Church of Saint Margaret
CHURCH OF SAINT MARGARET, WHITNASH ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1364966
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Saint Margaret
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF SAINT MARGARET, WHITNASH ROAD
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- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II
- List Entry Number:
- 1364966
- Date first listed:
- 11-Apr-1967
- List Entry Name:
- Church of Saint Margaret
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF SAINT MARGARET, WHITNASH ROAD
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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 MARGARET, WHITNASH ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- County:
- Warwickshire
- District:
- Warwick (District Authority)
- Parish:
- Whitnash
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 32795 63712
Details
WHITNASH Whitnash Road (east side) 16/365 Church of Saint Margaret 11.4.67
GV II
Parish church. Except for late C15 west tower, the church was rebuilt by Sir G G Scott in the C19; chancel 1855, south aisle and south porch 1867, nave (after his death) in 1880. Sandstone tower of two stages with moulded plinth, embattled parapet and diagonal buttresses. West doorway with four-centred head; immedia- tely above is window of three-trefoil lights. Rest of church is of brickwork faced with ashlar. Steep pitched tiled roof of trussed rafters. Tracery windows of trefoil lights except for lancets to north and south side of chancel. Entrances to porch and south aisle have arches of two continuous orders on moulded capitals and bases with red sandstone shafts. Interior: Richly carved arcade and chancel arch capitals, pulpit and font dated 1848 and relief carving around the altar, all by Agnes Bonham. Piscina and sedilia with cinquefoil heads and hood-moulds on south side chancel. Carving done by Miss Agnes Bonham. Monuments: Fixed to south wall chancel is a brass 24" high with two figures in civilian costume of c.1500 assigned to Benedict Medley (d.1503) and his wife. On north wall, an incised brass of a cleric holding a chalice with a paten assigned to Richard Bennet, M.A., Rector, died 1531. Victorian pulpit on south side chancel arch, with carved trefoil panels, coloured marble shafts, and an octagonal stem of coloured marble shafts with carved capitals. Victorian font to west of south door (dated 1848). Stained glass by Hollard (east window) and Alfred Bell (later of Clayton and Bell) 1856 in north window of chancel.
Listing NGR: SP3279563712
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 308240
- 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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