Church of St Mary Magdalene, Offley

Heritage listing

Details OFFLEY KINGS WALDEN ROAD TL 1426 (East side) Great Offley 13/99 Church of St Mary 27.5.68 Magdalene (C of E) GV I Parish church. Nave and aisles, and possibly S porch, early C13; C14 windows and doors, late C14 and C15 clearstorey and roofs, chancel remodelled externally and internally in 1751-9 and in 1770s for Salusbury family ('SS 1777' on rainwater heads for widow Sarah Salusbury), W tower rebuilt in brick 1800 (date on rainwater heads on E face). Restorations 1875, and 1904. The nave and aisles in flint rubble with stone dressings, the N aisle roughly plastered. Large S porch in coursed flints with stone dressings and exposed timbers in gable triangle. Red brick W tower with stone dressings. The chancel a cubical mass of Portland stone ashlar with droved plinth, crenellated parapet and fat pyramidal crocketed corner pinacles. Same stone ashlar facing to E end of N aisle. Roofs of nave, aisles, and tower with short spike in copper, steep old red tile roof to porch. Flat roof to chancel with lantern concealed by parapet. Buried boiler house on N side covered by York stone slabs. 5 wooden vertical spreaders at clearstorey level lead capped, associated with wrought iron tie-bars slung from nave tie-beams. The nave has 4 bay arcades to aisles, octagonal piers with moulded bases and stiff-leaf capitals and pointed arches in 2 chamfered orders with labels terminating in carved stops. 3 2-lights square headed C14 clearstorey windows on N side with ogee tracery to each light. 2 of 3 similar windows on S replaced by 3-lights Perp windows. Low pitched C15 open timber roof with ridge, 2 purlins, wall-post and heavy knee brace at E end on a broken corbel curved with a head. Floor of red tile with black bands. C15 buttressed oak pews in W part of church. N aisle has 3 sq

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.