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Church of St Mary

A Grade I Listed Building in Swell, Gloucestershire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 51.9399 / 51°56'23"N

Longitude: -1.7442 / 1°44'38"W

OS Eastings: 417683

OS Northings: 226847

OS Grid: SP176268

Mapcode National: GBR 4PV.9W5

Mapcode Global: VHB1P.QH9R

Plus Code: 9C3WW7Q4+W8

Entry Name: Church of St Mary

Listing Date: 25 August 1960

Grade: I

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1221790

English Heritage Legacy ID: 413694

Also known as: house of worship

ID on this website: 101221790

Location: St Mary's Church, Upper Swell, Cotswold, Gloucestershire, GL54

County: Gloucestershire

District: Cotswold

Civil Parish: Swell

Traditional County: Gloucestershire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Gloucestershire

Church of England Parish: The Swells

Church of England Diocese: Gloucester

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Description


SWELL B 4077 (UPPER SWELL)
SP 12 NE
(north side)
3/118 Church of St Mary
25.8.60
GV I

Parish church. C12 origins and fabric. Early C13 chancel; C15 and early C16
remodelling of nave. Chancel rubble built, the rest largely ashlar on a plinth;
Cotswold stone roof, coped gable. Plain rectangular 3-bay nave with 2 bay chancel
and gabled south porch; bellcote (2 bells) to west gable. Round head lancets to
chancel, lowside window to south; 3-light lancet type east window; nave has 3-light
flat head c.1500 window to south with moulded surround and label. Early C15 porch
with diagonal buttresses and original trussed rafter roof shelters Norman doorway
with chevron outer order and flat, keeled roll, tympanum (defaced), volute caps
to nook shafts. Interior: Arch braced collar trusses to nave C15; plastered walls
with wall shafts (?); Norman chancel arch with outer order of hollow chevron and
inner order on scalloped corbel caps. Pillar piscina to chancel linked to sedile,
aumbry in east wall; east window (restored?) with rere-arcade and Purbeck shafts.
Marble wall monument to the Rev Henry Brown, died 1795, by C Peart of London, oval
cartouche with urn and drapes. Font: Octagonal C15 chalice type with tracery
panelling. BOE(Verey) : Gloucestershire, The Cotswold (1970)

Listing NGR: SP1768326847

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