Listed Building: CHURCH OF ST MARY (419107)

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Grade I
Authority
Volume/Map/Item 986, 25, 1
Date assigned 07 April 1965
Date last amended

Description

In the entry for: LANGHAM TM 0333 25/1 Church of St Mary 7.4.65 the entry shall be amended to read: TM 0333 LANGHAM 25/1 Church of St Mary 7.4.65 I Church. C14 and earlier, comprising west tower, nave, south aisle and chancel, all of rubble and flint with some Roman brick and with stone trim. Tower has western angle buttresses with 4 off-sets beneath first floor, then 2 stages with trefoiled lancets, labelled, and red brick pinnacles. South wall of aisle has angle buttresses and 3 wall buttresses and four 2-light cinquefoil windows beneath head stopped labels. Roofs ridged, gabled and peg-tiled, chancel with a finial cross at east apex. South chancel wall has a priest's door and 2 C14 trefoiled windows with quatrefoiled 'eyes' and labels. East window 3 lights cinquefoiled with head-stops to label and Y-tracery bars. Some indurated conglomerate. Nave north wall has a Y window (circa 1300) 2 cinquefoil, then a C20 timber porch. South doorway of2 orders, each with sunk-chamfers circa 1320/40 and head-stopped label. South arcade of 6 bays, piers having scroll-moulded capitals. Nave roof of 7 cants and double collars. North nave windows have internal fillets and rolls to tracery-barn. Bench ends with poppy heads, 2 with angels. early dug-out chest and later C13 chest in vestry. Monument on south wall to Margaret Maude dated 1853 by Manning. Cast iron inscription plate in south porch. 1. LANGHAM 5214 TM 0333 25/1 Church of St Mary 7.4.65 II GV 2. C14 and earlier, comprising west tower, nave, south aisle and chancel, all of rubble and flint with some Roman brick and with stone trim. Tower has western angle buttresses with 4 off-sets beneath first floor then 2 stages with trefoiled lancets, labelled; and red brick C17 pinnacles. South aisle parapetted and with a C20 south porch of timber. South wall of aisle has angle buttresses and 3 wall buttresses, and four 2-light cinquefoil windows beneath head stopped labels. Roofs ridged, gabled and peg-tiled, chancel with a finial cross at east apex. South chancel wall has a priest's door and 2 C14 trefoiled windows with quatrefoiled yes' and labels. East window 3 lights cinquefoiled with head-stops to label and Y-tracery bars. Some indurated conglomerate. Nave north wall has a Y window (circa 1300) 2 cinquefoil, then a C20 timber porch. South doorway of 2 orders each with sunk-chamfers circa 1320/40 head-stopped label. South arcade of 6 bays, piers having scroll-moulded capitals. Nave roof of 7 cants and double collars. North nave windows have internal fillets and rolls to tracery-bars. Bench ends with poppy heads, 2 with angels. Early dug-out chest and later C15 chest in vestry. Monument on south wall to Margaret Maude dated 1853 by Manning. Cast iron inscription plate in south porch. Red brick walls enclosing churchyard, modern lych gate on west side. (RCHM 1). Listing NGR: TM0344833700

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Grid reference TM 0344 3370 (point)
Map sheet TM03SW
Civil Parish LANGHAM, COLCHESTER, ESSEX

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Record last edited

Nov 6 2019 4:47PM

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