Listed Building record MDO30144 - Parish church of St Mary, Batcombe
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Summary
A church built in the second half of the 15th century, and restored in 1864. The building has walls of stone rubble and flint with stone dressings, and a tiled roof.
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
(ST 6185 0386) Church of St Mary. (NAT). (1)
Parish church of St Mary. C15th nave and west tower. North porch added, and chancel rebuilt 1864 by the architect John Hicks. Grade I. (2-4)
There is a fragment of Early Mediaeval carved sTone set in the middle of the second buttress on the South side of the chancel. It is decorated with a pattern A type knot. Probably 8th-9th century.
A second fragment decorated with a possible plant-scroll is set into the East side of the porch on the North wall. This is also possibly 8th-9th century. (5)
Sources/Archives (8)
- --- SDO18227 Monograph: Notes on St. Mary and Parish of Batcombe.
- --- SDO18228 Monograph: 2010. The church of St. Mary Magdalene, Batcombe.
- <1> SDO97 Monograph: Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England. 1952. An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West). 16.
- <2> SWX1290 Monograph: Newman, J, and Pevsner, N. 1972. The Buildings of England: Dorset. 84.
- <3> SWX1197 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1:2500 scale. 1:2500. 1979.
- <4> SDO16377 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. 3.
- <5> SDO17427 Monograph: Cramp, R. 2006. Corpus of Anglo-Saxon Stone Sculpture: Vol VII. South-West England.
- <6> SDO14739 Digital archive: National Record of the Historic Environment. 8872681.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred ST 6185 0386 (23m by 10m) |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | ST60SW |
| Civil Parish | Batcombe; Dorset |
| Unitary Authority | Dorset |
Protected Status/Designation
Other Statuses/References
- Legacy UID: National Monuments Record: ST 60 SW 42
- Legacy UID: National Record of the Historic Environment: 887268
- Royal Commission Inventory Reference: Batcombe 1
Record last edited
Aug 4 2022 3:14PM
