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St Mary's Church, Chickney 
St Mary's Church, Chickney, from the southeastLocation in Essex
St Mary's Church, ChickneyCoordinates: 51°55′43″N 0°17′18″E / 51.9287°N 0.2882°E OS grid reference TL 575 280 Location Chickney, Essex Country England Denomination Anglican Website Churches Conservation Trust History Dedication Saint Mary Architecture Functional status Redundant Heritage designation Grade I Designated 20 February 1967 Architectural type Church Style Saxon, Gothic Groundbreaking 10th–11th century Completed Early 15th century Specifications Materials Flint rubble with limestone and clunch dressings
Tiled roofs, timber porchSt Mary's Church, Chickney, is a redundant Anglican church in the parish of Chickney, Essex, England. It has been designated by English Heritage as a Grade I listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2]
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History
St Mary's dates from a time before the Norman conquest, from either the late 10th or the early 11th century.[1][2] The church is recorded in the Domesday Book.[3] The chancel was extended during the reign of Henry III,[2] and the tower was built in the 14th century.[1] The south porch was added in the early 15th century.[1]
Architecture
Exterior
The church is constructed in flint rubble, with limestone and clunch dressings. The roofs have red tiles and the porch is timber. Its plan consists of a nave with a south porch, a chancel, and a west tower.[1] The architectural style of the nave and chancel is Saxon, and the rest of the church is Gothic.[2] The tower is in three stages, with diagonal buttresses on the west side and a pyramidal roof. Also on the west side is a restored window. In the top stage there are two-light bell openings on each face. The nave contains a doorway from the 14th century, and windows pre-dating the Norman conquest. The windows in the chancel are lancets from the early 13th century, and a 15th-century squint is also present.[1]
Interior
The king post roof dates from the early 14th century. The font is also from the 14th century, and it has a 16th-century cover. The piscina, with a trefoil head, is from the early 13th century.[1] The pulpit is Georgian.[2]
See also
- List of churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust in the East of England
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Chickney", The National Heritage List for England (English Heritage), 2011, http://list.english-heritage.org.uk/resultsingle.aspx?uid=1112190, retrieved 13 May 2011
- ^ a b c d e St Mary's Church, Chickney, Essex, Churches Conservation Trust, http://www.visitchurches.org.uk/Ourchurches/Completelistofchurches/St-Marys-Church-Chickney-Essex/, retrieved 24 March 2011
- ^ Chickney, St Mary's Church, Britain Express, http://www.britainexpress.com/attractions.htm?attraction=4143, retrieved 4 December 2010
External links
Categories:- Grade I listed buildings in Essex
- Grade I listed churches
- Church of England churches in Essex
- Anglo-Saxon architecture
- English Gothic architecture
- Churches preserved by the Churches Conservation Trust
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