The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Grade II* listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 20 August 1965. Church.
The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin
- WRENN ID
- south-brass-mist
- Grade
- II*
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Constituency
- Lewes MP: James MacCleary (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 20 August 1965
- Type
- Church
- Address
- The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin, Glynde, Lewes
- OS grid reference
- TQ 456 092
- Coordinates
- 50.86457, 0.06831
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin is a Church of England building constructed between 1763 and 1765 by John Morris of Lewes, designed by Sir Thomas Robinson for Dr Richard Trevor, who was the Bishop of Durham from 1752 to 1771. The church features north, south, and east walls made of cobbles resting on an ashlar base. The west entrance front is adorned with knapped flints on an ashlar base, complemented by ashlar quoins and a pediment encased in a wooden surround with modillions. A stone cartouche displaying the arms of Dr Richard Trevor is located in the tympanum of the pediment, above which is an ashlar cupola that houses a bell. The large ashlar porch includes a pediment with a round-headed doorway, a semi-circular fanlight, and large double doors. Inside, the church retains its original fittings, including box-pews and a screen, although a gallery was added in 1841 and the chancel was repaired in 1894. The east window was designed by William Peckitt.
Local climate
The Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin receives an average of 840 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 58% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is greater than that of 90% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 15 freeze-thaw cycles a year, fewer than 85% of listed buildings. Of these, 7 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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