Find Spot record 0447100001 - HOLY TRINITY CHURCH, PENN: wall painting

Summary

Fourteenth to fifteenth century wall painting of 'Doom' found during repairs to the roof of Holy Trinity Church

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  • WALL PAINTING (14th Century to 15th Century - 1300 AD to 1499 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Width 0360 cm Height 0200
DURING REPAIRS TO THE ROOF, BOARDING COVERED WITH LATH AND PLASTER WAS REMOVED, AND A PAINTING DISCOVERED UNDER THE PLASTER. THIS PROVED TO BE OF THE 'DOOM'. 2 PHASES: END OF C14 PROBABLE DATE FOR INITIAL PHASE AND END C15 FOR REPAINTING. PROBABLY A TYMPANUM, CUT DOWN TO FIT WITH C15 REROOFING (B6-9).

Sources (13)

  • <1>SBC7723 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB 3 PP 288-294.
  • <2>SBC5783 Article in serial: GRAINGER J 1883 'PENN CHURCH', IN RECS OF BUCKS 5 PP271-277.
  • <3>SBC5693 Bibliographic reference: GIBBS R 1889 STATE OF BUCKS PARISH CHURCHES IN C16 AND C17 IN RECSOFBUCKS6PP257-258"".
  • <4>SBC15470 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 P 239 AND ILLUSTRATION OPPOSITE PP234- 235..
  • <5>SBC12752 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 1 PP 266-267.
  • <6>SBC13224 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 11 1924 P 272.
  • <7>SBC13808 Article in serial: ROUSE E C 1938 'PAINTINGS IN PENN CHURCH', IN RECS OF BUCKS 13 PP362-363.
  • <8>SBC13243 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 16 1954 PP 50-51.
  • <9>SBC13814 Article in serial: ROUSE E C 1962 'THE PENN DOOM', IN RECS OF BUCKS 17 PP95-103 AND PL.I-XI..
  • <10>SBC10416 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 SIX INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
  • <11>SBC3649 Bibliographic reference: DOE 1982 LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURA L OR HISTORIC INTEREST:CHILTERN DISTRICT, BUCKS P.
  • <12>SBC4472 Bibliographic reference: EAMES E S 1980 CATALOGUE OF MEDIEVAL LEAD-GLAZED E ARTHENWARE TILES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDIEVAL & .
  • <13>SBC2607 Article in serial: CAUVAIN P & S 1991 'NEW DISCOVERIES OF PENN TILES', IN RECS OF BUCKS 33 PP44-48.

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Grid reference SU 91640 93280 (point)
Civil Parish PENN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Feb 21 2018 4:06PM

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