Description

TL 0762 BOLNHURST AND KEYSOE CHURCH ROAD, KEYSOE

15/26 Church of St Mary The Virgin

13.7.64 I

Parish Church, late C12-C15. Coursed limestone rubble with ashlar dressings.
Chancel, N chapel, nave, S porch, N aisle, W tower. Chancel: late C12 round-headed
S doorway. Reset C13 lancet, with jambs carried down for sedilia, to S wall. C14
E window. C15 2-bay N arcade, W bay blocked by organ. C14 chancel arch. N chapel:
C15 N wall W window reuses earlier work. Nave: c1340 3 bay N arcade, roof-loft door
to NE. 2 C15 windows to S wall, E one set in C14 jambs. C15 clerestory, with S
windows bigger than N ones. Embattled parapet. late C12 S doorway with semi-
circular head. Mid C14 S porch: square-headed side windows, pointed arched doorway,
surmounted by worn image niche. N aisle: 2 C14 N windows, 2-centred arched N doorway
Recent restoration visible outside. main parapet. Early C15 4-stage W tower.
Angle buttresses rise to top, surmounted by crocketed pinnacles. Embattled parapet,
octagonal spire with 3 tiers of lights. C18 inscription to W wall. Interior: C14
octagonal font on octagonal base with gablets and inscription in French. C13 coffin
lid in N chapel. Nave has some C16 bench ends and fronts, some retaining traceried
panels.

Listing NGR: TL0739062490

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Church of St Mary the Virgin, Keysoe at Wikipedia
• Wikidata Q5117598

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Recommended Books

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  Worcestershire Revised Edition (Buildings of England) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Devon (Pevsner Buildings of England)
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  Listed Buildings and Other Heritage Assets
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  England's Post-War Listed Buildings
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  For the Record
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  Oxfordshire: North and West (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)