Winslade: St Mary
Overview
Grid reference: SU 653 481
The church is small, simple, and constructed in a minimal Perpendicular style. Approached from the east, the visitor first sees the wide, shallowly pitched east gable, with heavily over-hanging eaves and a two-centred east window of three cusped transomed lights, all the tracery being wooden.
Visiting and facilities
Building is closed for worship
Building
Ground Plan Description and Dimensions
Ground plan:
A simple rectangle, without aisles or chancel arch; west tower with north vestry and south porch, both under pent roofs.
Description of Archaeology and History
The church stands on an ancient site, of uncertain date. The present building was erected in 1816.
Exterior Description
The church is small, simple, and constructed in a minimal Perpendicular style. Approached from the east, the visitor first sees the wide, shallowly pitched east gable, with heavily over-hanging eaves and a two-centred east window of three cusped transomed lights, all the tracery being wooden. The north and south walls are symmetrical, each with three rectangular windows of paired lights within chamfered surrounds. The central window of each wall has a stone surround with a deeply-cut hollow moulding which echoes the similar moulding of the eaves cornice, and is one of the features of the building which may be most closely compared with the Bramley transept. The flanking pairs of windows have simply chamfered surrounds covered with rendering.
At the west end of the building, away from the road, is a small square bell-tower against the gable with a porch to the south and a vestry to the north, both under pent roofs; beside the latter is a stair giving access to the first floor of the tower. Both the stair (which is entered by a door outside the building) and the porch have four centred arched doors and moulded copings to the walls; the tower itself is twice set back on the north and south sides, the stages being thus delineated, and on the west side is a shield within a deeply hollowed surround which, although not carved with any arms, is surmounted by the date 1816 in Gothic figures. The upper two stages, decorated with bands of blue brick interspersed amongst the grey-yellow, each have lancet lights, the top-most stage with additional pairs of rectangular loops to the north and south. The slated roof is at a steeper pitch than that of the body of the church, and has crocketted finials at the gablets.
Building Fabric and Features
Stained Glass
c.Late 16th Century
East window: in the tracery numerous mediaeval fragments, especially a Bishop and three heads of various sizes; some small pieces with strapwork probably late sixteenth-century. In the main lights are six Flenish panels.
Stained Glass
c.1900
South wall I: two lights, King David and St. James.
Stained Glass
South wall II: Flemish panels showing scents from the Life of Christ.
Interior
Interior Description
The interior is extremely simple, one room undivided by a chancel arch and furnished in plain style. The floor is of stone flags in the central alley, and the altar stands on a raised platform one step above the level of the rest. The roof is of an open timber construction with tie-beams at each bay, and has evidently (from curved marks on the east and west walls) once been concealed by a plaster vault. While the east window is cutlined by a simple hoodmould, the windows in the side walls are set within plain reveals. The uneven stone surround of the arch opening to the first floor chamber of the tower may be a survival from an earlier church, but it is extremely difficult to tell. The upper part is now filled with brickwork laid horringbone-wise, and the lower part is glazed with diamond panes to allow a little light to pass through from the west window.
Fixtures and fittings
Altar
The altar is a plain wooden table.
Pulpit
19th Century
The pulpitiis of pine, nineteenth-century and half-octagonal on plan, the front panels with simple trefoiled blind arches.
Lectern
The lectern is of oak, a small reading desk on a cluster of colonettes.
Font (object)
The font is small, octagonal with quatrefoils in squares on each panel of the bowl.
Churchyard
Grid reference: SU 653 481
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.
It is unknown whether the churchyard has war graves.
National Heritage record for England designations
There are no records of National Heritage assets within the curtilage of this site.
Environment
Ancient, Veteran & Notable Trees
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
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There are no records of Ancient, Veteran or Notable Trees within the curtilage of this site.
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.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
'Seek advice' Species
More information on species and action to be taken upon discovery.
Caring for God's Acre is a conservation charity working to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy the wildlife and heritage treasures found within churchyards and other burial grounds. Look on their website for information and advice and please contact their staff directly. They can help you manage this churchyard for people and wildlife.
To learn more about all the species recorded against this church, go to the Burial Ground Portal within the NBN Atlas. You can check the spread of records through the years, discovering what has been recorded and when, plus what discoveries might remain to be uncovered.
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