Building record 0436500000 - ST MARY'S CHURCH, DENHAM

Summary

Medieval and post-medieval parish church of St Mary's, Denham, with remains of fifteenth century wall paintings.

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  • Listed Building (I) 1309616: CHURCH OF ST MARY (DBC1801)
  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval parish church of St Mary, Denham (DBC9707)

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Type and Period (3)

  • PARISH CHURCH (12th Century to 15th Century - 1100 AD to 1499 AD)
  • COMMEMORATIVE MONUMENT (16th Century to 18th Century - 1500 AD to 1799 AD)
  • WALL PAINTING (15th Century - 1400 AD to 1499 AD)

Description

Grade I. Parish Church. Norman tower; C13 chancel; C15 nave and aisles. Flint with ashlar dressings. Monuments C16-C18. Remains of C15 wall painting. RCHM I, pp 115-116; VCH III, pp 260-261 (B6).
Modern N vestry & modern restoration (B5).
Marked on OS map at NGR (B7).
Wall painting is a mid-C15 Doom placed, unusually, over the S doorway. Part of the figure of Christ seated on a rainbow survives above an angel blowing a bright yellow trumpet. Below the usual scene of the dead rising up. Bottom l. kneeling lady, probably the donor (B8).

Sources (9)

  • <1>SBC20465 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 4). Volume 4. pp446-458.
  • <2>SBC5683 Article in serial: Robert Gibbs. 1889. 'STATE OF THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE PARISH CHURCHES IN THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES: PART 2, IN RECS OF BUCKS 6 PP245-258. Vol 6, part 3. p248.
  • <3>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp260-261.
  • <4>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. pp115-116.
  • <5>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p103.
  • <6>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: DISTRICT OF SOUTH BUCKS. p106.
  • <7>SBC10409 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6 INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
  • <8>SBC19664 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner & Elizabeth Williamson. 1994. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p269.
  • <9>SBC26932 Unpublished document: KDK Archaeology Ltd. 2024. Archaeological Monitoring and Recording Report: St Mary's Church, Village Road, Denham.

Location

Grid reference TQ 04300 86990 (point)
Civil Parish DENHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 7 2024 10:30AM

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