Full Report for Listed Buildings
The list description is not intended to be a complete inventory of what is listed: it is principally intended to aid identification. By law, the definition of a listed building includes the entire building (i) and any structure or object that is fixed to the said building and ancillary to it and (ii) any other structure or object that forms part of the land and has done so since before 1 July 1948, and was within the curtilage of the building, and ancillary to it, on the date on which said building was first included in the list, or on 1 January 1969, whichever was later.
Summary Description
Reference Number
2912
Building Number
Grade
II
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
01/03/1963
Date of Amendment
31/10/1996
Name of Property
Church of St Mary Magdalene
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Newport
Community
Goldcliff
Town
Newport
Locality
Goldcliff
Easting
336521
Northing
183171
Street Side
Location
To rear of Farmers' Arms public house, in churchyard with stump of medieval cross, and C19 chest and table tombs.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Medieval Church. Nave said to be C12 with C14 tower; medieval porch, austere later C19 restoration.
Exterior
Yellow-brown stone, slate roofs. Undivided nave and chancel, W tower, S porch. Porch has C18 sundial in gable, entrance door boarded and nailed. To each side of porch, 2-light Decorated window (C19) and buttress. East window C19 3-light Decorated. No openings to N side, buttresses. Castellated tower with plain arched windows on 3 levels.
Interior
In nave, brass records "1606. On the XX day of January, even as it came to pas, it pleased God the flud did flow to the edge of this same bras, and in this parish there was lost 5000 and odd pounds besides XXII people was in this parish drownd ....".
Reason for designation
Included for special interest of medieval fabric.
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