Building record 0460600001 - ST PETER'S CHURCH,ILMER

Summary

Sixteenth century timber-framed tower on St Peter's church with nineteenth century alterations

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  • Listed Building

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Type and Period (1)

  • TOWER (16th Century to 19th Century - 1500 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

BELL-TURRET, ADDED IN C16, RETAINS THE ORIGINAL TIMBER-FRAMING, COVERED BY MODERN WEATHERBOARDING. THE PYRAMIDAL ROOF & SPIRE ARE COVERED WITH MODERN OAK SHINGLES. 4 WINDOWS OF THE BELL CHAMBER ARE PARTLY ORIGINAL (B4-5).
WEATHERBOARDED BELL-TURRET DATES FROM 1890: TRUNCATED PYRAMID WITH NEEDLE-SPIRE (B6).

Sources (3)

  • <4>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. pp218-219.
  • <5>SBC22140 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p46.
  • <6>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p175.

Location

Grid reference SP 76930 05490 (point)
Civil Parish LONGWICK-CUM-ILMER, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Oct 27 2024 8:59PM

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