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St Mary

Hampton Lovett

Worcestershire

Early C12 with C14 to C16 alterations and additions

Architectural Features

Sandstone ashlar, tile roof.

C12 nave, C16 south porch with tower over, C14 chancel, north (St Anne's) chapel built circa 1474, rebuilt 1561 for the Pakingtons.

south wall: west bay occupied by porch and tower, east bay has late C14 window of two lights under two-centred head

west wall rebuilt 1858-1859, jambs of window reset, tracery restored in C14 style, three lights

north wall: two-light late C14 window to west, roughly central, a blocked C12 north door with semicircular head and shafts with cushion capitals

east bay occupied by north chapel: almost entirely of 1561,with north vestry of 1858-1859 flanked by two reset windows of c1414, of two and three cinquefoil headed lights under square heads

east window of 1561 with five Tudor arched lights under a square head.

Chancel: angle buttresses, south wall partially C12,of two bays, two early C15 two-light windows under square heads, blocked priests door between them

east window: late C14 with three trefoil headed lights.

INTERIOR: chancel arch of early C14, two-centred with two orders continuous down jambs

early C15 arch between chancel and north chapel, four-centred head of two orders

Roofs: nave: C16 restored 1858-1859, four bays with moulded, cambered tie beams, two queen struts (no collar) and moulded purlins

Fittings: chancel: chest tomb of Sir John Pakington, died 1551,set in north wall, with much restored canopy above

nave: wall memorial to Henry Hammond, died 1660, framed by Corinthian columns, armorial bearing above, signed by Joshua Marshall of London

north chapel: memorial to Sir John Pakington, reclining effigy on chest tomb with wall tablet behind, signed by J Rose of London.

Glass: some fragments of armorial glass of 1561 in north window of nave

Font: C19 octagonal bowl on C14 moulded octagonal base.