Greenham / Greneham
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view of church exterior - southwest view
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Image Source: digital photograph taken 17 October 2009 by Michael Ford [http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1538853] [accessed 29 November 2011]
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INFORMATION
FontID: 17765GRE
Object Type: Baptismal Font1?
Church/Chapel: Parish Church of St. Mary the Virgin
Church Patron Saints: St. Mary the Virgin
Church Location: New Road, Greenham, Berkshire, RG19 8RZ
Country Name: England
Location: Berkshire, South East
Directions to Site: Located near Thatcham, 3 km SE of Newbury
Ecclesiastic Region: Diocese of Oxford
Historical Region: Hundred of Reading
Century and Period: 13th century, Medieval
Font Notes:
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The Victoria County History (Berkshire, vol. 3, 1923) notes: "The church of St. Mary the Virgin [...] was erected in 1876 on the site of an older chapel".
The Parish web site notes: "The old church of St Mary [...] was built in the 13th century. The old church was pulled down, and the present church built in 1876. However, it was pulled down in 1875 and the foundation stone of the present church was laid in its place on 31st July 1875. Designed by Woodyer, one of the leading ecclesiastical architects of the time, the new church cost £3455. On 24th October 1876 it was consecrated by the Bishop of Oxford." The British Listed Buildings database [http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-394103-church-of-st-mary-greenham] [accessed 29 November 2011] reports a modern font here. [NB: we have no information of an early font from the medieval chapel here].
COORDINATES
UTM: 30U 618299 5693826
REFERENCES
Victoria County History [online], University of London, 1993-. Accessed: 2011-11-29 00:00:00. URL: https://www.british-history.ac.uk.