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Latitude: 51.5561 / 51°33'21"N
Longitude: 0.1401 / 0°8'24"E
OS Eastings: 548462
OS Northings: 186300
OS Grid: TQ484863
Mapcode National: GBR QX.Q0C
Mapcode Global: VHHND.C4YZ
Plus Code: 9F32H44R+C3
Entry Name: Church of St Mary
Listing Date: 15 April 1991
Grade: II
Source: Historic England
Source ID: 1359310
English Heritage Legacy ID: 198263
Also known as: St Mary's Church, Becontree
ID on this website: 101359310
Location: Becontree, Barking and Dagenham, London, RM8
County: London
District: Barking and Dagenham
Electoral Ward/Division: Valence
Parish: Non Civil Parish
Built-Up Area: Barking and Dagenham
Traditional County: Essex
Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Greater London
Church of England Parish: Becontree St Mary
Church of England Diocese: Chelmsford
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Grafton Road (east side)
Church of St Mary
II
Church. 1934-35. By Welch, Cachemaille-Day, and Lander. Concrete rendered, with brick dressings; plain tile roof.
Five-bay nave having four-bay north aisle with porch at its west end; sanctuary of 3x3 bays below tower; one and a half-storey two-bay vestry with flat above at northeast corner. Windows have steeply-pointed curved heads with intersecting tracery; doors also have curved heads, and panelled doors; buttresses; brick verges.
West end dominated by steeply-gabled nave with five-light window; gabled aisle, set back on left, has three-light window and is fronted by porch which has shallowly-pitched roof. Two-stage tower has tile offset at lower level; drum at southeast corner rising as vice with slit windows and concrete ribbed bellcote; band below the two-light windows which are set in concave panels. a single lancet to east end.
Interior: barn-like nave has pointed arched aisle arcade; corbelled upper crucks, and two tiers of through purlins. Tower: of ribbed brick, the main-ribs springing from flower-decorated brackets; pointed arched arcades and nave arch; balcony below windows; tubular metal light fittings. Altar rail has squat, spindle-type, balusters. Parquet floors. Original pulpit and lectern.
This is one of five churches which were built to serve the large London County Council Becontree Estate.
Listing NGR: TQ4846286300
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