Church Of St Kenelm is a Grade II listed building in the Dorset local planning authority area, England. First listed on 18 March 1955. Church.
Church Of St Kenelm
- WRENN ID
- blind-shingle-sedge
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- Dorset
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 18 March 1955
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Kenelm is a parish church built around 1860, incorporating some reset fragments from the 12th century. It was commissioned by Sir William Glyn. The church is constructed of banded flint rubble and ashlar with ashlar dressings, featuring tiled roofs with stone gable capings and ashlar parapets. The design is partly neo-Romanesque, with the nave and chancel reflecting the Early English style.
The layout includes a nave, chancel, north and south transepts, and a south tower above the porch. The tower consists of three stages topped by a hexagonal ashlar spire. Its doorway features a round arch with shafted jambs and cushion capitals, along with an inner chevron moulding and an outer double billet moulding. The west window has a single round-headed light with shafted jambs, while the second stage has a similar window. The third stage displays an arcade of intersecting round arches that create three openings, with the center opening being blind and the outer openings containing pierced stone panels. A rounded corbel table is present as well.
The south transept has a two-light south window with shafted jambs under a round head, and the east window is similar but has a single light. The east window of the chancel features three graduated pointed lights under a pointed head. The west window of the nave has three graduated lancets beneath a continuous label with carved stops, while the remaining windows are plain lancets.
Inside, the church has a remodelled semi-circular chancel arch with hood moulds that feature chevron ornamentation and shafted responds, one of which retains an original capital. A carved 12th-century stone panel depicting a figure, book, and cross has been reset over a door. There are also reset early 19th-century monuments and 19th-century collar truss roofs, with other features dating from the late 19th or 20th century.
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