Church Of St Mary

TM 29 NE HOWE THE GREEN

2/24 Church of St.Mary 5.9.60 II* -

Parish church. Medieval. Flint, with some Roman tiles and ironbound conglomerate, stone and brick dressings. Tile roof. Cll west tower and nave, C19 south porch, early C14 chancel. Round tower with blocked doorway to west; deep splay to round windows on north, south and west faces; over these a deep splay to small round-headed windows on south and west. Brick parapet; conical cap. Nave of 2 bays; south west quoins include some Roman tiles. To south, one restored window with 2 ogee lights, one C19 similar doorway with continuous chamfer moulding; round-headed window in deep splay; 2 restored Y-tracery windows. Buttressed chancel of 2 bays. To south, 2 restored windows of 2 cusped lights each with a quatrefoil in the head. One lancet window to north. C19 3-light east window. C19 south porch. Nave doorway with imposts; pointed arch probably later. Interior. Imposts to blocked west door. Moulded imposts to tower arch. Rood stair in south nave wall. Y-tracery windows set in blank arches. Arch-braced roof; wooden corbels with angels holding shields; roll moulding to corbels; rest of restoration of 1895. Chancel arch painted, possibly all C19. Cusped piscina with square hood mould. Some re-used bench ends in chancel. C19 font.

Listing NGR: TM2750299957