Element record MCC7545 - St Mary's Church, Birch
Summary
The nave quoins are of Roman brick.
Location
| Grid reference | TL 9502 2078 (point) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TL92SE |
| Civil Parish | BIRCH, COLCHESTER, ESSEX |
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Full Description
The nave quoins are of Roman brick. <1> There is Roman brick in the west jambs of one of the C12 windows in the nave. The east angles of the nave have pilaster buttresses of Roman brick and the west angles have quoins of the same material. the south doorway, also C12, has splays and a rear arch of Roman brick. <2> Other refs. <3> <4> <5>
Site Assessment = Heavily overgrown and deteriorating rapidly. <1>
Sources/Archives (6)
- <1> SEX148 Monograph: Rodwell, Warwick J with Rodwell, KA. 1977. Historic Churches - A Wasting Asset. p.97.
- <2> SEX76 DESC TEXT: RCHME. 1922. An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Essex - Volume 3. Vol 3, pp.8-9.
- <3> SEX7400 DESC TEXT: Department of the Environment. 1982. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Colchester Rural. p19.
- <4> SEX52658 RECORD SHEET/FORM: Ordnance Survey. unknown. OS cards. TL92SW, 1976.
- <5> SEX11783 MENTION: Hull, MR. 1963. Essex. p50.
- <6> SEX67541 AP: Saunders, Helen. 2007. CP/07/06/06-09.
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Record last edited
Jan 23 2020 9:55AM