St Mary's Church, Lowdham

Heritage listing

Details SK 64 NE LOWDHAM CHURCH LANE (west side) 9/124 Church of St. Mary 11.8.61 I Parish Church. C13, C14, C15, 1821 restored by Scott 1860, spire repaired 1883, chancel restored 1890. Ashlar. Slate roofs. Embattled parapets to all but the aisles, porch and vestry which have coped gables. Tower with spire, nave, aisles, south porch, north vestry and chancel. Buttressed. Early C13 tower set on a plinth with moulded band over, of 3 stages with bands and topped with a C15 spire. Large diagonal buttresses the south inscribed "Erected MDCCCXXI", with stair turret to the south east. Single central gargoyle to each side. West side with C13 lancet. South side on 2nd stage has a single opening with 2 pointed arched lights and single central restored attached column with moulded capital. West, east and south bell chamber openings each with 2 round arched lights and single central attached column with moulded capital. The north side has a single pair of C19 rectangular openings. Stair turret with 3 narrow arched openings in the re-entrant angle. The north aisle is set on a moulded plinth, the west wall has a single arched C14 2-light window with cusped tracery, hoodmould and human head label stop to the left. The north wall has a moulded arched doorway with hoodmould and worn human head label stops. To the left are 2 similar C14 windows with hoodmoulds and human head label stops. Clerestory has 3 C14 arched windows each with 3 cinquefoil archedlights. to the left of the aisle and set back is the C19 vestry with 2 pairs of Caernarvon arched lights. the east wall has a single pair of pointed arched lights. The chancel is set on a shallow chamfered plinth and has a continuous sill band. The north wall has a single pointed arched window with Y-tracery and C19 hoodmould. Diagonally b

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.