Church

St Mary, Shaw cum Donnigton

St Mary, Shaw cum Donnington

St Mary’s on Church Road, Shaw, beside Shaw House near Newbury, is a Grade II Norman Revival parish church of 1840–42 by Joseph Hansom, with a chancel of 1878 by William Butterfield, in the Diocese of Oxford.

Location
Shaw cum Donnigton, Berkshire
Country
England
County
Berkshire
City / town
Shaw cum Donnigton
Address
Church Road, Shaw cum Donnigton, Berkshire, RG14 2DR
Postcode
RG14 2DR
Built
1840–42; chancel 1878
Architect
Joseph Hansom; William Butterfield (chancel 1878)
Denomination
Church of England
Dedication
Mary
Diocese
Oxford
Parish
Shaw cum Donnington
Grade
II
Style
Norman Revival; chancel late C13 style
Materials
Bath stone ashlar (tower, nave, porch); flint with Bath stone dressings (chancel); slate roof
Grid reference
SU 474 683
Opening hours
Covid19 : Morning service at 10am, open church for private prayer: Wednesdays 10am to 12noon. [Normally open : Tuesday to Friday 9am to 2pm, or by arrangement.]
Access
Ramp or level access available on request. Non-accessible toilets in church. Accessible toilets in church

Overview

Historic England records a church of 1840–42 by Joseph Hansom and a chancel of 1878 by William Butterfield. The west tower, nave and south porch are Bath stone ashlar; the chancel and north vestry are flint with Bath stone dressings, under a slate roof. The tower is of three stages with a short spire. The interior has a west gallery and roof of about 1840, a plain Norman font retained from the earlier church on the site, and a chancel wagon roof with contemporary painted decoration. Monuments include a good memorial of 1707 to Sir Thomas Dolman. Listed Grade II on 6 April 1967 (NHLE 1291032). The church stands next to Elizabethan Shaw House in the parish of Shaw cum Donnington.

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