Building record 0464300000 - CHURCH OF SS.PETER & PAUL
Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- Archaeological Notification Area: Medieval parish church of St Peter & St Paul, Medmenham (DBC9673)
- Listed Building (II*) 1310930: CHURCH OF ST PETER AND ST PAUL (DBC5805)
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Type and Period (1)
- PARISH CHURCH (12th Century to Modern - 1100 AD to 1945 AD)
Description
Plan Form - Rectangular.
Church built of flint rubble with blocks of chalk. Nave: mid-C12 with late C15 windows. Early C15 W tower; chancel c.1480. Restored C19. N transept rebuilt & N vestry added 1925 (B1-6).
Grade II+. Parish church. Nave is mid C12 with late C15 fenestration; early C15 W. tower; chancel c.1480; all much restored C19; N. transept rebuilt and N. vestry added 1925. Flint and chalk block, the tower part roughcast. Tiled roofs. W. tower is of 3 stages with battlemented parapet, diagonal buttresses, and stair projection with slit windows at S.E. corner. 2-light traceried openings to belfry, small cusped lancets below, Perpendicular 3-light traceried W. window over moulded doorway. Nave has restored late C15 2-light windows with ogee tracery, flat heads and Tudor hoodmoulds, 3 to south, 2 to north. N. side of nave also has semi-circular chalk arch blocked with brick, and lower walls are part rebuilt in brick. S. door has slightly chamfered semi-circular arch with later moulded imposts, and C19-C20 gabled timber porch. Chancel has restored traceried windows with arched heads, 2-light to N. and S., 3-light Perpendicular to E. Restored S. door. Interior: tall tower arch of 2 orders, with waved and hollow chamfering, the inner order on semi-octagonal piers with moulded caps; chamfered 2-centred niche, formerly stoup; nave roof with slight plain king posts possibly late C15, double chamfered arch to N. transept; C19 hammerbeam screen to chancel; restored piscinae in chancel and S. wall of nave. Early C19 marble wall tablets. C19 fittings. Chancel glass by Willement. RCHM I p. 254-255 (B2).
(Vicars 1223-1835) (B3).
(State of church in 1637) (B7).
'St Peter's Church' marked at NGR (B8).
Buildings report held at NMR (B9).
Sources (11)
- <1>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire Volume 1. Volume 1. pp254-255.
- <2>SBC4242 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1987. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest: Buckinghamshire: Wycombe District: Parishes of Chepping Wycombe &C.
- <3>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. pp616-618.
- <4>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p89.
- <5>SBC12286 Bibliographic reference: PLAISTED A H 1925 MANOR & PARISH RECORDS OF MEDMEN HAM.
- <6>SBC12293 Bibliographic reference: PLAISTED A H 1958 ROMANCE OF A CHILTERN VILLAGE.
- <7>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.
- <8>SBC10422 Map: 1961. OS 1961 6 INCH MAP.
- <9>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF083003; NBR 83003.
- <10>SBC23272 Bibliographic reference: Wycombe District Council. 2002. Medmenham Conservation Area Character Survey.
- <11>SBC27441 Digital archive: Historic England. National Record of the Historic Environment (NRHE). Insert 2002, Update 2013.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 80480 84480 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | MEDMENHAM, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
May 20 2026 2:53PM
