St Mary's Chapel, Ullenhall
Warwickshire County Council
The Old Church of St. Mary, Ullenhall
Warwickshire County Council
Old Church of St Mary, Ullenhall. February 2018.
Image courtesy of William Arnold
18th century communion rail gate. Old Church of St Mary, Ullenhall, 2018.
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Medieval encaustic tiles. Old Church of St Mary, Ullenhall, 2018.
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The font in Old Church of St Mary, Ullenhall, 2018. It is not the one pictured on this site in a 1920 photo.
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The alter flanked by cast iron boards detailing who is in the vaults not "commandment boards "as Pevsner calls them. Old Church of St Mary, Ullenhall, 2018.
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One of two gas lamps, which will be as interesting as piscinas in 500 years. Old Church of St Mary, Ullenhall, 2018.
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It is unusual to see funereal monuments still painted. Old Church of St Mary, Ullenhall, 2018.
Image courtesy of William Arnold
Description of this historic site
The site of the Old Church of St Mary dating to the Medieval period. Although the nave was pulled down in the Imperial period, the chancel was kept to form a mortuary chapel. It is situated 900m north east of Ullenhall.
Notes about this historic site
1 The old church of St Mary consists of a chancel only, fitted up as a chapel, about 8.2m by 5m and is of late 13th century date. The nave was pulled down in 1875-6. The font is 15th century.
2 When the new church of St Mary was built in 1875 the old was considered unnecessary and the nave was taken down. The chancel was retained to serve as a mortuary chapel (PRN 5123).
4 The chapel is still used for occasional church services, and the parish graveyard is here and not at the new church. Both internally and externally the chapel is in good condition.
5 Photographed in 1979.
- For the sources of these notes, see the
- Timetrail record
- produced by the Historic Environment Record.
Comments
There is a plaque above the front entrance which states it was consecrated in 1836 by the Bishop of Worcester, which is rather puzzling as the new church was not built then.
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