Abbey Church of St Mary, St Sansom and St Branwalader, Milton Abbas - Dorset (UA)
Formerly church of a Benedictine abbey now used as a school chapel. Mainly C14, upper part of tower and north transept C15. Restored c1790 by J Wyatt and 1865 by Sir Gilbert Scott. Walls of stone and flint with ashlar dressings. Nave and aisles were not rebuilt after fire in C14. Repairs to roofs, windows, floors and drainage has been completed with Viridor funding. Transept roofs and tower louvres remain vulnerable.
Site Details
- Designated Site Name:
- Abbey Church of St Mary, St Sansom and St Branwalader
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building grade I
- List Entry Number:
- 1304822
- Local Planning Authority:
- Dorset (UA)
- Site Type:
- Religious ritual and funerary > Church
Location
- Building Name:
- Abbey Church of St Mary
- Unitary Authority:
- Dorset (UA)
- Parish:
- Milton Abbas
- Parliamentary Constituency:
- North Dorset
- Region:
- South West
Assessment Information
- Assessment Type:
- Building or structure
- Condition:
- Fair
- Occupancy / Use:
- Occupied/in use
- Priority:
- E - Under repair or in fair to good repair, but no user identified; or under threat of vacancy with no obvious new user (applicable only to buildings capable of beneficial use)
- Previous Priority:
- E
- Ownership:
- Religious organisation
- Designation:
- Listed Building grade I, RPG grade II*, CA
Contact Details
Sarah Ball 0117 975 0666
