Parish Church of St Marwenne

Heritage listing

Details SS 20 SE MARHAMCHURCH MARHAMCHURCH 7/58 Parish Church of St Marwenne 29.9.61 GV I Parish church. Lower stage of tower C14, chancel and transept C14, upper stages of tower C15, north aisle and porch C15, late C19 vestry, early C20 restoration. South side and chancel stone rubble with granite and greenstone dressings, north aisle freestone ashlar with granite dressings, tower and porch masonry dressed stone brought to course, greenstone and granite dressings, slate roofs. Complex development, chancel and tower not aligned, adjustment for this at junction between south transept and chancel. Possible that the C14 cruciform plan had transeptal arches set back from crossing, the addition of the north aisle with 1 bay to the chancel may have involved widening the chancel to the north, hence non-alignment with west tower. Vestry and boiler room added at west end of north aisle, vestry gabled to the north. Chancel has coped gable, greenstone quoins and 3-light greenstone Perpendicular east window with hoodmould and label stops. South wall of chancel has priests door under triangular arch and 2-light window replaced 1980s. South wall of nave has probably C14 masonry and inserted square- headed C16 3-light granite mullioned window, south transept has renewed Perpendicular 3-light window with hoodmould and label stops. East wall of transept looks rebuilt; 2-light timber mullioned window in east wall of transept lights pulpit. 4 bay north aisle: east end has 3 light C19 Perpendicular greenstone window with hoodmould and label stops. 2 late C19 buttresses with offsets to north aisle, 1 earlier buttress. 3 stage battlemented west tower with tall angle buttresses with offsets, tall parapet and crocketted pinnacles. Moulded strings above first and third stages only. Polygonal no

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.