Church of St. Mary Magdalen is a Grade II listed building in the South Oxfordshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 July 1963. Church.
Church of St. Mary Magdalen
- WRENN ID
- kindled-grate-reed
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- South Oxfordshire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 July 1963
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St. Mary Magdalen is a church that dates back to the 13th century but was rebuilt in 1758. In 1860, the south porch, vestry, and north aisle were added by the architect George Gilbert Scott, and the east window was completed in 1907 by G.E. Coleridge. The church is constructed of limestone rubble with ashlar dressings and features a gabled mid-19th century tiled roof. It is designed in the Gothic Revival style and consists of a chancel and a single-aisled nave with a west tower.
The east window, designed in the Perpendicular style, is flanked by offset buttresses. The south chancel wall has a pointed trefoil-headed lancet, while the north chapel and north aisle contain plain two-light Y-tracery windows, with a pointed lancet located at the west end of the north aisle. The south wall of the nave also features two Y-tracery windows. The gabled south porch includes a pointed double-chamfered doorway. The west tower has a pointed and part-blocked roll-moulded doorway with impost blocks and reset 13th-century lancets.
Inside, there is a mid-19th century oak reredos and a Decorated-style piscina. The mid-19th century chancel arch has jamb shafts adorned with re-used early 13th-century foliate capitals. The nave includes a mid-19th century pulpit, lectern, and pews, as well as brasses commemorating John Adeane (died 1594) and his wife, and John Petre (died 1589) and his wife. The north aisle features a three-bay arcade and has 17th-century oak carving that has been re-used as the Georgian Royal Arms. An octagonal mid-19th century pulpit is located in the west tower. The stained glass includes fine figures from around 1850 by Hardman in the chancel's east and side windows, and a window by Morris and Son from 1904 in the south window of the nave.
More on this building
Sign in or create a free account to unlock:
- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 2 transactions since 2006
- No related consent applications matched
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
Matched applications, energy data and sale records are assembled automatically and may contain errors. Flag incorrect data.