Remains of Old Church is a Grade II* listed building in the Test Valley local planning authority area, England. First listed on 27 November 1984. A Medieval Church remains.
Remains of Old Church
- WRENN ID
- tired-grate-spindle
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- Test Valley
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North MP: Caroline Nokes (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 27 November 1984
- Type
- Church remains
- Period
- Medieval
- Address
- Remains of Old Church, Stockbridge
- OS grid reference
- SU 359 349
- Coordinates
- 51.11314, -1.48765
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The remains of the old church, dating from around 1300, are located in Stockbridge. The chancel is constructed of rubble flint, mostly rendered, with stone dressings and brick repairs. It features a 14th-century, two-light trefoiled east window. On the north side, there is a small northeast buttress and a taller northwest buttress, along with several memorials on the wall. These include a 17th-century memorial to Jones Cesom, a 1737 memorial to Anne Gauntlet, a 1764 memorial to Thomas Gauntlet, a 1729 memorial to Edward Avenvile, and a 1774 memorial to John Attwood.
The south wall has a low square opening with a timber lintel at the east, flanked by reset corbel blocks. To the west, there is a late 13th-century pointed arch with two chamfered orders, originally leading to a south chapel, which is now blocked. Also to the west is a late 13th-century pointed chancel arch with two orders, featuring simply mounded capitals and carved breasts as stops on the returns, along with shafts that have moulded bases. This arch is also blocked, but in the center is a reset 15th-century door with two moulded orders and a 19th-century plank door with studs and straps, accompanied by a short buttress.
Inside, there is a large pointed rear arch leading to the east window. On the walls, painted achievements of royal arms are displayed, with 'ER 1588' on the south side and 'GR 1726' on the north side. The north wall contains two blocked painted windows and a memorial from 1683 to Mary Gibes. In the southeast corner, there is a pointed niche with a damaged piscina below it. To the west, there is a round arch with a slight chamfer, possibly a sedilion. Inside, a square low window can be found, along with a 17th-century altar table. The roof features a ceiling above a cambered tie.
Local climate
Remains of Old Church receives an average of 780 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 60% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 56% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 32 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 60% 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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