Church of Saint Guthlac
CHURCH OF SAINT GUTHLAC
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1113827
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Saint Guthlac
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF SAINT GUTHLAC
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1113827
- Date first listed:
- 31-Oct-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Saint Guthlac
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF SAINT GUTHLAC
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 SAINT GUTHLAC
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Central Bedfordshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Astwick
- National Grid Reference:
- TL2136138568
Details
TL 2138
13/13
31.10.66
ASTWICK
Church of Saint Guthlac
GV
II*
Parish church. A C15 reworking of an older building, itself reworked in later
periods. Mixture of coursed limestone and cobbles, some ashlar dressings,
with red brick repairs (including some brick buttresses). Low-pitched slate
roofs, that to tower hipped. Chancel, nave, W tower. Chancel: apparently of
re-used C15 masonry. 3-light E window has wooden head and mullions, red brick
cambered arch and C15 jambs. N elevation has small doorway with cambered head
and single-light with pointed head. Nave: C15, the thinner N wall probably of
later date. 2 large S windows of 3 lights with 3-centred heads. 2 N windows
are later copies of these. W tower: reworked C15. Thought possibly to have
been central tower of earlier cruciform church, with chancel in place of
present nave and transept to S served by large archway (now blocked). 2
stages. N elevation lower stage has doorway blocked with red brick, this
lower stage itself-apparently a rebuilding. W elevation has 2-light pointed
window to lower stage, with small single light to top stage. S elevation has
fairly small pointed arched doorway within large blocked C15 pointed archway.
Top stage has small single light. Interior: rather plain. C19 roofs re-use
some old timbers. 2 image brackets and cinquefoiled piscina in chancel,
probably reset. Nave retains some C15 pews. Also C19 box pews and 2 decker
pulpit with reading desk. Octagonal font without pedestal.
Listing NGR: TL2136138568
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 37799
- Legacy System:
- LBS
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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