Building record 0464300000 - CHURCH OF SS.PETER & PAUL

Summary

Church with twelfth century nave, fifteenth century tower and chancel, nineteenth century restoration and twentieth century transept and vestry

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II*) 1310930: CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL (DBC5805)
  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval parish church of St Peter & St Paul, Medmenham (DBC9673)

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Type and Period (1)

  • PARISH CHURCH (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 1945 AD)

Description

Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
CHURCH BUILT OF FLINT RUBBLE WITH BLOCKS OF CHALK. NAVE: MID C12 WITH LATE C15 WINDOWS. EARLY C15 W TOWER; CHANCEL C.1480. RESTORED C19. N TRANSEPT REBUILT & N VESTRY ADDED 1925 (B1-6). (VICARS 1223-1835) (B3). (STATE OF CHURCH IN 1637) (B7). 'ST.PETER'S CHURCH' MARKED AT NGR(B8).
Buildings report held at NMR (B9).

Sources (10)

  • <1>SBC12814 Bibliographic reference: RCHM BUCKS 1 PP254-255.
  • <2>SBC3975 Bibliographic reference: DOE 1985 LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURA L OR HISTORIC INTEREST, BUCKS 8/111 (CHURCH) 8/11.
  • <3>SBC7797 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB 3 PP616-618.
  • <4>SBC15611 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 3 P89.
  • <5>SBC12286 Bibliographic reference: PLAISTED A H 1925 MANOR & PARISH RECORDS OF MEDMEN HAM.
  • <6>SBC12293 Bibliographic reference: PLAISTED A H 1958 ROMANCE OF A CHILTERN VILLAGE.
  • <7>SBC5702 Bibliographic reference: GIBBS R 1889 STATE OF THE BUCKS PARISH CHURCHES IN THE 16TH & 17TH CENTURIES, RECSOFBUCKS6P248"".
  • <8>SBC10422 Map: OS 1961 6 INCH MAP.
  • <9>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF083003.
  • <10>SBC23272 Bibliographic reference: Wycombe District Council. 2002. Medmenham Conservation Area Character Survey.

Location

Grid reference SU 80480 84480 (point)
Civil Parish MEDMENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Dec 22 2011 4:15PM

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