St Mary's Church, South Tidworth
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St Mary's Church in South Tidworth
, Wiltshire
, England was built in 1878. It has been designated by English Heritage
as a Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church
in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust
.
The church was built of rock faced brown stone, in a Gothic Revival
style, by John Johnson, with work supervised by G.H. Gordon, for Sir John Kelk of the Kelk Baronets
, near the site of an older medieval parish church. The chancel
is 28 feet (8.5 m) by 17 feet (5.2 m) and the nave
43 feet (13.1 m) by 17 feet (5.2 m). There are also north and south aisle
s and a north vestry and a south porch.
The interior includes carvings and polished marble shafts in the columns of the arcade piers. The chancel
floor is laid with Italian mosaic. There is also a silver chalice
and paten
s of 1837 and 1877 and a silver-gilt flagon of 1869. The altar
and stone carvings were built by Farmer & Brindley
.
The church was declared redundant on 1 September 1972, and was vested
in the Trust on 19 December 1973.
Tidworth
Tidworth is a town in south-east Wiltshire, England with a growing civilian population. Situated at the eastern edge of Salisbury Plain, it is approximately 10 miles west of Andover, 12 miles south of Marlborough, 24 miles south of Swindon, 15 miles north by north-east of Salisbury and 6 miles east...
, Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England was built in 1878. It has been designated by English Heritage
English Heritage
English Heritage . is an executive non-departmental public body of the British Government sponsored by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport...
as a Grade I listed building, and is now a redundant church
Redundant church
A redundant church is a church building that is no longer required for regular public worship. The phrase is particularly used to refer to former Anglican buildings in the United Kingdom, but may refer to any disused church building around the world...
in the care of the Churches Conservation Trust
Churches Conservation Trust
The Churches Conservation Trust, which was initially known as the Redundant Churches Fund, is a charity whose purpose is to protect historic churches at risk, those that have been made redundant by the Church of England. The Trust was established by the Pastoral Measure of 1968...
.
The church was built of rock faced brown stone, in a Gothic Revival
Gothic Revival architecture
The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement that began in the 1740s in England...
style, by John Johnson, with work supervised by G.H. Gordon, for Sir John Kelk of the Kelk Baronets
Kelk Baronets
The Kelk Baronetcy, of Bentley Priory in the Parish of Stanmore and of Lancaster Gate, both in the County of Middlesex, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 16 May 1874 for the civil engineering contractor and former Member of Parliament for Harwich, John Kelk. The...
, near the site of an older medieval parish church. The chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
is 28 feet (8.5 m) by 17 feet (5.2 m) and the nave
Nave
In Romanesque and Gothic Christian abbey, cathedral basilica and church architecture, the nave is the central approach to the high altar, the main body of the church. "Nave" was probably suggested by the keel shape of its vaulting...
43 feet (13.1 m) by 17 feet (5.2 m). There are also north and south aisle
Aisle
An aisle is, in general, a space for walking with rows of seats on both sides or with rows of seats on one side and a wall on the other...
s and a north vestry and a south porch.
The interior includes carvings and polished marble shafts in the columns of the arcade piers. The chancel
Chancel
In church architecture, the chancel is the space around the altar in the sanctuary at the liturgical east end of a traditional Christian church building...
floor is laid with Italian mosaic. There is also a silver chalice
Chalice
A chalice is a goblet or footed cup intended to hold a drink. This can also refer to;* Holy Chalice, the vessel which Jesus used at the Last Supper to serve the wine* Chalice , a type of smoking pipe...
and paten
Paten
A paten, or diskos, is a small plate, usually made of silver or gold, used to hold Eucharistic bread which is to be consecrated. It is generally used during the service itself, while the reserved hosts are stored in the Tabernacle in a ciborium....
s of 1837 and 1877 and a silver-gilt flagon of 1869. The altar
Altar
An altar is any structure upon which offerings such as sacrifices are made for religious purposes. Altars are usually found at shrines, and they can be located in temples, churches and other places of worship...
and stone carvings were built by Farmer & Brindley
Farmer & Brindley
Farmer & Brindley was a firm of architectural sculptors and ornamentalists based in London, founded by William Farmer and William Brindley , who contributed to some of the greatest structures of the Victorian era....
.
The church was declared redundant on 1 September 1972, and was vested
Vesting
In law, vesting is to give an immediately secured right of present or future enjoyment. One has a vested right to an asset that cannot be taken away by any third party, even though one may not yet possess the asset. When the right, interest or title to the present or future possession of a legal...
in the Trust on 19 December 1973.