St Mary's Church, Newnham Murren
| St Mary's Church, Newnham Murren | |
|---|---|
 St Mary's Church, Newnham Murren, from the northeast | |
  St Mary's Church, Newnham Murren Location in Oxfordshire | |
| 51°35′31″N 1°07′13″W / 51.5919°N 1.1203°W | |
| OS grid reference | SU 610 885 |
| Location | Newnham Murren, Oxfordshire |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Website | Churches Conservation Trust |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Redundant |
| Heritage designation | Grade II* |
| Designated | 9 February 1959 |
| Architectural type | Church |
| Style | Norman, Gothic, Gothic Revival |
| Specifications | |
| Materials | Flint with stone dressings Tiled roofs |
St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the hamlet of Newnham Murren, Oxfordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] The church stands at the end of a farm track, overlooking the River Thames, near The Ridgeway long-distance path.[2][3]
History
[edit]The church dates from the 12th century, with additions and alterations in the following century. It was restored in 1849. During the 19th century the porch and bellcote were added.[1] The church was declared redundant on 23 January 1973, and was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust on 21 May 1974.[4] For access, the keyholder can be found nearby.[2]
Architecture
[edit]St Mary's is constructed in flint with stone dressings, and has a tiled roof. Its plan consists of a nave with a south aisle, a chancel and a north porch. At the west end of the nave gable is a bellcote. The porch is timber-framed on a flint base, with a tiled roof.[1] The doorway is Norman in style.[2] To the left of the porch is a lancet window, there are two lancets in the north wall of the chancel, and similar windows in the south wall. The east window dates from the 19th century; it has three lights, and contains plate tracery.[1]
The interior wall of the church is limewashed, and the windows contain stained glass. The roof dates from the medieval period.[2] The chancel arch is in Norman style,[2] and to its right is a squint.[1] In the chancel is a piscina in a recess in its south wall, and in the north wall is a double aumbry.[1] The 1849 restoration removed most of the fittings, but a Jacobean pulpit and communion table are still present.[2] On the wall of the aisle is a monumental brass dating from the 16th century.[1]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Crowmarsh (1285860)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 18 April 2014
- ^ a b c d e f g St Mary's Church, Newnham Murren, Oxfordshire, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 4 April 2011
- ^ Crowmarsh Gifford, Streetmap, retrieved 4 April 2011
- ^ Diocese of Oxford: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 6, retrieved 4 April 2011