St Mary, Shaw, Berkshire
I Location
- Site Location
- Shaw
- National Grid Reference
- SU 475 683
- County
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traditional:
Berkshire
now: Berkshire - Diocese
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medieval:
Salisbury to 1404,
Winchester
now: Oxford - Dedication
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medieval:
not confirmed
now (or name of monument): St Mary - Type of building/monument
- Parish church
II General Description
The present church, by J.Hansom, dates from 1840-42. The plain font is all that survives from the previous building.
V Furnishings
1. Fonts
(i)
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Font, from E.
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Font, from N.
W end of nave, standing on a modern base. Tub shaped and plain except for a roll on the rim and a double roll at the foot of the bowl.
Dimensions
| h. of bowl | 0.603 m |
| int. dia. | 0.64 m |
| ext. dia. at rim | 0.79 m |
VII History
The medieval church was pulled down without authorisation in 1841 by order of the Rev. S. Slocock, the then Rector, and the Rev. T. Penrose, the Patron.
Parish of Shaw-cum-Donnington.
VIII Comments/Opinions
IX Bibliography
- A. Mee (ed.), The King's England: Berkshire. London, 1939, 163.
- N. Pevsner, The Buildings of England. Berkshire. Harmondsworth, 1966, 213.