St Mary's Church, Chadwell St Mary
| Church of St Mary | |
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| 51°28′53″N 0°22′10″E / 51.4815°N 0.3695°E | |
| Location | Linford Road/Chadwell Hill, Chadwell St Mary, Essex, RM16 4DJ |
| Country | England |
| Denomination | Church of England |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic Church |
| Churchmanship | Conservative Evangelical |
| Website | Parish website |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish church |
| Heritage designation | Grade I listed |
| Designated | 8 February 1960 |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chelmsford |
| Episcopal area | Bradwell Episcopal Area |
| Archdeaconry | Archdeaconry of Southend |
| Deanery | Thurrock |
| Parish | Chadwell |
| Clergy | |
| Rector | The Revd Mike Walton |
The Church of St Mary is a Church of England parish church in Chadwell St Mary, Thurrock, Essex. The church is a Grade I listed building.[1] Together with Emmanuel Church, it forms the Parish of Chadwell St Mary in the Diocese of Chelmsford.[2]
History
The original Chadwell parish church was dedicated to the Virgin Mary and this is the source of the suffix "St Mary" in the modern name. It is a grade I listed building located at the crossroads overlooking the marshes. There was a church in Chadwell before the Norman conquest. The present church has a number of Norman features and probably dates to the 12th century. The tower was built in the early 16th century.[3] The church contains an early memorial brass to Cicilye Owen (died 1603), the wife of Thomas Owen of London, who was a merchant tailor. The church has an extension on the south that was built at the beginning of the 20th century.
Present day
On 8 February 1960, St Mary's Church was designated a Grade I listed building.[1]
The parish is within the Conservative Evangelical tradition of the Church of England, and it has passed resolutions to show that it rejects the ordination of women.[4]
Notable graves and memorials
On the north side of the church is a war memorial to eight of Chadwell's dead from the World War I. In 2006, five names of World War II dead were added to this memorial.[5]
Close to the church is the gravestone of Elizabeth Manning. When she died in 1805, her will was contested and this led to a landmark ruling that has been quoted frequently over the years.
Among the other stones in Chadwell churchyard there is a memorial to Kadzuo Yamazaki (or Kazuo Yamazaki), a 22-year-old Japanese naval officer. He died on 13 July 1899 in a fire on board the SS Kawachi Maru, while she was in Tilbury docks.[6] The stone has an inscription in both English and Japanese.
Gallery
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St Mary's Church -
The gravestone of Elizabeth Manning in Chadwell churchyard -
Gravestone of Kadzuo Yamazaki
See also
References
- ^ a b "CHURCH OF ST MARY". historicengland.org.uk/listing. Historic England. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "Find us". chadwellparishchurch.org.uk. Chadwell St Mary's Parish Churches. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ Nikolaus Pevsner, The Buildings of England Essex
- ^ "Christmas 2016 Newsletter" (pdf). bishopofmaidstone.org. December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ UK National Inventory of War Memorials
- ^ Panorama – The Journal of the Thurrock Local History Society, Number 35, p47