwork and a 15th-century arched door frame.
Inside, the porch features a canopied and crocketed stoup. The nave contains an unusually rich 15th-century octagonal font with traceried and cusped panels, as well as shields and foliage beneath the bowl. There are also some 15th-century nave benches and an incomplete kneeling figure of Rector William Makesey, who died in 1424. Additionally, a decorative roundel from the 15th century can be found in the east window.
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- No EPC on record for this property
- No sale records on file
- Related listed building consents — 4 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
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