Building record 0403600000 - St Mary's Church, Mursley

Summary

Medieval and post-medieval parish church of St Mary, Mursley, restored and partly rebuilt in 1867.

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  • Listed Building (II*) 1288706: CHURCH OF ST MARY (DBC3683)

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  • PARISH CHURCH (Restored 1867, 14th Century to 19th Century - 1300 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 0032 m Width 0018
Plan Form - SUBRECTANGULAR
Grade II+. Parish church. C14, C15 tower, all very much restored and partly rebuilt 1867. Coursed rubble stone, part roughly dressed. Nave and chancel have tiled roofs, aisles have lead roofs. W. tower of 3 stages has diagonal buttresses, battlemented parapet and 2-light openings to bell-chamber. W.side has 4-light traceried window and single light above. Small blocked lancets to N. and S. Nave has clerestory of 4 quatrefoil windows. Aisles have 3 bays of 2-light C19 Decorated windows with varied tracery, and similar windows to E. N. and S. doors have moulded 2-centred arches, that to S. with C19 hood and carved head stops. C19 S. porch. Chancel has 2 bays of similar windows and 3-light to E., similar doorway to S. Interior: triple hollow-chamfered tower arch. Nave arcade of 4 bays has moulded arches on octagonal piers with moulded caps and bases. Similar chancel arch on semi-octagonal piers, Aisles have cusped ogee piscinae and corbels with ballflower bases flanking E. windows. Chancel has C14 cusped ogee piscina with stop-chamfered sides, and C19 double sedilia with shaped stone armrest. N. wall has blind recess with C19 moulded arch on triple shafts with carved foliage caps. C19 roofs, that to chancel on carved foliage corbels. Fittings : C17 pulpit with carved arcaded panels. Other fittings C19, including elaborately arcaded carved marble reredos. 1862 glass in E. window. Monuments: in chancel: brass to Cecilia Fortescue 1570 on stone altar tomb with blind tracery and blank heraldic panels, monument with painted kneeling figures of Sir John Fortescue and wife, 1607 above; undated stone and marble monument to Sir Francis Fortescue (son of Sir John) and wife with painted kneeling figures in niches and mourning children. RCHM II p 203-4 (B6).
OF LARGE BLOCKS OF LIMESTONE RUBBLE; TOWER OF SANDY LIMESTONE ASHLAR. CHANCEL, NAVE ARCADES & AISLES 1ST HALF C14; TOWER C15; S PORCH & CLERESTORY C19 (B3).
6 BELLS RECAST C18. LIST OF RECTORS 1239-1833 (B1).
NGR (B5).

Sources (6)

  • <1>SBC7471 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB 3 PP429-30.
  • <2>SBC14460 Bibliographic reference: SHEAHAN PP723-724.
  • <3>SBC13066 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 2 PP203-4.
  • <4>SBC15763 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 PP405-6.
  • <5>SBC10479 Map: OS 1979 1:2500 MAP.
  • <6>SBC19045 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST. p32.

Location

Grid reference SP 81712 28554 (point) (Exact)
Civil Parish MURSLEY, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC1359)

Record last edited

Jun 13 2018 1:54PM

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