Nominal: 884.5 Hz Weight: 896 lbs Diameter: 36.75" Bell 1 of 3
Founded by William Cor 1699
Dove Bell ID: 4354 Tower ID: 12865 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Maddington: St Mary
Overview
Grid reference: SU 67 437
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
West tower, five-bay chancel with south aisle and chapel (now a vestry); chancel.
Description of Archaeology and History
A few small fragments of Norman work remain, but the first period to leave much trace is the early 13th century when the church was rebuilt in the Early English style. About a century later the south transept was built as a chantry chapel, separated from the east end of the nave by two arches. The majority of the tower appears to be early 17th century, of the time at which the south wall of the nave was rebuilt to provide an aisle, the lancet on the west wall being transferred to its present place from the south wall. At the same time the nave was widened eighteen inches on the north, and the north porch was built. In 1636 a gallery (now vanished) was erected at the west end of the nave, and in 1668 the church was restored. In 1699 the chancel was rebuilt by Sir Stephen Fox, who built the older part of the Vicarage in 1704. In 1846, however, his chancel, having become ruinous, was replaced by the present one designed by T.H. Wyatt who restored the church in 1853.
Exterior Description
The west tower is of stone with small angle buttresses to the two external angles and one set-off. Much of the wall surface below the set-off has been harled but all above is stone with a traceried two-light window in each face and a plain parapet above a moulded string--course. The rest of the building is faced with flint and stone chequerwork with stone buttresses to the north nave wall and south aisle wall. At the west end of the north wall is the early 17th century entrance porch, from which much of the flint facing material seems to have disappeared. The north door itself is of an earlier date and retains some good ironwork and a sanctuary ring. Just to the east of the porch is a window of much the same date with three trefoiled lights under a square label-moulding.
On the south side of the church the slate roof covers both nave and aisle. In the west wall of the aisle a single lancet window survives in the midst of a jumble of brick, flint and stonework. In the south wall square-headed Perpendicular windows alternate with small buttresses with pronounced steps. The rebuilt Victorian chancel harmonises well with the rest of the building; it is markedly lower than the nave itself and although the windows are lancets both the chequered wall-facing and the plain stone parapet are the same as in the nave.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
1871
The east window has the only significant stained glass in the church, representing the Crucifixion, Chnist on the cross in the centre light flanked by the Virgin Mary and St. John in the side lights. It is a memorial of 1871.
Interior
Interior Description
The dark interior has a number of features of interest, in particular the nave roof, dating from 1603, which is of an arch-brace construction with vestigial hammer-beams and pendants with wall-posts resting on brackets, one of which bears the date. The tower arch is of slightly imperfect shape and is off-centre in relation to the rest of the wall. The north wall of the nave is punctured by three deep window embrasures. On the south side an elegant five-bay arcade of double chamfered arches on octagonal columns divides the nave from the aisle.
The chancel arch, which is also off centre, is corbelled out from the wall and painted with a text and with stencil decoration and this provides a suitable introduction to the chancel itself which retains most of its Victorian fittings. The recessed three-light lancet window in the east wall is surmounted by a crocketed timber gable and flanked by the Decalogue on timber panels. The roof of the chancel is of the simple trussed rafter type with collars and king-posts.
Fixtures and fittings
Font (object)
Stone font with an octagonal bowl; the faces divided by buttresses and ornamented with crocketed gables.
Pulpit
A stone pulpit built into the north west corner of the nave; tow panels on the front of the pulpit bear a 19th century memorial inscription to members of the Miles family.
Pew (object)
Plain pews with moulded tops.
Stall
19th Century
19th century stalls with fleur de lys ornaments.
Rail
19th Century
Wooden rails of 19th century date with panelled standards.
Altar
Altar that came from Fittleton church a few miles to the north-east in 1853. It has 17th century parts, but was remade with panelling in the front.
Reredos
1902
Piscina (object)
A mediaeval piscina was built into the south wall of the chancel at the rebuilding.
Screen
The transept screen appears to be made up from 17th century Communion Rails, with alternately round and flat balusters of like sections. These support a deep cornice of finely figured wood, and the whole arrangement is mounted on the back of a pew.
Bells
Nominal: 1063.5 Hz Diameter: 30.5" Bell 2 of 3
Founded by Salisbury foundry
Dove Bell ID: 30185 Tower ID: 12865 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Nominal: 978.5 Hz Diameter: 33.5" Bell 3 of 3
Founded by John Wallis 1587
Dove Bell ID: 30186 Tower ID: 12865 - View Tower Listed: No Canons: Removed Cracked: No
Churchyard
Grid reference: SU 67 437
Burial and War Grave Information
It is unknown whether the building is consecrated.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has been used for burial.
It is unknown whether the churchyard is used for burial.
The churchyard has war graves.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
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| Name | Status | Number found in this site |
|---|---|---|
| Common yew | Veterantree | 1 |
Renewables
| Renewable | Installed |
|---|---|
| Solar PV Panels | N/A |
| Solar Thermal Panels | N/A |
| Biomass | N/A |
| Wind Turbine | N/A |
| Air Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ground Source Heat Pump | N/A |
| Ev Charging | N/A |
Species summary
There are no records of species within the curtilage of this site.
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'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
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