Building record M454 - Medieval church, Bradmore

Summary

CHURCH (Medieval to Late 20th Century)

Location

Grid reference Centred SK 58401 31170 (15m by 13m)
Map sheet SK53SE
District Rushcliffe
Civil Parish Bradmore, Rushcliffe

Map

Type and Period (1)

Full Description

Church, remains of. (1)
A chapel of ease in Bradmore was partly destroyed by a fire in 1705. Only the tower and spire remain. The W window and the 2 light belfry windows are of the decorated period. (2)
Only the spire survived the fire ... in 1706. C13 ground floor and C14 upper floor. (3)
A cottage now occupies the site. (4)
The spire remains. (5)
C14: The lower stages of the tower and the stub remains of the nave wall date from the Early C14. The roof line of the nave is shown by the steeply itched upper roof mould on the E face of the tower which is cut off by the upper stage of the tower. It I s unlikely that the nave roof projected above the height of the tower so it is probable that the Early C14 tower ha another, possibly wooden storey. Late in the C14 another stage and a broach spire were added to the Early C14 stonework and the roofline was lowered. C18: In July 1705 a fire destroyed most of the chapel and 12 houses in Bradmore. The remaining tower was abandoned except for various agricultural purposes. C19: In 1881 a small brick nave was added to the tower enabling it to be used as a chapel. C20: The ceiling in the nave was lowered and the top of the east window blocked. The remains of the tracery in the west window were removed and the steeple repaired. Architectural Description: The oldest part of the chapel is the two-stage tower and a steeple. The lower stage of the tower is built of blue lias limestone coursed rubble and the upper storey and steeple are of millstone grit ashlar. Around the top of the tower are the remains of a parapet over a chamfered string course pierced by rain spouts. An earth tremor in 1957 damaged the church. (7)
See M8917 for modern mission church


Listed buildings slides, 1 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.

<1> OS, 1921, 1:2500, County Series 1921 (Map). SNT1030.

Other Refs: 46/6

<2> Thoroton Society, 1902, TTS, p 12 (Published document). SNT329.

<3> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 82 (Monograph). SNT4.

<4> Seaman BH, 1961, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1244.

<5> SS Reviser, --/03/1969, Pers Comm (Personal comment). SNT1319.

<6> Thoroton Society, 1978, TTS, p 11 (Published document). SNT391.

<7> Denny Plowman, 1978, The Ruined and Redundant Churches of Nottinghamshire - A Survey (Unpublished document). SNT5716.

Sources/Archives (8)

  • --- Photograph: Listed buildings slides. 1 slides.
  • <1> Map: OS. 1921. 1:2500, County Series 1921.
  • <2> Published document: Thoroton Society. 1902. TTS. 6. p 12.
  • <3> Monograph: Pevsner N. 1979. The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed.. Penguin. p 82.
  • <4> Personal comment: Seaman BH. 1961. Pers Comm.
  • <5> Personal comment: SS Reviser. --/03/1969. Pers Comm.
  • <6> Published document: Thoroton Society. 1978. TTS. 82. p 11.
  • <7> Unpublished document: Denny Plowman. 1978. The Ruined and Redundant Churches of Nottinghamshire - A Survey.

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Jul 22 2024 10:49AM

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