Corhampton Church is a Grade I listed building in the South Downs National Park local planning authority area, England. First listed on 6 March 1967. A C11 Church.
Corhampton Church
- WRENN ID
- third-railing-juniper
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- South Downs National Park
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 6 March 1967
- Type
- Church
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
Corhampton Church is a parish church with no dedication, dating back to around 1020. The east end was replaced in 1855 after it collapsed due to road works, and the church underwent further restoration in 1905 by Sir Thomas Jackson. It is almost a complete two-cell Saxon church, featuring a restored vestry and a south porch. The church has flint walls with some plaster covering and stone dressings, characterized by long and short quoins and a series of thin pilasters (lesesnes) that connect the plinth and eaves bands. The east end is made of brickwork, and the top of the west gable displays a diaper pattern of brick and flint from the 1905 restoration. The vestry and south porch also have flint walls with plain stone dressings. The roof is tiled, topped with a very small western bell turret, and there is a lancet window at the east end in the 'Perpendicular' style.
Inside, the church features the original Saxon chancel arch, a Norman font, a 13th-century stone seat in the chancel, and a series of now-obscure 13th-century wall paintings depicting the story of St Swithun. The roof and pulpit are Jacobean, and there is a Victorian west gallery. The communion rail dates from the 18th century and has slatted balusters. Additionally, there are two floor monuments from 1788 and 1814, along with prescription panels on the west wall.
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