Building record 0558701000 - WADDESDON HILL CHAPEL CEMETERY

Summary

Early nineteenth century cemetery walls to Baptist chapel.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 42274: STABLE AND ATTACHED BOUNDARY WALL SURROUNDING GRAVEYARD TO BAPTIST CHAPEL

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Type and Period (5)

  • CEMETERY (18th Century - 1700 AD to 1799 AD)
  • BOUNDARY WALL (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • GATE PIER (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • GATE (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)
  • MOUNTING BLOCK (19th Century - 1800 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Plan Form - Rectangular.
'Burial Ground' centred at NGR (B1).
Associated with Baptist Chapel which stands within rectangular walled burial ground (B2).
Grade II. Stable and boundary wall. Early C19. Small brick building in corner of graveyard. Old tile roof, one storey. Double doors to road front, 3 ventilators and small door on graveyard side leading to small room containing a copper. Boundary wall attached, about 1 metre high, with half round brick coping, curving up at two points, with shallow brick buttresses at intervals. Gateway in front of entrance to chapel has square brick piers with stone cappings and simple iron gate. Mounting block to LH, large slabs of limestone attached to boundary wall. Included for group value (B4).
Burials of likely 19th century date identified during watching brief for new drainage. Short stretch of stone wall founadation was observed north of the church and may indicate earlier structure (B5).

Sources (5)

  • <1>SBC10256 Map: OS 1880 1ST EDITION 1:2500 MAP.
  • <2>SBC15841 Bibliographic reference: VCH BUCKS 4 P118.
  • <3>SBC12577 Bibliographic reference: RCHM 1986 INVENTORY OF NONCONFORMIST CHAPELS AND M EETING HOUSE PP25-26.
  • <4>SBC19269 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p67.
  • <5>SBC25856 Unpublished document: Thames Valley Archaeological Service. 2022. Baptist Chapel, Waddesdon Hill, Waddesdon, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire: Archaeological Watching Brief.

Location

Grid reference Centred SP 75323 15044 (45m by 44m) (2 map features)
Civil Parish WADDESDON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Intervention: Archaeological watching brief: Waddesdon Hill Baptist Chapel (Ref: BCW22/110) (EBC18447)

Record last edited

Jun 14 2023 3:10PM

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