Parish Church Of St Mary is a Grade II* listed building in the South Gloucestershire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 3 March 1961. A Medieval Church. 1 related planning application.
Parish Church Of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- lone-gable-furze
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- South Gloucestershire
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 3 March 1961
- Type
- Church
- Period
- Medieval
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Mary is a Church of England building that dates back to the 12th century, with alterations made in the 13th and 15th centuries. It underwent restoration and rebuilding in 1853 by T H Wyatt, which included the addition of a north aisle and vestry. The church is constructed of rubble and features a Cotswold stone slate roof with coped raised verges.
The structure includes a nave, chancel, south porch, and north aisle. The nave has a 15th-century square-headed three-light window with cusped ogee heads and a drip mould. The south porch is made of coursed, squared rubble and has a chamfered two-centred arch under a drip mould, with a south doorway featuring a chamfered doorcase and a Caernarvon arch. There is a 14th-century image niche inserted in the tympanum of the semi-circular head, which has dog-tooth moulding.
The chancel contains a blocked priest's door and two simple lancet windows with chamfered surrounds, one of which is under a drip mould. The north aisle features two windows in the style of the 15th century, with two and three lights, and a reinserted north door with a semi-circular head and dog-tooth moulding.
An elaborate Early English bell turret is located on the east gable of the nave, reportedly added in 1853 following the demolition of the central tower. This turret is made of ashlar and has a stone spirelet with cylindrical pinnacles resting on four piers. The Early English chancel arch is also notable, along with glass, furniture, and a pulpit all dating from 1912. The church has a plain Romanesque circular font set on a restored base from 1912.
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- No EPC on record for this property
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- Related listed building consents — 1 application
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