Church of St Mary
CHURCH OF ST MARY, THORNTON ROAD
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Overview
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1288408
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jul-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, THORNTON ROAD
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Official list entry
- Heritage Category:
- Listed Building
- Grade:
- II*
- List Entry Number:
- 1288408
- Date first listed:
- 13-Jul-1966
- List Entry Name:
- Church of St Mary
- Statutory Address 1:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, THORNTON ROAD
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
The scope of legal protection for listed buildings
This List entry helps identify the building designated at this address for its special architectural or historic interest.
Unless the List entry states otherwise, it includes both the structure itself and any object or structure fixed to it (whether inside or outside) as well as any object or structure within the curtilage of the building.
For these purposes, to be included within the curtilage of the building, the object or structure must have formed part of the land since before 1st July 1948.
Location
- Statutory Address:
- CHURCH OF ST MARY, THORNTON ROAD
The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Buckinghamshire (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Beachampton
- National Grid Reference:
- SP 77053 37069
Details
SP 73 NE BEACHAMPTON 4/35 THORNTON ROAD
13/7/66 Church of St. Mary
II*
Parish Church. C14 with C15 aisles, much restored by G.E. Street 1873-74. C19 porch, N. vestry and organ chamber. Coursed rubble stone, lead roofs to nave and aisles, tiled chancel. W. tower of three C14 stages with diagonal buttresses and round C19 traceried light to second stage of S. side, and top stage by Street with open balustrade to bell-chamber and shingled, spire above. Nave has parapet and clerestory of three 2-light traceried windows. Aisles have 2 and 3-light restored Perpendicular windows with flat hood- moulds. Chancel has C19 3-light Decorated E. window, 2-light Decorated windows to E. of side walls, one C19, and one C19 Perpendicular window and restored C14 doorway to W. of S. wall. Interior: tower and chancel arches are double chamfered on corbels with labels over. Nave of three bays has similar arches on quatrefoil piers with moulded caps. N. wall of chancel has arch to organ and segmental arch containing large monument to Simon Benet. Restored piscina in S. wall. C19 glass and fittings include carved stone reredos with figures in niches. Monuments: wall tablet of stone around brass inscription to Matthew Pigot 1598 has primitive imagery of skull, bones and shrouded figures with meandering inscription; Baroque marble wall monument to Simon Benet (died 1682) has inscription on plinth with flanking festoons and volutes, bust and heraldic panel in broken segmental pediment, all in surround of Ionic columns and outer segmental pediment. Brasses: to William Bawdyn, blacksmith, 1600 in N. aisle; to Ales Baldwyn 1611 in S. aisle, and small plaque to William Elmor 1652 in nave.
RCHM II pp 60-61
Listing NGR: SP7705337069
Legacy
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 399777
- Legacy System:
- LBS
Sources
Other
An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume Two North, (1913)
Legal
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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