Description

LITTLE FINBOROUGH BILDESTON ROAD
TM 05 SW

5/129 Church of St. Mary
9.12.55

- II*

Parish church, medieval with alterations of 1856. Nave and chancel, with
C19/C2O vestry on north side. Flint rubble with freestone dressings; south
side of nave and part of north is rendered, some remodelling in C16 brick on
north side. Concrete plaintiled roofs; a C19 bellcote at the west gable of
flint rubble and ashlar in the Decorated style. A mid C14 two-light window at
south west corner, and two others renewed in C19. The east window also of C14
with intersecting tracery, restored C19. Two early C16 south chancel windows
with square heads. South doorway of C14 with segmental-pointed head; the
shafted jambs perhaps of earlier origin. C17 butt-purlin roof to nave. Over
the rood beam is a coat of arms dated 1767. A thorough restoration including
interior refurbishing took place 1856.

Listing NGR: TM0185854963

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17535755

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Recommended Books

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  Setting up a Listed Building Heritage Partnership Agreement: Historic England Advice Note 5
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  Cork: City and County (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of Ireland)
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  Essex: Buildings of England Series (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Historic Environment Law: Planning, Listed Buildings, Monuments, Conservation Areas and Objects, Supplement 2014
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  [(Shropshire)] [By (author) Nikolaus Pevsner] published on (January, 1958)
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  Old House Eco Handbook: A Practical Guide to Retrofitting for Energy-Efficiency & Sustainability