Description

SP 73 NE BEACHAMPTON

4/35 THORNTON ROAD

13/7/66 Church of St. Mary

II*

Parish Church. C14 with C15 aisles, much restored by G.E. Street
1873-74. C19 porch, N. vestry and organ chamber. Coursed rubble
stone, lead roofs to nave and aisles, tiled chancel. W. tower of
three C14 stages with diagonal buttresses and round C19 traceried
light to second stage of S. side, and top stage by Street with
open balustrade to bell-chamber and shingled, spire above. Nave
has parapet and clerestory of three 2-light traceried windows. Aisles
have 2 and 3-light restored Perpendicular windows with flat hood-
moulds. Chancel has C19 3-light Decorated E. window, 2-light
Decorated windows to E. of side walls, one C19, and one C19
Perpendicular window and restored C14 doorway to W. of S. wall.
Interior: tower and chancel arches are double chamfered on corbels
with labels over. Nave of three bays has similar arches on
quatrefoil piers with moulded caps. N. wall of chancel has arch
to organ and segmental arch containing large monument to Simon Benet.
Restored piscina in S. wall. C19 glass and fittings include carved
stone reredos with figures in niches. Monuments: wall tablet of
stone around brass inscription to Matthew Pigot 1598 has primitive
imagery of skull, bones and shrouded figures with meandering
inscription; Baroque marble wall monument to Simon Benet (died
1682) has inscription on plinth with flanking festoons and volutes,
bust and heraldic panel in broken segmental pediment, all in surround
of Ionic columns and outer segmental pediment. Brasses: to William
Bawdyn, blacksmith, 1600 in N. aisle; to Ales Baldwyn 1611 in S. aisle,
and small plaque to William Elmor 1652 in nave.

RCHM II pp 60-61

Listing NGR: SP7705337069

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q17536247

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