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St Mary's Church, Lambourn Woodlands

St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the hamlet of Lambourn Woodlands in the English county of Berkshire. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2] The church stands on the south side of the B4000 road, some 2 miles (3 km) south of Lambourn.[2][3]

History

The church was built in 1852 and designed by the architect Thomas Talbot Bury, a pupil of Augustus Charles Pugin, in Gothic Revival style.[2] It was declared redundant on 1 June 1990, and was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust on 24 July 1991.[4]

Architecture

St Mary's is constructed in flint with stone dressings, and has slate roofs. Its plan is simple, consisting of a three-bay nave, a north aisle and a chancel. To the north of the west end is an octagonal spire. There are three two-light windows in Decorated style, and a three-light east window.[1]

Inside the church is a three-bay arcade carried on octagonal piers. The chancel contains a sedilia and a piscina.[1] The reredos was carved by John Bacon, whose son was the first parish priest.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Historic England, "Church of St Mary, Lambourne (1136089)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 7 April 2015
  2. ^ a b c d St Mary's Church, Lambourn Woodlands, Berkshire, Churches Conservation Trust, archived from the original on 5 July 2011, retrieved 12 May 2011
  3. ^ Lambourn Woodlands, Streetmap, archived from the original on 6 October 2012, retrieved 12 May 2011
  4. ^ Diocese of Oxford: All Schemes (PDF), Church Commissioners/Statistics, Church of England, 2011, p. 9, archived from the original (PDF) on 16 March 2012, retrieved 12 May 2011

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