OS grid reference SO 427 477 Denomination Anglican Material Sandstone Designated as world heritage site 2 September 1966 | Country England Functional status Redundant Architectural type Church | |
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Location Wormsley, Herefordshire Website Churches Conservation Trust Architectural styles Norman architecture, English Gothic architecture | ||
St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in Wormsley, some 12 kilometres (7.5 mi) northwest of Hereford, Herefordshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.
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History
The present church contains Norman features dating from the 12th century, although it is thought that an earlier church may have existed on the site. Alterations were made to it in the 13th century and later. The chancel was probably rebuilt in the 19th century. The church was declared redundant on 1 March 1972, and was vested in the Churches Conservation Trust on 21 May 1974.
Exterior
St Mary's is constructed in sandstone rubble with sandstone ashlar dressings. It is roofed in Welsh slate with tiles on the crests. The plan is simple, consisting of a three-bay nave with a south porch, and a two-bay chancel. At the west end of the nave is a gabled bellcote with two trefoiled openings which dates from the 13th century. The north side of the nave contains a blocked doorway with a lancet window to its right and a trefoil-headed window to the left. In its south wall is one lancet window to the left of the porch and a double lancet to the right. In the north wall of the chancel are two lancet windows, and in the south wall is one lancet window and a pair of square-headed windows. The east window consists of three stepped lancets. The south doorway dates from the 12th century. It has a large lintel and a tympanum decorated with lozenges.
Interior
The chancel arch dates from the 13th century. The font is from the 12th or 13th century and consists of a round bowl on a cylindrical base. The pulpit is in oak and dates from the 17th century. There is stained glass in the east window. On the north wall are brass plaques to the memory of two local men killed in the First World War.