Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building in the Buckinghamshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 22 December 1958. A C13 Church. 2 related planning applications.
Church of St Mary
- WRENN ID
- calm-outpost-bittern
- Grade
- I
- Local Planning Authority
- Buckinghamshire
- Constituency
- Chesham and Amersham MP: Sarah Green (LD)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 22 December 1958
- Type
- Church
- Address
- Church of St Mary, Church Street, Amersham, HP7 0DB
- OS grid reference
- SU 958 973
- Coordinates
- 51.66704, -0.61608
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The Church of St Mary is a 13th-century church, enlarged in the 14th century, with a 15th-century south porch and tower. The tower features a prominent octagonal stair turret topped with spirelets. The church was restored and enlarged in 1890, at which point the exterior was refaced with knapped flint and ashlar limestone dressings. A 17th-century Drake chapel is located on the north side. The church contains a fine series of monuments ranging from 15th-century brasses to 17th, 18th, and 19th-century examples, including many sculptural pieces commemorating members of the Drake family.
Local climate
Church of St Mary sits in a drier-than-average part of the UK, with an average of 720 mm of rain a year. This makes it drier than 83% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 83% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 36 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 63% of listed buildings. Of these, 17 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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- Full EPC report — heating system, energy costs, size, glazing, construction etc.
- Sale history — 3 transactions since 1998
- Related listed building consents — 2 applications
- Detailed attributes — period, style, materials, features
- Flood risk assessment
- Radon risk assessment
- Weather exposure and heating demand — rain and frost month by month and year by year, wind direction, solar and humidity
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