Listed Building record MDO26771 - Parish Church of St Mary, Frome St Quintin

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Summary

Parish Church. C13 nave and chancel, with C15 and C17 refenestration. Tower of c 1400 at north-west end of nave. C15 south porch. Church restored in 1881 when the south and west walls were refaced. Local rubble and flint walls, with freestone dressings. Clay-tile roofs with stone slab eaves, and stone gable-copings with C19 crosses at apices.

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(ST 59890266) St Mary's Church [NAT]. (1) Church of St Mary. C13th nave and chancel, with C15th and C17th refenestration. Tower of circa 1400 at NW end of nave. Font of Purbeck marble dated to circa 1200. Grade I. (2-4)

Sources/Archives (6)

  • <1> Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 117.
  • <2> Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 213.
  • <3> Map: Ordnance Survey. 1:2500 scale. 1:2500. 1975.
  • <4> Scheduling record: Department of the Environment. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: District of West Dorset (Parishes of Batcombe, Cattistock, Cerne Abbas, Frome St Quinton, Hooke, Rampisham, Sydling St Nicholas and Wraxall). 55.
  • <5> Unpublished document: Miles, D. 1994. The tree-ring dating of St Mary's Church, Frome St Quintin, Dorset.
  • <6> Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 882508.

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Location

Grid reference Centred ST 59890 02669 (23m by 16m)
Map sheet ST50SE
Civil Parish Frome St Quintin; Dorset
Unitary Authority Dorset

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  • Legacy UID: Dorset Sites and Monuments Record: 1 047 001
  • Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 50 SE 29
  • Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 882508

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Mar 21 2022 4:46PM

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