| Overton,
Hampshire - St Mary Church Notes in italics from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight by Nikolaus Pevsner and David Lloyd (1967) Yale University Press, New Haven and London. |
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| Externally all is Victorian,
the ashlar W tower (rebuilt in 1909) and the flint nave and chancel But internally the story is different, early and late medieval - see below |
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| The modern but well-harmonising church rooms date from 1998 | ||||
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Internally there is more to keep one occupied. Three-bay N and S arcades of c.1200. Round piers, square but chamfered abaci, multi-scalloped capitals, pointed single-chamfered arches. |
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| Base of piers. Pulpit and view from pulpit. | ||||
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| North aisle looking east and west (with reset medieval lancet) | ||||
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The next element in terms of chronology, is the chancel: mid C13 according to the plate tracery (in chancel north window). The single-frame roof with tie-beams may well be contemporary. The chancel was lengthened c.1500. |
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View from chancel through the nave to the west tower. The W tower is c.1500, and so are the W bays of the two arcades, built to connect the old nave with the new tower. Only the typically Dec arch from the tower to the S was re-set. Where was it originally? |
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The door of the south entrance may date from about 1350-1400. The door is unusual in that it folds in the middle. |
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| Court Farm House, W of the church. Five bays, two storeys. The middle bay projects a little and carries a broken pediment. Hipped roof. The frontage is mainly header bond. 18th century. However, the rear of the house reveals early 16th century timber construction. | ||||
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