Listed Building record MDO13327 - St Mary's church, Tarrant Hinton

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Summary

Standing in the N. of the village. With walls, partly of ashlar and partly of squared greensand rubble with flint banding and ashlar dressings; the roofs are lead-covered.

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The earliest parts of the present church of Saint Mary are the 14th nave and its south arcade, but carved stone fragments re-set in the south wall of the aisle indicate a 12th century church. The chancel arch and the west tower are 15th century. The Easter Sepulchre, carrying the initials of Thomas Weaver, rector 1514-36, is one of the most important monuments in North Dorset, and an early example of the conversion to the Italian Renaissance. <2-3> Additional information on the church fittings, not listed in RCHM Dorset 4. The north chapel, dated to 1515, is the earliest exampleof full-blown ecclesiastical renaissance architecture in Dorset. <4>

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<1> SWX1540 Map: Ordnance Survey. Ordnance Survey Map 6in. 6 inch to 1 mile. 1963.
<2> SDO99 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England). 1972. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North). 96-98.
<3> SWX1290 Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 417.
<4> SDO16977 Serial: Royal Archaeological Institute. 1983. Archaeological Journal 140. 140. 42.
<5> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 210286.

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Grid reference	ST 9362 1115 (point)
Map sheet	ST91SW
Civil Parish	Tarrant Hinton; Dorset
Unitary Authority	Dorset