Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade I listed building in the Newham local planning authority area, England. First listed on 17 November 1980. A C12 Church. 1 related planning application.

Church of St Mary the Virgin

WRENN ID
young-chapel-mallow
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
Newham
Constituency
East Ham MP: Sir Stephen Timms (Lab)
Country
England
Date first listed
17 November 1980
Type
Church
Address
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Church Road E12, E12 6HA
OS grid reference
TQ 428 852
Coordinates
51.54843, 0.05953
Source
Historic England listing

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Description

The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a small village church dating from the 12th century, with additions made in 1724. The original structure is built of rubble-stone, while the 18th-century work is in plain brick. The church features pitched slated roofs that extend to the eaves. The aisleless nave and chancel walls date back to the 12th century. The south porch and the northwest Lethieullier chapel were added in 1724, at which time the chancel was also rebuilt. The nave has round-headed windows on the south and west sides, which are framed with later stucco surrounds. Inside, there is a narrow round-headed window with a deep reveal located high in the north wall towards the west. The original tall, narrow round-headed doorways on the north and south sides are now sheltered by the south porch and the north chapel. There are oculi on the north and south sides of the north chapel. A louvred weatherboarded bellcote sits above the west gable of the nave. The chancel features a simple eastern pediment and plain round-headed windows. The nave and chancel have an arched plaster ceiling. The chapel contains a monument to the Lethieullier family, dating from 1737 and later. The church also houses notable monuments from the 16th, 17th, and 18th centuries. The church was restored in 1982.

Local climate

Church of St Mary the Virgin sits in one of the driest parts of the UK, with an average of 690 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 98% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 98% of listed buildings.

It experiences an average of 29 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 68% of listed buildings. Of these, 12 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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