Listed Building record MDO47267 - St Mary's Church, Frampton

Parish Church. 15th century chancel-arch and south arcade. West Tower rebuilt in 1695 by Robert Browne, who later added north aisle and vestry. Chancel rebuilt in 1747-8. Extensive restorations and rebuildings in 19th century, chancel was rebuilt in 1862, south aisle in 1871, north arcade in 1873-9, when aisle reconditioned and the parapet added.

Parish Church of St. Mary has walls of local rubble with freestone dressings except for the brick-built south aisle. The chancel arch and south arcade of the nave were rebuilt in the later 15th century and the west tower was rebuilt in 1695 by Robert Browne who also added the north aisle and a vestry; the chancel was reconstructed in 1747-8. Extensive restoration of the church in the 19th century included the rebuilding of the chancel in 1862. <1>

Emden, A B, 1977, Medieval Decorated Tiles in Dorset (Monograph). SDO13180.

<1> Royal Commission on Historical Monuments England, 1952, An Inventory of Historical Monuments in the County of Dorset, Volume I (West), 114-5 (Monograph). SDO97.

<2> Ordnance Survey, Ordnance Survey Map 6in, 1963 (Map). SWX1540.

(SY 62699477) St. Mary's Church [NAT]

<3> Newman, J, and Pevsner, N, 1972, The Buildings of England: Dorset, 212-3 (Monograph). SWX1290.

<4> National Record of the Historic Environment, 453818 (Digital archive). SDO14739.

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