Monument record 0437900001 - ST.JOHN BAPTIST'S CHURCH

Summary

Remains of thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth century wall paintings inside St John the Baptist church, Little Missenden

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Type and Period (1)

  • WALL PAINTING (13th Century to 15th Century - 1200 AD to 1499 AD)

Description

PAINTINGS, THOUGH FRAGMENTARY, OF GREAT INTEREST. PRE-1200 IS DADO ON N AND S NAVE WALLS. ON N WALL IS ST CHRISTOPHER CARRYING CHRIST, 13TH CENT. ALSO MARTYRDOM OF ST CATHERINE. ON S WALL 13TH CENT PASSION AND 15TH CENT 7 DEADLY SINS. ALSO PARTS OF DOOM, 13TH CENT. CRUCIFIXION ETC. FULL DESCRIPTIONS AND ILLUS (B4-5, B10).

Sources (3)

  • <4>SBC15172 Article in serial: E W Tristram & E Clive Rouse. 1932. 'LITTLE MISSENDEN WALL PAINTINGS AND CHURCH STRUCTURAL FEATURES', IN RECS OF BUCKS 12 PP308-323. Vol 12, part 6.
  • <5>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p193.
  • <10>SBC20013 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1982. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Chiltern District: Parishes of Chalfont St Giles &C. p29.

Location

Grid reference SU 9208 9899 (point)
Civil Parish LITTLE MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Oct 28 2024 11:49AM

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