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St Mary

Old Basing

Hampshire

Church of St Mary I Originally a cruciform Norman church with a central tower

Architectural Features

the Norman arches of the Tower survive on the north and south sides

tile roofing, red brickwork in English bond (some partly rendered) with stone dressings

at the west end the central gable contains a C15 carved figure of the Virgin and child within a canopied niche, the west door is a delicate Renaissance stone arch within a retangular rusticated frame (probably a design of Inigo Jones). The Tower is C17 in red brickwork with stone strings and coping to crenellated parapet, the corner finials in stone being a recent replacement, the bell stage has coupled openings beneath hood moulds

There are several large and small wall monuments (one by Flaxman 1784), hatchments (one with the Royal Coat of Arms of 1660). The font is C15, an octagonal design in Purbeck stone

There is a Jacobean pulpit (formerly at Basingstoke). The south (Bolton) chapel is hung with funeral helms, crests and gauntlets

A parish room has been added on the north side (1981) with a 1/2-hipped tile roof and rendered walls.

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