St Thomas' Church is a Grade I listed building in the West Berkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 11 July 1983. A Norman Church.

St Thomas' Church

WRENN ID
grey-thatch-mint
Grade
I
Local Planning Authority
West Berkshire
Country
England
Date first listed
11 July 1983
Type
Church
Source
Historic England listing

Description

This list entry was subject to a Minor Amendment on 13/01/2020

SU 37 SE 10/7

GREAT SHEFFORD EAST SHEFFORD St Thomas' Church

(Formerly listed as The Old Church)

I

Church. Norman with remodelled C15 windows, nave and chancel. Old tile roof. Flint and stone walls, Ferricrete, part rendered with Bath stone dressings. Simple gabled roof swept down over small chapel to south of chancel. Plain gabled south porch, one two-light and one single light square headed window under drip moulds. Wall gabled dormer over chapel.

Interior: fine alabaster tomb to Sir Thomas Fettiplace and wife (1447 and 1442). On north wall of chancel recessed Purbeck altar tomb with brasses and canopy about 1520. C16 floor tiles in chancel and remains of paintings above chancel arch. Door and portion of rood loft stair remains. Norman tub font. Vested in the Redundant Churches Fund (later the Churches Conservation Trust).

Listing NGR: SU3905874680

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