Building record 0052202000 - BURNHAM ABBEY

Summary

Medieval abbey church at Burnham Abbey

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  • Conservation Area

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Type and Period (1)

  • CHURCH (13th Century to 16th Century - 1289 AD? to 1538 AD?)

Description

Plan Form - RECTANGULAR
ABBEY CHURCH WAS RECTANGULAR, 33 X 8M, FORMING S SIDE OF RANGE. ONLY REMAINS ARE PART OF N WALL ADJOINING SACRISTY (NOW REFECTORY). AT W END IS C14 PISCINA & E OF THIS A BLOCKED DOORWAY. DESTROYED AT DISSOLUTION? (B2-10,B12).
DOOR TO NIGHT STAIR NOW EXPOSED, PILLAR BASE & S WALL, SEEN IN UNDERPINNING (B25).

Sources (6)

  • <7>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. pp72-75.
  • <8>SBC13398 Article in serial: 1963. RECS OF BUCKS 1963 17 P203 (SEE ALSO SISTER JANE MARY'S ACCOUNT OF 1963 EXCAVATIONS & CORRESPONDENCE).
  • <9>SBC13756 Bibliographic reference: T W E Roche. 1966. PRECIOUS BLOOD: A HISTORY OF BURNHAM ABBEY.
  • <10>SBC14573 Bibliographic reference: Sister Jane Mary. 1975. THE SITE OF BURNHAM ABBEY.
  • <12>SBC11407 Unpublished document: OS RECORD CARDS SU 98 SW 18 (FILED).
  • <25>SBC14576 Graphic material: 1993. SISTER JANE MARY (BURNHAM ABBEY) & FARLEY M E, JUNE 1993 (PHOTOS & PLAN FILED).

Location

Grid reference SU 93060 80460 (point)
Civil Parish BURNHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Oct 13 2024 8:39PM

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