Listed Building record MDO4317 - St Thomas' church, Melbury Abbas

The Parish church of St Thomas was rebuilt in 1852 to the designs of George Evans of Wimborne, in Decorated style. The record for this monument has been enhanced with support from Wessex Water.

<1> Ordnance Survey, 1:2500 scale, 1965 (Map). SWX1197.

(ST 8820 2009) St Thomas' Church [NAT]

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1972, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume IV (North), 47 (Monograph). SDO99.

'(1) The Parish Church of St. Thomas was entirely rebuilt in 1852 to designs by George Evans of Wimborne (Sarum. Dioc. Regy.).
Fittings—Monuments: In N. vestry, reset on W. wall, (1) of Rev. Hugh Grove, 1792, marble tablet with cornice and pediment, with arms of Grove; (2) of Rev. Peter Smith, 1763, and Joanna his wife, 1779, marble tablet with moulded stone surround. In churchyard, 3 paces S.E. of S. transept, (3) of Mary, 1745, and John Hiscock, 1746, headstone. Plate: includes silver cup with assay mark of 1806, and paten of 1813 with donor's inscription of 1833.'

<4> Church of St Thomas, Melbury Abbas (Monograph). SDO18180.

<5> Breach, B, 2005, Church of St Thomas, Melbury Abbas, near Shaftesbury, Dorset (Monograph). SDO18181.

<6> Brennan, N, 2013, St Thomas Church, Melbury Abbas, Dorset. Archaeological Watching Brief Report (Unpublished document). SDO15015.

<7> National Record of the Historic Environment, 913960 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

<32> Newman, J, and Pevsner, N, 1972, The Buildings of England: Dorset, 272 (Monograph). SWX1290.

Record last edited

Apr 17 2025 2:49PM