Building record 0467000000 - ST JAMES' CHURCH, DORNEY

Summary

Medieval and post-medieval parish church of St James, Dorney with sixteenth and seventeenth century additions.

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Listed Building (I) 1162809: CHURCH OF ST JAMES

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Type and Period (1)

PARISH CHURCH (12th Century to 17th Century - 1100 AD to 1699 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 20m, Width 6m.
Plan Form - Subrectangular.
Grade I. Parish Church. C12 and early C16 tower. Porch 1661. North Chapel early C17. Random rubble walls; old tile roofs. Chancel with Gothic trefoil window and east rectangular window. Other windows with mullions. Tower, red brick, stepped stone quoins. Fairly complete fittings; monuments. RCHM I, pp.127-129 (B4).
C12 chancel & nave with C13 & C14 windows &C. 1530 brick tower with stone dressings. N chapel, brick, early C17 & S porch of brick, clunch & flint panels dated 1661. Eexterior partly covered with cement. Inside: C12 font, C16 seats & C17 gallery (B1-3).
(State of church in 1637) (B5).
List of rectors & vicars (B1).
Brick and flint foundations to the chancel and south porch were seen in a watching brief carried out between March and August 2014 by Thames Valley Archaeological Services during draining works. See report for detail (B10).

Sources (10)

<1>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. pp274-276.
<2>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. pp224-225.
<3>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. pp127-129.
<4>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: DISTRICT OF SOUTH BUCKS. p123.
<5>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. p246.
<6>SBC13805 Article in serial: E Clive Rouse. 1933. 'MURAL PAINTINGS AT DORNEY', IN RECS OF BUCKS 12 PP399-401. Vol 12.
<7>SBC4651 Article in serial: Katharine A Esdaile. 1947. 'THE RENAISSANCE MONUMENTS OF BUCKINGHAMSHIRE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 15 PP32-45. Vol 15.
<8>SBC10427 Map: OS 1961 SIX INCH MAP.
<9>SBC15141 Graphic material: TRAVERS W I & ROE C K 1904 PLAN OF CHURCH IN UNIDENTIFIED SOURCE IN BUCK-S ARCH SOC PAMPHLET COLLECT.
<10>SBC24549 Unpublished document: Thames Valley Archaeological Service. 2015. Church of St James the Less Dorney: Archaeological Watching brief.

Location

Grid reference	SU 92494 79007 (point)
Civil Parish	DORNEY, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire