St Mary's House

Heritage listing

Details LITTLE OAKLEY CLACTON ROAD TM 22 NW (west side) 4/52 St. Mary's House, formerly listed as Church of St. Mary GV II* Wrongly shown on O.S. map as St. Mary's Church. Former parish church, now a house. Mainly C12-C15, restored in C19 and 1902, declared redundant in 1973. Septaria and flint rubble, repaired with red brick in various bonds, all plastered, with dressings of limestone, roofed with handmade red clay tiles. Nave early C12, Chancel mid-C14, W tower late C15, S porch C19/20. The Chancel has an original E window of 3 trefoiled ogee lights with net tracery in a 2-centred head with moulded labels, restored externally; above it is a small square-headed opening, now blocked. On the apex of the gable is a C14 cross, repaired. In the N wall are 2 C14 windows; the eastern is of one cinquefoiled light with moulded label; the western is of 2 cinquefoiled ogee lights with flowing tracery in a 2-centred head with moulded label. Between them is a blocked window of 2 square-headed lights with external splays, formerly to a N vestry, now plastered over externally. E of this is a blocked doorway with a segmental-pointed head. In the S wall are 2 original windows, partly restored, each of 2 cinquefoiled lights with tracery in a 2-centred head with moulded label. The sill of the eastern window is carried down to form a seat. Between them is a doorway, restored except the C14 splays and rear-arch; covering this doorway and under a buttress is a small porch having a C14 outer archway with wave-moulded jambs and 2-centred head, with moulded label and grotesque head-stops. The mid-C14 chancel-arch is 2-centred and of 2 chamfered orders; the responds have attached octagonal shafts with moulded capitals and bases. The 7-canted roof is C14, with moulded wallplates. The Nave has in

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.