Building record 0461200000 - ST MICHAEL'S

Summary

Small thirteenth century church with eighteenth and nineteenth century alterations and extensions

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II*) 1118340: PARISH CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL

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CHURCH (Restored 1877-8, 13th Century to 19th Century - 1200 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Grade II* Parish church. C13, C18, restored 1878. Rubblestone with dressings. Weatherboarded bellcote with copper roof. Other roofs plain clay tiles. 2 bay chancel 3 bay nave and west bellcote. South porch. Chancel east wall has 3 lancets, 2 windows in south wall separated by weathered buttress, each of one cusped light with hood moulds. North wall has modern door into vestry and single cinquefoil light window. Nave has 2 windows in north wall of Y-tracery. South side has 2 cusped 2-light windows with porch between, north wall with doorway between. West wall has blocked C13 window covered by C15 buttress. N.W. angle buttress and buttresses to south and north walls of nave, all weathered. Bellcote has louvred opening to each face and pyramidal roof. Interior: Aumbry on north wall of chancel. Chancel arch has C13 responds but arch replaced by 1878 timber arch. Two slender shafts with rough caps, the south one a grotesque head. Inner shaft on each side terminated by corbels. Nave roof collar-beam trusses, some original. Stained glass: chancel east centre lancet: C13 seated Christ with box of nard. Nave north east window: Good window by Farrar Bell, 1969. RCHM I. 22. MON.1. (B6)
Dimensions - Length 1615cm, Width 457cm.
Nave with little square turret on W end of roof, chancel & gable roofed porch on S side of nave (B1).
1 of smallest in kingdom. Considerably restored in 1878 (B3).
Restored by Sir Gilbert Scott 1877-78 (B7).

Sources (8)

<1>SBC26951 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 1). Volume 1. pp47-50.
<2>SBC5682 Article in serial: Robert Gibbs. 1888. 'STATE OF THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE PARISH CHURCHES IN THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES', IN RECS OF BUCKS 6 PP154-167. Vol 6, part 2. p158.
<3>SBC20460 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1905. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume I. Volume 1. p22.
<3>SBC20460 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1905. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume I. Volume 1. p22.
<4>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. p22.
<5>SBC10400 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
<6>SBC19924 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Bucks: Aylesbury Vale: Parishes of Ashendon &C. p.7.
<7>SBC15132 Article in serial: Ian Toplis. 1975. 'SIR GILBERT SCOTT'S CLASSICAL WORK IN BUCKS', IN RECS OF BUCKS 20 PP93-99. Vol 20. p99.

Location

Grid reference	SP 75644 07875 (point)
Civil Parish	ASTON SANDFORD, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire