Information for record number MWA975:
All Saints Church, Sherbourne

Summary The Parish Church of All Saints, Sherbourne, on the site of an earlier Medieval church. It was built during the Imperial period, with later alterations in 1882. The church is located 30m south west of the Shelbourne Churchyard Cross.
What Is It?  
Type: Church
Period: Imperial - Industrial (1751 AD - 1913 AD)
Where Is It?  
Parish: Sherbourne
District: Warwick, Warwickshire
Grid Reference: SP 26 61
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Level of Protection National - Old SMR PrefRef (Grade: )
Listed Building (Grade: II*)
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Description

 
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1 Chancel, N and S chapels, nave of five bays, with N and S aisles, and NW tower with spire. Erected in 1864 by Miss Ryland at a cost of £20,000 from designs by Sir Gilbert Scott. Lavishly adorned with carving and shafts of red and green marble. A brass of 1624 and a series of monuments to the Webb family (beginning 1728) survive from the earlier church. There was a priest in Sherbourne in 1086.
2 A generous and expensive estate church, given by Miss Louisa Ann Ryland and built by Sir George Gilbert Scott in 1862-4 for £20,000. The organ chamber is an addition of c1882 by his son John Oldrid Scott. church has a very prominent NW steeple with a thin and high spire.
3 Listed Building description.
4 Drawing of the exterior, c. 1820.
5 Notes on the history of the present church, with reference to three other churches previously on the site.
 
Sources

Source No: 1
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 3, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1945
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Volume/Sheet: 3
   
Source No: 2
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: The Buildings of England: Warwickshire
Author/originator: Pevsner N and Wedgwood A
Date: 1966
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Warwicks
   
Source No: 4
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Victoria County History, vol 3, Warwickshire
Author/originator: Salzman L F (ed)
Date: 1945
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: 3
   
Source No: 5
Source Type: Bibliographic reference
Title: Sherbourne Story
Author/originator: Armstrong C M C
Date:
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Volume/Sheet:
   
Source No: 3
Source Type: Descriptive Text
Title: LBL
Author/originator: DoE
Date: 1987
Page Number:
Volume/Sheet: Stratford
   
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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.

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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.
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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 SHAFT * Use only if function unknown, otherwise use specific type. back
monument SITE * Unclassifiable site with minimal information. Specify site type wherever possible. 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 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 PARISH CHURCH * The foremost church within a parish. 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 CARVING * A carved figure or design. back
monument CHURCHYARD * An area of ground belonging to a church, often used as a burial ground. back
monument CHAPEL * A freestanding building, or a room or recess serving as a place of Christian worship in a church or other building. Use more specific type where known. back
monument CROSS * A free-standing structure, in the form of a cross (+), symbolizing the structure on which Jesus Christ was crucified and sacred to the Christian faith. Use specific type where known. back

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