List entry Summary
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
Name: ABBEY CHURCH OF ST MARY
List entry Number: 1110824
Location
ABBEY CHURCH OF ST MARY, ABBEY CLOSE
The building may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
| County |
District |
District Type |
Parish |
| Dorset | West Dorset | District Authority | Sherborne |
National Park: Not applicable to this List entry.
Grade: I
Date first listed: 28-Nov-1950
Date of most recent amendment: Not applicable to this List entry.
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Legacy System: LBS
UID: 103812
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List entry Description
Summary of Building
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Reasons for Designation
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History
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Details
689/1/1 ABBEY CLOSE
28-NOV-50 ABBEY CHURCH OF ST MARY
GV I
Revision Number: 2
ABBEY CLOSE
1.
1625
Abbey Church of
St Mary
ST 6316 1/1 28.11.50.
GV
2.
Saxon west wall below clerestory with foundations of Saxon tower and transepts
facing west. C15 Church of All Hallows built against this wall; lower
part of north aisle wall remains as a boundary wall between Sherborne School
and Abbey Close. South front of Abbey early C12 (work of Roger of Caen)
and C15. Central Tower with Saxon-Norman base and C15 work above. Nave:
5 irregular bays; piers with C15 casing to a Saxon are Late C15 fan vaulting.
North aisle: C12 and late C15; lierne vault. North Transept: Norman walls.
Wykeham Chapel: Norman walls and C15 vault. Choir of 3 bays and north
and south choir aisles: C15. Reredos: C17 to design of R H Carpenter.
Bishop Roger's Chapel: C13. Vestry: C16, part of former headmaster's house
[1560] which extended across the whole of the width of the east end of
the Abbey. Lady Chapel: 1 bay of C14 work and 1 bay further east of C20
work, 1921, to design of W D Curoe. Chapel of St Mary le Bow: C15 and
C16; east wall and south windows built 1560 as part of-Headmaster's House
[See Vestry]. Chapel of Holy sepulchre: C14 and C15 rebuildings. South
Transept: early C12 and C15 work; Digby Memorial. St Katharine's
Chapel:
C12, and C13 and C14. South Aisle: early C12 and C15. Porch: early C12,
restored 1849-58.
1849-58: restoration of transepts, choir and Norman porch by R C Carpenter
and W Slater.
1884: restoration of Tower by R H Carpenter.
[See J H P Gibb "Sherborne Abbey" RCHM "West Dorset", J Fowler, "Medieval
Sherborne."].
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Listing NGR: ST6380416492
Selected Sources
- Book Reference - Title: Inventory of Dorset - Date: 1952 - Volume: 1
- Book Reference - Author: J Fowler - Title: Medieval Sherborne
- Book Reference - Author: JHP Gibb - Title: Sherborne Abbey
National Grid Reference: ST 63792 16489
Map
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