Listed Building record MDO44002 - St Martin's, Broadmayne parish church

The oldest part of this parish church, the chancel, dates to the 13th century. The windows are still orginals but the chancel arch is now dated to the Victorian era. There are other 14th and 19th century influences on this church.

(1) THE PARISH CHURCH OF ST. MARTIN stands at the N.W. end of the village. The walls are of faced, roughly squared and coursed rubble with ashlar dressings, all of Portland stone; the roofs are tiled, with stone-slated verges. The Chancel was built late in the 13th century and the Nave soon afterwards together with the South Tower, but the top stage of the tower was built or rebuilt late in the 15th or early in the 16th century. The church was extensively restored in 1865-6 by J. Hicks of Dorchester when the N. and E. walls of the chancel and the chancel arch were rebuilt; at the same time were added the North Aisle, involving the building of a N. nave arcade, and the North Vestry.

St. Martin's is in the minority of English churches with as S. tower; for the rest, the interest of the building has been adversely affected by heavy restoration. <2>

Le Pard, Gordon, 1998, Medieval sundials in Dorset. Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society 119, 70 Fig 1.6, 73-74 (Article in serial). SDO21411.

<1> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

(SY 72848664) Church (NAT)

<2> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments (England), 1970, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume II (South East) Part 1, 30-31 (Monograph). SDO148.

<3> Newman, J, and Pevsner, N, 1972, The Buildings of England: Dorset, 114 (Monograph). SWX1290.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 454099 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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May 1 2025 11:50AM