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Tower of Former Church of St Thomas a Becket

A Grade II Listed Building in Ettington, Warwickshire

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Coordinates

Latitude: 52.1412 / 52°8'28"N

Longitude: -1.6136 / 1°36'48"W

OS Eastings: 426541

OS Northings: 249282

OS Grid: SP265492

Mapcode National: GBR 5NV.LW4

Mapcode Global: VHBY7.ZFBX

Plus Code: 9C4W49RP+FH

Entry Name: Tower of Former Church of St Thomas a Becket

Listing Date: 2 August 1972

Last Amended: 27 April 2000

Grade: II

Source: Historic England

Source ID: 1382590

English Heritage Legacy ID: 482974

ID on this website: 101382590

Location: Ettington, Stratford-on-Avon, Warwickshire, CV37

County: Warwickshire

District: Stratford-on-Avon

Civil Parish: Ettington

Built-Up Area: Ettington

Traditional County: Warwickshire

Lieutenancy Area (Ceremonial County): Warwickshire

Church of England Parish: Ettington

Church of England Diocese: Coventry

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Description



ETTINGTON

SP24NE STRATFORD ROAD
1912-1/7/76 (North East side)
02/08/72 Tower of former Church of St Thomas
a Becket
(Formerly Listed as:
ETTINGTON
Tower of St Thomas Beckett's Church)

II

Tower to Church of St Thomas a Becket's. 1795-8; by Thomas
Johnson; remainder of church demolished 1913. Blue lias
limestone ashlar with sandstone ashlar dressings; pyramidal
stone slate roof.
EXTERIOR: 2-stage tower with small side projections. Plat band
over lower stage and top cornice. Pointed arched entrance has
stepped arch and grille over paired 3-panel doors; panel
above. Upper stage has bell opening with 4-centred head to
each face, those to sides retaining Y-tracery. Each projection
has hipped roof, partly destroyed, and pointed window with
grille, panel above and top cornice.
INTERIOR: not inspected.
HISTORY: the church replaced that of Holy Trinity near
Ettington Park (qv), partly ruined, and was in turn replaced
by the present church of Holy Trinity and St Thomas of
Canterbury (qv) in 1903. Now part of private garden.
Graveyard retains headstones and large monument on site of
Shirley graves.
(Buildings of England: Pevsner N: Warwickshire: Harmondsworth:
1966-: 291; Victoria County Histories: Styles P: Victoria
History of the County of Warwickshire: 1949-: 82).

Listing NGR: SP2654149282

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