St Mary: sandstone church mostly rebuilt 1898-1901 for Samuel Whitbread, c12 tower
St Mary: view from the south-east; some work in chancel is medieval
St Mary: mostly Victorian nave looking to five-light east window
St Mary: Victorian north arcade
St Mary: nave looking west to Norman tower arch with re-tooled stonework
St Mary: two early c16 monuments in chancel with four-centred arches & doorways, vine trail friezes
St Mary: Wedgwood black basalt font of 1783 donated by Harriet Whitbread
St Mary: monument to William Gascoigne of Cardingham, d.1540
St Mary: William Gascoigne, d.1540, & two wives Elizabeth Winter & Elizabeth Pennington
St Mary: William Gascoigne, d.1540; arms of Gascoigne in first & fourth quarters
St Mary: Elizabeth Winter, first wife of William Gascoigne
St Mary: Elizabeth Pennington of Muncaster, d.1546, second wife of William Gascoigne
St Mary: monument appropriated for Jarrate Harvey, d.1638
St Mary: Jarrate Harvey, d.1638, standing on chequered floor with wife Dorothy Gascoigne & 11 children
St Mary: Jarrate Harvey, d.1638
St Mary: Dorothy (Gascoigne), wife of Jarrate Harvey d.1638
St Mary: inscription from the brass of Jarrate Harvey, d.1638
St Mary: inscription to Cecil Bussy, d.1632, & wife Elizabeth Harvey of Cardington
St Mary: shield from the memorial to Cecil Bussy, d.1632
St Mary: monument to Ive Whitbread, erected c.1750, with reference to other members of the family
St Mary: monument to Samuel Whitbread (senior), d.1796
St Mary: monument to Samuel Whitbread (junior) d.1815
St Mary: memorial to John Howard, d.1790; prison reformer
Entry Name: Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin
Listing Date: 13 July 1964
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1114144
English Heritage Legacy ID: 36646
ID on this website: 101114144
Location: St Mary's Church, Cardington, Bedford, Bedfordshire, MK44
County: Bedford
Civil Parish: Cardington
Built-Up Area: Cardington
Traditional County: Bedfordshire
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Bedfordshire
Church of England Parish: Cardington
Church of England Diocese: St.Albans