St Mary Magdalene, Whatlington
St Mary Magdalene, Whatlington
St Mary Magdalene on Whatlington Road is a Grade II* thirteenth-century parish church near Battle, East Sussex, with an 1862 north-west tower and an award-winning restoration after a 2010 fire, in the Diocese of Chichester.
- Location
- Whatlington, Sussex
- Country
- England
- County
- Sussex
- City / town
- Whatlington
- Address
- Whatlington Road, Whatlington, Sussex, TN33 0ND
- Postcode
- TN33 0ND
- Built
- C13; tower and heavy restoration 1862; restored again 2010–13 after fire
- Architect
- S. W. Tracy (1862 tower); Richard Andrews of Carden & Godfrey (2010–13)
- Denomination
- Church of England
- Dedication
- Mary
- Diocese
- Chichester
- Parish
- Sedlescombe with Whatlington
- Grade
- II*
- Style
- Medieval with Gothic Revival tower
- Materials
- Stone; broach-tiled spire; C19 brown stone and brick dressings to the tower
- Grid reference
- TQ 760 182
- Opening hours
- Wednesday and Sunday, 10am to 4pm.
- Access
- Accessible toilets in church. Level access to the main areas
Overview
Historic England lists a chancel, nave and north-west porch with tower and broach-tiled spire: thirteenth-century fabric, greatly restored in 1862 when S. W. Tracy (Tracey) added the tower (NHLE 1238301; listed 3 August 1961, amended 13 May 1987). Pevsner described the building as eleventh- to thirteenth-century; a roof timber has been dendro-dated to 1275. A serious fire on 15 July 2010 destroyed much of the Victorian interior. Restoration of 2010–13 by Richard Andrews of Carden & Godfrey exposed the medieval roof, added a west gallery with glass balustrade, and new glass by Mel Howse, including a Diamond Jubilee nave window with the Royal Arms. The work won a Sussex Heritage Trust Award in 2014 and an English Heritage Angel Awards commendation. The parish of Sedlescombe with Whatlington was formed in 2019.