Church Of St Mark

AMPFIELD A31 SU 42SW 4/7 Church of St Mark 29/5/57 II

Parish church, 1838-41 by O B Carter and W C Yonge, stained glass designed by W Butterfield and made by W Wailes, who built E & W windows and S porch in 1855. Blue brick, mostly stone dressings, some red brick dressings, stone bell turret, slate roof. In Early English style, plan of small chancel, 5 bay nave with short N aisle, W bell turret and added S porch. Walls have plinth with and moulded cill band. On corners flat buttresses with chamfers. E window pointed with Geometrical tracery. On sides in each bay pointed lancet, expect for added S porch, gabled with moulded pointed doorway and geometric window over. Above is cornice with corbels supporting parapet with moulded coping. At W end is stepped triple lancets. On gable elaborate stone bell turret with octagonal spire, placed diagonally. Interior is as built. Above the pulpit in NE nave is stained glass window commemorating John Keble, 1792-1866, designed by W Butterfield, carried out but W Wailes, who did other windows. Roof has open cusped framing filling the roof trusses. Stone octagonal font on circular drum. Ampfield parish was separated from Hursley when church was built, its foundation being inspired by John Keble, vicar of Hursley 1836-66, and important member of the Oxford Movement. The cost of the building and the site being provided by the owner of Hursley Manor, Sir William Heathcote.

Listing NGR: SP3665219115