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
2936
Building Number
Grade
I
Status
Designated
Date of Designation
01/03/1963
Date of Amendment
31/10/1996
Name of Property
Church of St Mary
Address
Location
Unitary Authority
Newport
Community
Nash
Town
Newport
Locality
Nash
Easting
334306
Northing
183661
Street Side
S
Location
In large churchyard in centre of Nash village.
Description
Broad Class
Religious, Ritual and Funerary
Period
History
Exterior
Nave, chancel, S porch, tower with spire at N corner of nave and chancel. Gabled S porch has doorway with classicising (early C18?) Doric pilasters; inner entrance door similar to porch but cusped arch. To R, porch has window with brick head, casement glazing. To R of porch, nave has 2 large Gothic windows with keystones and wooden diamond pane glazing. Chancel has door and window of two trefoil lights (C19 both). To L of porch, nave has similar window. West end has round-headed window with keystone and round-headed doorway below with keystone and imposts. Buttresses to NW corner. North wall of nave has 3 pointed windows with casement glazing, buttresses between. West face of tower has scar from former aisle. Tower has stone spire with pierced parapet with 3-foil arcades. West face has at bellstage 2-light trefoil window and next stage similar single light window. North face of tower has bell and upper windows as W, middle window as upper; ground floor 3-light square-headed window; diagonal buttresses; east face of tower has windows as N but square stair tower with slit windows, all windows except upper offset to R to allow for stair; door at ground floor level. East window of 3 cusped lights (C19 middle pointed style).
Interior
C19 boarded tunnel roof to nave. Late C18/early C19 gallery (panelled front) to W end. Box pews, C18 decked pulpit, early C20 choir stalls.
Reason for designation
Graded I primarily for medieval tower with fine spire.
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