Building record 2799/1/1 - Church of St. Mary, Southwick

14th century tower, chancel and nave rebuilt 1760 for George Lynn, and remodelled circa 1864. Limestone ashlar with lead and Colleyweston slate roofs. Nave, chancel and west tower.

{1} Church. C14 tower, chancel and nave rebuilt 1760 for George Lynn, and remodelled c1864. Limestone ashlar with lead and Colleyweston slate roofs. Nave, chancel and west tower. South elevation of chancel of 3 bays, one window range, with central, C19, three light-window with tracery. Flanking bays are blank. Hipped roof with Colleyweston slates. C19 three-light east window with intersecting tracery. North elevation of chancel of 3 blank bays with centre projecting bay corresponding with monument i chancel. Square head priest door to right. South elevation of nave of 3 bays, 2-window range of 3-light windows with Geometrical tracery. C19 south doorway to far left has 2-centred arch head and one order of shafts. Shallow gabled roof with plain parapets. North elevation of nave of 3-window range of C19 three-light windows similar to south elevation. West tower of 3 stages with 2- and 3-stage angle buttresses to western corners, those to north west corner have large projections. C19 three-li ht west window in lower stage has 2 shields, above, of Knyvet and Basset families. Similar shields to north and south faces. C14 single light window, with cusping, to each face of second stage. C14 two-light bell-chamber openings to each face of upper stage, have transoms and carved label stops. String course above with carved corbels and plain parapet with central cross slits. Crocketed octagonal spire rises from behind parapet and has 2 tiers of lucarnes. Shields above first stage of lucarn s. Interior; C14 triple chamfered and hollowed chancel arch with octagonal responds. Similar tower arch. Tower walls have vaulting ribs and 4 carved corbles. C19 nave and chancel roofs. C17 panelling in chancel, probably reset. C18 communion rail with turned balusters. Late C18 pulpit with fielded panelling. Small C19 octagonal font. South door in chancel is false. Mid C19 chamber organ from Southwick Hall (q.v.). Stained glass; south windows of nave have C19 stained glass. Monuments; matrice of brasses in nave floor. George Lynn died 1621, inscribed floor slabs to Lynn family in chancel. 4 have circular armorial panels. George Lynn died 1758 attributed to Roubilliac, in recess to north wall of chancel. Grey and white marble with oval medallion of deceased suspended from broad flat obelisk; drapery below and seated female figure to right, leaning against urn. Augusta Lynn died 1827; sarcophagus tablet, by Whiting, to south wall of chancel. George Lynn died 1827, and family; similar tablet below. C14 and C15 masonry fragments in church. (Buildings of England: Northamptonshire: p405; RCHM: An Inventory of Architectural Monuments in North Northamptonshire: p138)

{3) Church of St Mary, recorded as `worthy of preservation' in 1984.

{7} Undated photo.

{9} In regular use.

{10} [Former list description] Dressed stone, nave with plain parapet chancel with old tile roof. The church consists of chancel, nave and west tower with spire and was originally Early English. The chancel has 17th century panelling and altar rails with turned balusters. The nave windows have good Decorated tracery and the pulpit is 18th century. Under the tower there was formerly vaulting of ribs and carved corbels remain on the walls.

The tower has 3 stages, plain parapet over corbel table and a short corcketted spire probably Decorated. In the Chancel is a monument by Roubiliac to George Lynn of South wick died 1758, consisting of an obelisk standing on a curved and moulded base with inscription. On the obelisk is a draped medallion in part relief with a female figure reclining in front.

The chancel floor is paved with black marble ledger stones to other members of the Lynn family.

<1> Clews Architects, 1980s, Database for Listing of Historic Buildings of Special Architectural Interest: Northamptonshire, 5/126 (Digital archive). SNN102353.

<2> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest ("Greenback"), G10 (unchecked) (Catalogue). SNN41470.

<3> Royal Commission on The Historical Monuments of England, 1984, An Inventory of The Historical Monuments in The County of Northampton, (unchecked) (Series). SNN77384.

<6> 1859, The Stamford Mercury, 15/4 + 27/5 + 2/9 (Newspaper cuttings). SNN43732.

<7> Photographs of buildings in Southwick (Photographs). SNN113176.

<8> Lee M., 2004, Henry Penn, Bellfounder, 1685-1729, p.41-53 (unchecked) (Article). SNN109357.

<9> Colquhoun, FD, 1976, Field Investigator's Comments, F1 FDC 21-JUN-76 (Notes). SNN114457.

<10> List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest, DOE(HHR) Dist. of Oundle and Thrapston R.D. Northants. April 1963 115 (Report). SNN112993.

<11> RCHME, Undated, RCHME Inventory: Northamptonshire I (North-East), Southwick: BF112019 (Archive). SNN113295.

<12> Historic England, St Marys Church, Southwick, BF107413 (Archive). SNN114890.

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