Building record 0517900000 - THORNTON PARISH CHURCH

Summary

Fourteenth century parish church of St Michael's, Thornton, refurbished in the eighteenth century and restored in the nineteenth century when north aisle rebuilt.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (I) 1232799: CHURCH OF ST MICHAEL
Planning Notification Area: Medieval parish church of St Michael at Thornton

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PARISH CHURCH (Restored 1850, 14th Century to 19th Century - 1300 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 18m, Width 10m.
Plan Form - Subrectangular.
Grade I. Parish church. C14, N. aisle rebuilt and church restored 1850. Nave, aisles, W. tower; chancel demolished 1780 when interior of church refurnished. Coursed rubble stone, lead roofs. W. tower of three stages with diagonal buttresses to lower stage, small cusped lancets to second stage and 2-light traceried openings to bell-chamber; battlemented parapet, gargoyles, wrought iron weather vane in form of key. W. side has three steps to hollow chamfered arched doorway under label with worn carved head stops, 2-light Decorated window above. Nave has parapet to S. wall with blind tracery ornament, no clerestory. Aisles have crude battlements to E. and W. and three bays of 2-light Decorated windows with ogee tracery. C19 3-light Decorated E. window with reticulated tracery. Interor: Nave of four bays has double chamfered arcade on octagonal piers with moulded caps. Flat plaster ceiling with Gothick cornice, black and white marble paving. C14 chancel arch incorporated in E. wall. Fittings of c.1780 include box pews in aisles and double-decker pulpit in E. bay of N. aisle. W. gallery has pointed arched panels. Some C19 glass. Monuments: recumbent alabaster effigies to John Barton and wife, mid C15. flanking entry to nave. Re-assembled monument in centre of nave to Robert Ingylton and three wives 1472: re-assembled stone tomb chest with ogee niches and figures; fine brass of frour figures and 16 children under elaborate canopy of four ogee arches with crockets and finials. Brass to Jane Ingleton 1557 in E. bay of nave. RCHM II pp 298-9 (B10).
Nave, S aisle, W tower C14 (B5); N aisle demolished c.1620 (B1).
Church all but rebuilt c.1850, probably by John Tarring. Description (B7).
C15 alabaster effigies & Ingylton tomb (1471) noteworthy (B5, B11).
A watching brief during installation of new rainwater drains in the churchyard in November 2000 failed to reveal any archaeological features other than a brick grave vault, possibly of Victorian date (B15).
Note on history and conservation of church clock (B17).
Buildings report dated April 1989 - September 1993 held at NMR (B18).

Sources (18)

<1>SBC16730 Bibliographic reference: Browne Willis. 1755. The History and Antiquities of the Town, Hundred and Deanry of Buckingham. pp300-312.
<2>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. pp120-122.
<3>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. p254.
<4>SBC20463 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1927. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume IV. Volume 4. pp247-249.
<5>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. pp298-299.
<6>SBC13234 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 14 (1946) P364; 15 (1947-49) PP46-50 & PLATES 26-28; PP145, 216-8, & PLATES 4-5.
<7>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p268.
<8>SBC1935 Article in serial: Brown. 1966. 'ST MICHAEL & ALL ANGELS, THORNTON', IN WOLVERTON & DISTRICT ARCH SOC NEWSLETTER 10 PP5-10.
<9>SBC10450 Map: OS 1972 1:2500 MAP.
<10>SBC19250 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p67.
<11>SBC11548 Article in serial: Jonathan Parkhouse & John Chenevix Trench. 1997. 'A FOURTEENTH-CENTURY EFFIGY FROM ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, THORNTON', IN RECS OF BUCKS 37 PP164-6.
<12>SBC3009 Unpublished document: CLIVEDEN CONSERVATION WORKSHOP. 1994. CONSERVATION REPORT: ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, THORNTON, BUCKS (JOB.
<13>SBC18989 Article in serial: Parkhouse J. 1995. South Midlands Archaeology. 25 p28.
<14>SBC14896 Article in serial: Ian Stewart. 1994. 'RESURRECTION AT ST MICHAEL'S CHURCH, THORNTON, BUCKS', IN TRANSACTIONS OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY & CONSSERVATION OF HISTORIC BUILDINGS 19 pp16-18. Vol 19.
<15>SBC18987 Bibliographic reference: John Moore Heritage Services. 2001. An Archaeological Watching Brief at St Michael and All Angels' Church, Thornton, Buckinghamshire.
<16>SBC18988 Bibliographic reference: Tricker R. 1996. The Church of St Michael and All Angels, Thornton, Buckinghamshire.
<17>SBC22463 Article in serial: Edward Legg. 2005. 'Thornton Church Clock', in Records of Bucks Vol 45 p216. Vol 45.
<18>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF093021.

Location

Grid reference	SP 75210 36233 (point)
Civil Parish	THORNTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (2)

Event - Survey: Site visit by Historic Buildings Officer (EBC13585)
Event - Intervention: Watching brief in Thornton churchyard (EBC15750)

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Nov 14 2024 4:45PM