Horton: St Mary Magdalene

Name:
Horton: St Mary Magdalene
Record Type:
Closed Church
Church code:
628190
Diocese:
Peterborough
Archdeaconry:
Northampton
Parish:
Piddington with Horton

Statutory Designation Information

Listed Building?
This is a Grade II* Listed Building
View more information about this Listed Building on the National Heritage List for England web site
Scheduled Monument?
There is no Scheduled Monument within the curtilage or precinct

National Park

The church is not in a National Park

Conservation Area

The church is not in a Conservation Area

Heritage At Risk Status

On Heritage At Risk Register?
This church is on the Heritage at Risk Register (data verified 14 Nov 2024)
View more information about this church on the Heritage at Risk website
 

Approximate Date

Approximate Date:
Victorian/Pre-WWI

Exterior Image

Exterior image of 628190 Horton St Mary Magdalene
Caption:
Exterior image of 628190 Horton St Mary Magdalene
Description:
Photograph of the south elevation of the church from the south-east corner of the churchyard.
Year / Date:
December 2011
Copyright:
Archbishops' Council
Originator:
Catherine Townsend

Summary Description

St Mary’s can be easily dissected into west tower, nave, south aisle and chancel, as each has a separate roofline. The chancel roof is pitched steeper and higher than the nave. The nave is topped with ornamental ridge tiles and the chancel tiled with scallop-shaped slates. A stone finial surmounts the east gable.

Visiting and Facilities

The church is closed for worship.
Date closed for worship:
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Church Website

Church Website:
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Sources and Further Information

Catherine Townsend (December 2011) Exterior image of 628190 Horton St Mary Magdalene [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Exterior image of 628190 Horton St Mary Magdalene
Catherine Townsend (December 2011) Interior image of Horton St Mary Magdalene [Digital Archive/Graphic material]
Interior image of Horton St Mary Magdalene
James Miles (2018) Closed Churches [Digital Archive/Data]
ICBS (1817-1989) Incorporated Church Building Society Archive https://images.lambethpalacelibrary.org.uk/luna/servlet/detail/LPLIBLPL~34~34~169434~122822 [Archive/Graphic material]

Perspective

ICBS File Number - 14645

Coverage - 1970-1976

Created by ?FARRAR, Victor John Frederick: fl. 1975-1979 of Bedford; BROWN (TALBOT), PANTER & PARTNERS

Church Buildings Council (2019) Church Bells 1 Bell [Archive/Index]
1 Bell