Church Of St Mary is a Grade I listed building in the Babergh local planning authority area, England. First listed on 23 January 1958. Church. 2 related planning applications.
Church Of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- hushed-latch-gold
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Babergh
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 23 January 1958
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
BOXFORD CHURCH STREET 1. 5377 (east side) Church of St Mary TL 9640 60/99 23.1.58 I 2. An early C15 flint church with stone dressings. The west tower is C14, with angle buttresses. The lower offsets have carved animal figures. The parapet is castellated and there is an open lantern with a small lead spire, probably of the early C19. The timber north porch is C14, with large 2-light windows and a rib vault. Nikolaus Pevsner states that it may be the oldest timber porch in the county. The south porch is built of Caen stone, circa 1450, with elaborate panelling and 4-light traceried windows. The interior has arcades of quadrefoil shafted columns and moulded arches. The font is C15 with traceried panels and a C17 cupboard type font cover with an ogee dome and painted on the inside. The pulpit is C18 and octagonal. Graded for its architectural, historical and topographical interest.
Listing NGR: TL9626140491
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