Church of St Mary, West Bergholt
Description: Church of St Mary
Grade: I
Date Listed: 7 April 1965
English Heritage Building ID: 421358
OS Grid Reference: TL9529828086
OS Grid Coordinates: 595298, 228086
Latitude/Longitude: 51.9170, 0.8384
Location: Hall Road, West Bergholt, Essex CO6 3DU
Locality: West Bergholt
Local Authority: Colchester
County: Essex
Country: England
Postcode: CO6 3DU
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Listing Text
WEST BERGHOLT HALL ROAD
1.
5214
Church of St Mary
TL 92 NE 8/41 7.4.65
I
2.
Comprising: nave with west bell-turret, chancel, south aisle and south porch
- the whole redundant but still consecrated. The nave is built of indurated
conglomerate, locally 'mined' and its north wall dates from circa 1000 AD as
excavation has revealed. This building had an apsidal east end, later converted
into the present square ended chancel. The south aisle was added and the 3
bay arcade during the C14, the chancel was also extended east, in circa 1300,
and has Y-tracery side windows, the south aisle windows being curvilinear.
Numerous early romanesque carved stones were reused in the present walls. All
roofs are ridged, gabled and pegtiled including that of the timber south porch
which has a red brick plinth.
Excavation proved that the west end was originally of timber and items from
this were reused in the existing belfry which is of 2 builds; both medieval.
Inside: massive tiebeams to 7 canted roof of nave which plastered, as is that
of chancel. Gallery at west end on 2 Ionic columns with 3 bay panelled front
rail above entablature with triglyphi. South aisle has trefoiled piscina at
south east return. Font with square stem and cylindrical bowl; chest, large
and ironbound with 6 hinges to its 2 lids. (RCHM 1).
Listing NGR: TL9529828086
Source: English Heritage
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