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Church of St Mary

A Grade II* Listed Building in Wargrave, Wokingham

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.4998 / 51°29'59"N

Longitude: -0.8737 / 0°52'25"W

OS Eastings: 478276

OS Northings: 178469

OS Grid: SU782784

Mapcode National: GBR C56.V8K

Mapcode Global: VHDWN.SKZN

Plus Code: 9C3XF4XG+WG

Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 26 January 1967

Grade: II*

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1155023

English Heritage Legacy ID: 41363

ID on this website: 101155023

Location: St Mary's Church, Wargrave, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG10

County: Wokingham

Civil Parish: Wargrave

Built-Up Area: Wargrave

Traditional County: Berkshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Berkshire

Church of England Parish: Wargrave with Knowl Hill

Church of England Diocese: Oxford

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Description


SU 7877
16/5

WARGRAVE
STATION ROAD (north side)
Church of St. Mary

26.1.67

GV
II*

Parish Church. Originally C13 but was burnt down in 1914 reputedly by suffragettes with the exception of the west tower of 1635, the walls and north doorway. Rebuilt 1916 by W. Fellowes Prynne. Flint walls with Bath stone dressings part rendered on north, brick tower, gabled tiled roof.

Five bay nave, chancel, north transept and organ chamber, south arcade and and aisle with chapel. Tower is three stages, brick plinth with stone capping, moulded stone strings, parapet, octagonal corner buttresses of chequer flint and brick with strings carried round and stone ball finials. A west doorway in a brick arched opening, at the south east corner a staircase to the ringing chamber. Windows with intersecting tracery, altered. The north door in the nave is Norman of two orders with chevroned shafts, caps, large roll inner moulding and scalloped outer moulding. On the north wall are remains of Norman arcading. The font is C15 made from chalk and restored early C20. Some floor slabs remain.

Listing NGR: SU7827678469

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