Building record M1895 - Church of St Mary, Lowdham
Summary
Location
Grid reference | Centred SK 66278 46826 (36m by 21m) |
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Map sheet | SK64NE |
District | Newark |
Civil Parish | Lowdham, Newark |
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Type and Period (1)
Full Description
C13. The west steeple may be a little earlier. In the C15 a spire … was added. The S aisle has Dec windows. Font of c.1300 ... the best font of its date in the county. Monuments: Sir John de Lowdham d.1318. A priest, incised slab of c.1520. Scott restored it in 1860 and the chancel was rebuilt in 1890. (1)
The tower … appears to belong to the latter part of the 12th century. The spire is ... probably of the 14th century. Large W buttresses were added in 1821. The chancel was rebuilt … in the 14th century. [It] was repaired and in great part re-built … about fifteen years ago [c.1893]. The rebuilding of the nave … must have taken place before the end of the 13th century. The porch … has been rebuilt in modern times. The wall of the S aisle [was] raised … by the middle of the 14th century. The N aisle was entirely rebuilt … about the end of the same century. Clerestory … of the end of the 15th century or the beginning of the 16th. (2)
Listed buildings slides, 47 slides (Photograph). SNT2648.
<1> Pevsner N, 1979, The Buildings of England: Nottinghamshire 2nd ed., p 167 (Monograph). SNT4.
<2> Thoroton Society, 1908, TTS, p 2-5 (Published document). SNT335.
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Related Monuments/Buildings (5)
- Parent of: C13 structure of St Mary's church, Lowdham (Element) (L1895)
- Parent of: C14 features of St Mary's church, Lowdham (Element) (L9363)
- Parent of: C15 spire, St Mary's church, Lowdham (Element) (L9364)
- Parent of: C16 monument, St Mary's church, Lowdham (Element) (L9365)
- Parent of: C19 features of St Mary's church, Lowdham (Element) (L9366)
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Record last edited
Jan 19 2023 7:34PM