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Description: | Copy photograph of a postcard (Numbered 1610).
A very early example of neo-Gothic church architecture. It was built between 1838 and 1841, financed by Sir William Heathcote, on the creation of the separate parish of Ampfield. In conjunction with the Reverend John Keble, vicar of the parent parish of Hursley, William Crawley Yonge was chosen architect and clerk of the works. He collaborated with Owen Browne Carter of Winchester, forming the same combination responsible for Otterbourne church. It is probable that Browne was the leading figure.
The style is Early English. It is built of local brick, double-fired to give a blue-grey hue. The most noticeable external feature is the polygonal bell-turret with spire, set diagonally. This is copied from an example at Leigh Delamere church in Wiltshire. Long lancet windows give an appearance of height. The tracery of the upper porch window, as also of the east window not shown in this photograph, is 'Second Pointed'. Its appearance here is very early, pre-dating its later adoption by such High Victorian architects as Benjamin Ferrey and Gilbert Scott.
The church is little altered since its building. An extension (St Mark's Room) was added to the rear of the church in 1991.
The church is aligned parallel to the main road, making its orientation slightly awry.
References:
1. Hallett, Elizabeth and Anita Wood. 2000. Ampfield through the ages, p. 102-104.
2. Hallett, Elizabeth and Anita Wood. 1991. The story of St Mark's, Ampfield.
3. Freeman, Robin. The Art and Architecture of Owen Browne Carter (1806-1859). 1991. Hampshire papers No.1, p. 7-8. | Format: | image/jpeg | License: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.exe?a=query&p=gateway&f=generic_sitetext%2ehtm&_IXFIRST_=1&_IXMAXHITS_=1&cms_con_core_subtype%3acms_con_text_what=copyright&%3acms_sys_group=%22sopse%22 | Rights holder: | D Len Peach | Subjects: | building church St Mark's Church | Temporal: | start=1945-01-01; end=1965-12-31; | Source: | Sense of place SE | Creator: | Copied by: Peach, Len; May 1995 | Identifier: | http://www.sopse.org.uk/ixbin/hixclient.... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | image/jpeg | Go to resource |
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