Description

WOODLANDS
SU Ol SW LUMBER LANE

1/154 Ruins of Knowlton
Church
18.3.55
II*

Former Parish Church, now in ruins. C12 origin, tower porch and north chapel
C15, with aisle C18, abandoned in late C18. Walls mainly of flint, tower of
flint and stone banding. Nave, chancel, north chapel, north aisle, south
porch, west tower. Tower of 2 stages, with chamfered plinth, and parapet.
String courses at base of parapet and below belfry level. In belfry, each
face has a single light square-headed window with inner trefoiled arch. At
lower level, one rectangular window in south face and in west face, remains of
a 2-light square-headed window with trefoiled lights. Foundations only of
porch. In south nave wall, south doorway with plain round arch. Lower part
of a single light window. In chancel, lower walls only survive. Chapel
retains a diagonal buttress and lower part of window. Foundations only of
north aisle wall. Internally, remains of north arcade with one C18 round
arch. Chancel arch, round with plain square voussoirs and chamfered imposts.
Moulded corbel on east wall of chapel. Tower arch, pointed, of 2 chamfered
orders. Sited in centre of a Neolithic henge Monument. Scheduled Ancient
Monument, M18. (R.C.H.M. Monument 1. Dorset Vol V).

Listing NGR: SU0238410282

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17537896

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Recommended Books

• 
  The green guide for historic buildings: how to improve the environmental performance of listed and historic buildings
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  Northumberland (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Development and Design of Heritage Sensitive Sites: Strategies for Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Period Property Manual (New Ed)
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  Specifications for Building Conservation: Volume 1: External Structure: Practical Examples v. 2