St Mary's Church, Chickney

St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in the parish of Chickney, Essex, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade I listed building,[1] and is under the care of the Churches Conservation Trust.[2]

St Mary's Church, Chickney
A stone church with red tiled roofs seen from the southeast, showing the chancel, the nave at a higher level, and at the far end the tower with a pyramidal roof
St Mary's Church, Chickney, from the southeast
St Mary's Church, Chickney is located in Essex
St Mary's Church, Chickney
St Mary's Church, Chickney
Location in Essex
51.9287°N 0.2882°E / 51.9287; 0.2882
OS grid referenceTL 575 280
LocationChickney, Essex
CountryEngland
DenominationAnglican
WebsiteChurches Conservation Trust
History
DedicationSaint Mary
Architecture
Functional statusRedundant
Heritage designationGrade I
Designated20 February 1967
Architectural typeChurch
StyleAnglo-Saxon, Gothic
Groundbreaking10th–11th century
CompletedEarly 15th century
Specifications
MaterialsFlint rubble with limestone and clunch dressings
Tiled roofs, timber porch

History

St Mary's dates from a time before the Norman conquest, from either the late 10th or the early 11th century.[1][2] The church is recorded in the Domesday Book.[3] The chancel was extended during the reign of Henry III,[2] and the tower was built in the 14th century.[1] The south porch was added in the early 15th century.[1]

Architecture

Exterior

The church is constructed in flint rubble, with limestone and clunch dressings. The roofs have red tiles and the porch is timber. Its plan consists of a nave with a south porch, a chancel, and a west tower.[1] The architectural style of the nave and chancel is Anglo-Saxon, and the rest of the church is Gothic.[2] The tower is in three stages, with diagonal buttresses on the west side and a pyramidal roof. Also on the west side is a restored window. In the top stage there are two-light bell openings on each face. The nave contains a doorway from the 14th century, and windows pre-dating the Norman conquest. The windows in the chancel are lancets from the early 13th century, and a 15th-century squint is also present.[1]

Interior

The king post roof dates from the early 14th century. The font is also from the 14th century, and it has a 16th-century cover. The piscina, with a trefoil head, is from the early 13th century.[1] The pulpit is Georgian.[2]

See also

References
  1. Historic England, "Church of St Mary the Virgin, Chickney (1112190)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 9 February 2014
  2. St Mary's Church, Chickney, Essex, Churches Conservation Trust, retrieved 1 December 2016
  3. Chickney, St Mary's Church, Britain Express, archived from the original on 24 September 2017, retrieved 4 December 2010
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