Church Of St Swithin (Old) is a Grade II* listed building in the Isle of Wight local planning authority area, England. First listed on 21 July 1951. Church.
Church Of St Swithin (Old)
- WRENN ID
- over-lintel-ash
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Isle of Wight
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 21 July 1951
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Swithin (Old) is the remains of a former parish church, now serving as a mortuary chapel. It dates back to the 13th century and features a porch with a bellcote, which is all that remains of the original church built by Amicitia, the wife of Baldwin de Redvere, Earl of Devon. This church was demolished in 1871 when a modern church was constructed on Thorley Street, and the remnants were repurposed into a mortuary chapel. The structure is made of stone rubble and has a tiled roof with a gable end.
All corners of the building have angled buttresses. The south front features a three-centred doorway, above which is a tablet inscribed with "This mortuary chapel was built in May 1871. The Ancient portion formed the bell turret of the old Church of Thorley." The door is a 19th-century diagonally planked design. Above the doorway is a lancet window, while the east and west sides have rectangular bell openings with drip moulding below and louvred shutters. The north side originally had a double lancet window.
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