Church of St Mary, Essendine
Description: Church of St Mary
Grade: II*
Date Listed: 6 June 1961
English Heritage Building ID: 187090
OS Grid Reference: TF0490212789
OS Grid Coordinates: 504902, 312789
Latitude/Longitude: 52.7026, -0.4489
Location: A6121, Essendine, Rutland PE9 4LA
Locality: Essendine
Local Authority: Rutland
County: Rutland
Country: England
Postcode: PE9 4LA
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There is also a scheduled monument, Essendine Castle Moated Site, at the same location as this building or very close to it. This may be related in some way or possibly a different name for the same structure.
Listing Text
TF 01 SW ESSENDINE
3/1
6.6.61 Church of St Mary
II*
Church, C12 and C13. C19 roofs, restorations and chancel rebuilding. Coursed
rubble with ashlar dressings to nave, squared rubble to chancel. Coped gable-ended
stone tile roofs. Nave and slightly taller chancel, without aisles. Double
bellcote on west gable. C13 and later fenestration, restored. South wall of
chancel, "low-side" window in form of quatrefoil in square panel. Very fine C12
south doorway, flanked by single spiral-fluted shafts with cushion capitals carrying
round chevron-moulded arch. Round hood-mould with lozenge decoration above.
Tympanum with half-length figure of Christ blessing, flanked by angels. Jambs
carved with scenes including ?Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Pointed chancel
arch with chevron moulding. Said originally to have been the Chapel to Essendine
Castle, the site of which adjoins the church to the north-east.
Listing NGR: TF0490212789
Source: English Heritage
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