Information for record number MWA4156:
Church of St Mary, Clifton upon Dunsmore

Summary The Church of St Mary, a Medieval Church that was largely restored during the Imperial period. The Church is located on Church Street, Clifton upon Dunsmore.
What Is It?  
Type: Church
Period: Medieval - Industrial (1066 AD - 1900 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Clifton on Dunsmore
District: Rugby, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 53 76
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II*)
Sites & Monuments Record
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1 Chancel, N vestry, nave, N and S aisles, W tower, and S porch. Stands on the highest ground in the village. The earliest remains, probably 12th century, are the masonry at the W end of the chancel S wall and a priest's door. Chancel rebuilt and lengthened in the early 13th century, the present nave built about a century later. No indication of the existence of earlier aisles. In the 15th century the S aisle was rebuilt and widened, the N aisle re-roofed, and the clearstorey added. tower probably 16th century, and had a spire, pulled down in 1639. Church repaired 1818, restored 1894 by G F Bodley. Plastered internally, much external stucco also.
5 Photographed in 1987.
6 During a building survey of the area around stucco from the Northern wall around an existing doorway ahead of the addition of an extension for a new toilet block. Around the doorway there is a change in the stone work which could suggest the outline of the porch as noted in 1865 ordinance survey map, also however it could also suggest that this doorway is a later insertion into the wall and the changing stone work represents the changing boundary between the new doorway and early wall .
7 The present south porch was built in memory of Colonel Fitzroy who died in 1892. There is an inscription stone in the porch.
 
Sources
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Buildings of England: Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pevsner N and Wedgwood A
Date: 1966
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Volume/Sheet: Warwicks
   
Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 6, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1951
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: VI
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1986
Page Number: 17
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Source No: 6
Source Type: Observation Report
Title: Archaeological observation at St Mary's Church, Clifton upon Dunsmore, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Warwickshire Museum
Date: 2010
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Source No: 5
Source Type: Photograph
Title: HBR
Author/originator: Paxton A J
Date: 1987
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Source No: 4
Source Type: Record Card/Form
Title: OS Card 14NE9
Author/originator: Ordnance Survey
Date:
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Volume/Sheet: 14NE9
   
Source No: 7
Source Type: Unpublished document
Title: Letter about St Mary's Church, Clifton upon Dunsmore
Author/originator: Dorothy Bancroft
Date: 2010
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designation Listed Building Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a statutory list. These buildings are protected by planning and conservation acts that ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them.

Depending on how important the buildings are they are classed as Grade I, Grade II* or Grade II. Grade I buildings are those of exceptional interest. Grade II* are particularly important buildings of more than special interest. Those listed as Grade II are those buildings that are regarded of special interest.
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source LBL Listed Building List. Buildings and structures, such as bridges, that are of architectural or historical importance are placed on a list. Buildings placed on the list are protected through various planning and conservation acts which ensure that their special features of interest are considered before any alterations are made to them. The Listed Buildings List is compiled and maintained by English Heritage. It includes details of where the building is, when it was built, a description of its appearance, and any other special features. back
source OS Card Ordnance Survey Record Card. Before the 1970s the Ordnance Survey (OS) were responsible for recording archaeological monuments during mapping exercises. This helped the Ordnance Survey to decide which monuments to publish on maps. During these exercises the details of the monuments were written down on record cards. Copies of some of the cards are kept at the Warwickshire Sites and Monuments Record. The responsibility for recording archaeological monuments later passed to the Royal Commission on Ancient and Historic Monuments. back
period Medieval 1066 AD to 1539 AD (the 11th century AD to the 16th century AD)

The medieval period comes after the Saxon period and before the post medieval period.

The Medieval period begins in 1066 AD.
This was the year that the Normans, led by William the Conqueror (1066 – 1087), invaded England and defeated Harold Godwinson at the Battle of Hastings in East Sussex.
The Medieval period includes the first half of the Tudor period (1485 – 1603 AD), when the Tudor family reigned in England and eventually in Scotland too.

The end of the Medieval period is marked by Henry VIII’s (1509 – 1547) order for the Dissolution of the Monasteries in the years running up to 1539 AD. The whole of this period is sometimes called the Middle Ages.
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period Imperial 1751 AD to 1914 AD (end of the 18th century AD to the beginning of the 20th century AD)

This period comes after the Post Medieval period and before the modern period and starts with beginning of the Industrial Revolution in 1750. It includes the second part of the Hannoverian period (1714 – 1836) and the Victorian period (1837 – 1901). The Imperial period ends with the start of the First World War in 1914.
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monument TOILET * A small room or building containing a lavatory and, in more recent times, washing facilities. back
monument VILLAGE * A collection of dwelling-houses and other buildings, usually larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a simpler organisation and administration than the latter. back
monument BUILDING * A structure with a roof to provide shelter from the weather for occupants or contents. Use specific type where known. back
monument STONE * Use only where stone is natural or where there is no indication of function. back
monument BOUNDARY * The limit to an area as defined on a map or by a marker of some form, eg. BOUNDARY WALL. Use specific type where known. back
monument TOWER * A tall building, either round, square or polygonal in plan, used for a variety of purposes, including defence, as a landmark, for the hanging of bells, industrial functions, etc. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CHURCH * A building used for public Christian worship. Use more specific type where known. back
monument INDUSTRIAL * This is the top term for the class. See INDUSTRIAL Class List for narrow terms. back
monument VESTRY * A room or part of a church where the vestments, vessels and records are kept. back
monument WALL * An enclosing structure composed of bricks, stones or similar materials, laid in courses. Use specific type where known. back

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