Building record 0464000000 - ST MARY'S CHURCH, TURVILLE

Summary

Medieval and post-medieval parish church of St Mary at Turville.

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Listed Building (II*) 1125644: CHURCH OF ST MARY
Planning Notification Area: Medieval parish church of St Mary, Turville

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Type and Period (2)

PARISH CHURCH (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 1945 AD)
FONT (Medieval - 1066 AD to 1539 AD)

Description

ACCOUNT OF CHURCH IN 1637 (B1).
DESC OF CHURCH IN C18 (B2) & C19, & LIST OF VICARS (B3).
ACCOUNT OF 1900 RESTORATION & PLAN (B4).
INTRA-MURAL MONS (B5).
Grade II+. Parish church. Nave originally C12 with C14 chancel; W. tower completely rebuilt early C16; S. porch probably C18; N. aisle dated 1733; N. vestry dated 1900. All much restored except for tower. Flint with stone dressings, rendered chancel, brick N. aisle. Tiled roofs. W. tower of 2 stages has moulded plinth and string, battlemented brick parapet with dripmould, and diagonal buttresses. Early C16 openings with 4-centred heads and Tudor hoodmoulds, 2-light to bell-chamber and W. side, single light to S. W. door with moulded 4-centred arch and hoodmould. N. side of nave has later brick buttresses, blocked door with pointed chamfered arch, and lunette. S. side has 2 restored 2-light traceried windows, single cusped light to left, and S. door with pointed arch of 2 orders, the inner roll-moulded, the outer chamfered. Brick porch with rendered gable. N. aisle has 2 gables to N., and rusticated brick quoins. C20 door between aisle and vestry. Chancel has restored Decorated windows similar to S. side of nave: 2 2-light to S., 3-light to E. Ogee S. door. Interior: tower has semi-circular niche in N. wall, and C14 chamfered arch to nave. Nave has fine crown post roof of 4 bays, and C18 2-bay N. arcade with semi-circular arches. C14 chancel arch, 2-centred and chamfered with broad flat soffits. Chancel completely restored, with cusped piscina, arch to vestry of 1900, and carved foliage frieze along E. wall. Fittings: medieval tub font; re-sited C15 carved wooden panel with cusped tracery and rosettes in tower; 4 C16-C17 pews; some heraldic stained glass in N. aisle. Monuments: N. aisle has marble monument to members of Perry family c.1740, with inscription tablets, flanking scrolls, broken cornice,pair of carved urns and heraldic cartouche. Wall tablet to William Butlin and family 1817. RCHM I p. 297-298 (B8).

Sources (11)

<1>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. p249.
<2>SBC7299 Bibliographic reference: LANGLEY T 1797 HISTORY & ANTIQUITIES OF HUNDRED OF DESBOROUGH PP389-397.
<3>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. pp631-632.
<4>SBC5419 Article in serial: W A Forsyth. 1901. 'AN ACCOUNT OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY AT TURVILLE, BUCKS, AND OF ITS RECENT RESTORATION AND ENLARGEMENT', IN RECS OF BUCKS 8 PP342-359. Vol 8, part 4.
<5>SBC3064 Article in serial: Alfred Heneage Cocks. 1901. 'THE INTRA-MURAL MONUMENTS OF TURVILLE CHURCH', IN RECS OF BUCKS 8 PP360-373. Vol 8.
<6>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp104-105.
<7>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. pp297-298.
<8>SBC3985 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1986. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKS; WYCOMBE: PARISHES OF FAWLEY &C. p79.
<9>SBC10415 Map: OS 1960 6INCH MAP.
<10>SBC6878 Bibliographic reference: JOYCE K R 1977 ST MARY THE VIRGIN, TURVILLE (CHURCH GUIDE:REPRINTED 1993, COPY FILED).
<11>SBC24393 Unpublished document: John Moore Heritage Services. 2013. Watching Brief Report on Remedial Works and Drainage Excavations Carried out at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Turville.

Location

Grid reference	SU 76690 91150 (point)
Civil Parish	TURVILLE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire