Church of St Martha on the Hill
CHURCH OF ST MARTHA ON THE HILL
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1029553
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Martha on the Hill
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARTHA ON THE HILL
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1029553
- Date first listed:
- 14-Jun-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Martha on the Hill
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARTHA ON THE HILL
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARTHA ON THE HILL
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Surrey
- District:
- Guildford (District Authority)
- Parish:
- St. Martha
- National Grid Reference:
- TQ 02814 48302
Details
TQ 04 NW ST MARTHA CP ST MARTHA'S HILL
4/94 Church of St Martha 14.6.67 on the Hill
II
Church. C12 remains incorporated or rebuilt into new church 1848-1850 by Henry Woodyer in Norman style. Dark Bargate stone with sandstone dressings and plain tiled roof. Cruciform plan with central crossing tower. Tower: one lancet to each face in zig-zag moulded surrounds, corbelled parapet to pyramidal roof. West end of church buttressed. Lancet windows throughout, west window with scalloped capitals to jamb shafts. Three light window to east wall of north and south transepts, three light window to east end. Round arched, C12 recess to studded west door with impost abaci. Stone dressed, roll moulded surround to south door placed in pentice break.
Interior: Simple, five framed bays to nave roof, crown post trusses. Four pointed arches to crossing - C12 (circa 1170) with semi-circular respond piers to north trancept under scalloped capitals.
Fittings: "Tub" font, C12 - recut in 1850. Brought from Hambledon. Stone with a flat wooden top.
Pulpit: Chalk, 1850. Panelled and roll moulded with Romanesque scalloped capitals to shafts, gable moulding on bottom with battering plinth.
Screen: Circa 1900. Wood, cusped with foliage carving. Tudor style arch to centre.
PEVSNER: Buildings of England, Surrey (1971).
Listing NGR: TQ0281448302
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 288351
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Books and journals
Pevsner, N, Nairn, I Rev. by Cherry, The Buildings of England: Surrey, (1971)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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