St. Mary's Church, Brading

Heritage listing

Details BRADING SZ6086 HIGH STREET (East side) 1352-0/6/42 Church of St Mary 18/01/67 GV I Parish church. Nave of c1200, North and South aisles C13 with C15 windows, chancel and west Tower C13, south porch and north and south chapels C15, the chancel lengthened to the east in 1865 when the church was restored by the Oglander family. Built of Isle of Wight stone rubble with stone steeple and tiled roof. West Tower late C13 of 3 stages with processional way through from north to south. West north and south arches have large chamfers. Middle stage has double lancet under one pointed arch. Pseudo-machicolations and stone recessed spire with iron weathercock. External wooden ladder to bell chamber. North aisle has C13 west lancets and 3 Perpendicular double cinquefoil-headed lights with dripmould and pointed arched doorcase. Roof has 4 pseudo-gables, C19 brick ridge tiles and cross-shaped saddle stone. South aisle has 4 triple cinquefoil-headed lights in arched surround with dripmoulding and central C15 gabled south porch, not used as such at time of survey with cross-shaped saddlestone, offset buttresses and arched doorcase with hood moulding. South or Oglander chapel has 2 triple cinquefoil-headed lights in arched heads with dripmoulds divided by buttress and cross-shaped saddlestone. Chancel has gable end of 1866 with triple lancet having elaborate floral corbel stops. North or De Aula chapel has 2 C15 cinquefoil-headed lights in arched surround, buttresses and C13 arched doorway. Interior: nave has North and South arcades of c1200 with round piers and multi-scalloped capitals having square abaci with chamfered corners. Roof of Nave and aisles is of 1866. 3 wooden hatchments in North aisle. Small octagonal stone font lead lined and dated 1631. Larger square stone font, th

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.