St Mary and All Saints Church, Stambridge (EHER 13511)

The Parish Church of St. Mary and All Saints is situated in the south-west corner of the parish. It is built of ragstone, flint and septaria-rubble. Also some puddingstone and brick were used. It features dressings of Reigate and other limestone and the roof is covered with tiles and slate. The church consists of a nave, a chancel, a tower, a south aisle, an organ chamber, a north vestry and a north porch. It is believed that parts of the nave and the chancel are of pre-Conquest date. The south aisle was built in around 1300, and in the 14th century or earlier a greater part of the chancel was rebuilt. In the 15th century the west tower and probably the north porch were added. The vestry and organ chamber are of modern date and were created after removing the chancel-arch. The west tower dates to the 15th century with an18th century embattled brick parapet and two courses of flint and stone chequer-work above the plinth. In 1881 extensive restoration work have been done. A stained glass window on the north side of the nave was created by Alfred R. Fisher of Whitefriars Stained Glass Studios in 1971. It commemorates John Winthrop (1588-1659), the first Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and founder of Boston.

July 1959. Grade II* listed. A parish church. The nave and chancel are pre-conquest in date; the south aisle was built in around 1300 and there was much rebuilding of the chancel in the 13th and 14th centuries. The west tower and north porch are 15th century, and the north vestry and south organ chamber are 19th century. There are heavy 19th century restorations. The church is built from ragstone, flint, septaria, puddingstone and brick, with stone dressings and red plain tiled roofs. There is a small weatherboarded spire to the west tower. <1> See photo <2>. Parish church. Pre-conquest nave and chancel. Walls are of flint rubble and ragstone, flint and septaria rubble with some puddingstone and brick, with dressings of Reigate and other limestone. The roofs are covered with tile and slate. 13th century nave, 14th century chancel, rebuilt doorway with moulded and two centred head. 15th century west tower, north porch, roof with cambered tie beams supported by four carved arched braces carrying king posts. Remains of 15th century rood stairway. <3> <4> <5> NRHE data transfer: The Parish Church of St. Mary and All Saints is situated in the south-west corner of the parish. It is built of ragstone, flint and septaria-rubble. Also some puddingstone and brick were used. It features dressings of Reigate and other limestone and the roof is covered with tiles and slate. The church consists of a nave, a chancel, a tower, a south aisle, an organ chamber, a north vestry and a north porch. It is believed that parts of the nave and the chancel are of pre-Conquest date. The south aisle was built in around 1300, and in the 14th century or earlier a greater part of the chancel was rebuilt. In the 15th century the west tower and probably the north porch were added. The vestry and organ chamber are of modern date and were created after removing the chancel-arch. The chancel has a chamfered two-centred rear arch dating to probably the 14th century. Also a doorway in the north wall is from the 14th century. The wall west of the doorway is of pre-Conquest date including a window of this date. The nave has a window of the 13th century and two dating to the 15th century. The north wall of the nave, constructed of rag and puddingstone, is of pre-Conquest date. The south arcade has three bays with two-centred arches of two hollow-chamfered orders and is from circa 1300. The west tower dates to the 15th century with an18th century embattled brick parapet and two courses of flint and stone chequer-work above the plinth. The north porch is largely from the 15th century and features a two-centred and chamfered outer archway. <4> According to Pevsner and Bettley (<6>), there is only very slight evidence of Saxon remains in the church. The embattled brick parapet of around 1800 of the west tower has been restored in 1881 by the rector G. W. Keightley. He also added a 14th-century-style hammerbeam roof, the five-sided north vestry and the organ chamber. A stained glass window on the north side of the nave was created by Alfred R. Fisher of Whitefriars Stained Glass Studios in 1971. It commemorates John Winthrop (1588-1659), the first Governor of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and founder of Boston. Grade II* listed. <6> <7> See also <8>.