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A stone church with a tall spire and a gabled porch entrance featuring a wooden door, set against a bright blue cloudy sky.

St Mary Houghton (RGL2026)

St Mary, Houghton

History of St Mary

Listed Building

Parish Church. Largely C14 with C13 chancel rebuilt in 1851. Comprehensive restoration in 1870-1.

The interior of a church with a high, dark timber-beamed roof, white stone arches, patterned floor tiles, and stained glass.

St Mary Houghton (RGL2026)

A stone double-arched piscina with columns recessed into a white interior wall beside a stained glass window.

St Mary Houghton (RGL2026)

Three-panel stained glass window in a stone arch featuring three figures, geometric patterns, and a dove at the very top.

St Mary Houghton (RGL2026)

A stone chair stands near a wooden candle stand on a decorative tiled floor in front of a stone wall panel with relief work.

St Mary Houghton (RGL2026)

Stained glass window depicting an armored angel and the Virgin and Child, with memorial inscriptions at the base.

St Mary Houghton (RGL2026)

A square stone panel with a grid of triangles containing flower motifs, set into a wall flanked by two small circular carvings.

St Mary Houghton (RGL2026)

Stained glass window detail featuring memorial inscriptions for the Gripper family, flanked by a deer and a classical figure.

St Mary Houghton (RGL2026)

Stained glass window featuring two panels depicting a mill, a plowman, birds, an airplane, and circular text about 2000 years.

St Mary Houghton (RGL2026)

A weathered, moss-covered arched headstone in a churchyard engraved with memorial text for Thomas Garner and Catherine.

Grave of Thomas Garner, blacksmith

Building dates

  • Built c. 1250
Source for this date
  • Built 1300–1399: Listed building: C14 (grade II)

Tags

  • church
  • Listed building
  • medieval

Projects

  • Houghton with Wyton

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