Church of St Mary the Virgin, Ketton

Church in Ketton, Rutland, England

Church

Church of St Mary the Virgin, Ketton

Denomination| Church of England
Website| www.kettonstmary.org.uk
History
Dedication| St Mary the Virgin
Administration
Diocese| Peterborough
Parish| Ketton, Rutland
Clergy
Vicar(s)| Olwen Woolcock[1][2]

The Church of St Mary the Virgin is a church in Ketton, Rutland. The Church of England parish church is a Grade I listed building.[3]

## History

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The church is the only one in Rutland that is cruciform in plan with a central tower. The 148ft spire is on four arches with triple shafts. The spire and tower date from the 14th century.[4] There is an arched frieze and broach spire which has statues of the Blessed Virgin Mary, St Peter, St Paul and Angel Gabriel.[5]

There is a nave with south and north aisles separated by arcades, a vestry, a chancel, north and south transepts and the tower. The clerestory was added in the 15th century.[6] From 1861 to 1862 the church was restored by George Gilbert Scott,[6] and the chancel was restored in 1863. The roof, decorated with angels, was designed by Sir Charles Nicholson[5] and completed in 1950 after his death.[7]

The font, dating from the 14th century, is octagonal.[5]

The east windows of the chancel and south aisle have stained glass designed by Ninian Comper. A medieval wooden door with a statue and niche of the Blessed Virgin and Child is on the south porch.[5]

An arched doorway dating to c. 1190 is at the west end of the nave.[5]

The tower (completed in 1862) and spire (1867) of Leicester Cathedral are, according to Pevsner, loosely based on Ketton's.[8]

## References

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to St Mary the Virgin Church, Ketton.

1. ^ "St Mary the Virgin". www.achurchnearyou.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
2. ^ "Find a church". www.peterborough-diocese.org.uk. Archived from the original on 10 July 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
3. ^ Historic England. "Church of St Mary (Grade I) (1073856)". National Heritage List for England.
4. ^ "St Mary The Virgin, Ketton Rutland". www.robschurches.moonfruit.com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
5. ^ a b c d e "Ketton Church Rutland History | Leicestershire & Rutland Church Journal". www.leicestershirechurches.co.uk. 18 June 2012. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
6. ^ a b "Ketton - The Beauty Of The English Parish Church". churchcrawling.moonfruit.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
7. ^ Pevsner 1960, p. 153.
8. ^ Pevsner, Nikolaus (1984). Williamson, Elizabeth (ed.). Leicestershire and Rutland. Buildings of England (Second Edition reprinted with corrections 1992 ed.). London: Penguin. p. 208\. ISBN 0-14-071018-3.

## Sources

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* Pevsner, Nikolaus (1960). Leicestershire and Rutland. The Buildings of England. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.

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