Church of St Mary Magdalene, Brampton

Heritage listing

Details TL 2170 BRAMPTON CHURCH ROAD (South Side) 13/56 Church of St. Mary 28.1.58 GV I Parish church, mentioned in Domesday Survey, 1086, but the chancel is C13 and the nave, north and south aisles are C16. The west tower was built in 1635. The arcading in the chancel and the choir stalls and misericords are noteworthy. Four stage west tower, dated 1635 on stone panel. Limestone ashlar. Embattled with crocketed pinnacles at corners and foliate ornament and gargoyles to main cornice. Splayed plinth and four stage set-back buttressing. Newel staircase in south west corner. Door, window and bell stage openings are all 1635. Nave, C15 of pebblestone, rebuilt with coursed limestone at west end. C17 parapet of stone with moulded cornice and six gargoyles and three C18 rainwater heads of lead. Each side of clerestorey has five windows each of two cinquefoil lights. South aisle, C15 also of pebblestone on splayed plinth and with a similar parapet, cornice and gargoyles as nave. Five window bays divided by buttresses, each bay with a window of four lights with vertical tracery in four-centred arch. East window similar but with five lights. South porch of pebblestone. Parapetted gable end of coursed limestone ashlar. Diagonal buttressing. The coping is surmounted by a cross with a small attached shaft extending downward to a gabled niche with a lilypot. Outer arch four-centred and flanked by two niches on moulded corbels with ribbed vaulting. Inner arch two centred and of three moulded orders. Original plank door with moulded cover strips and fragments of C15 blind tracery. Chancel, C13. Mainly pebblestone with C19 slate roof. South wall with C13 south doorway and C14 window with low side. Two C14 windows, restored. East window C19 restoration of C13 four-light window. Two late

From the Historic England List Entry under OGL v3.