Building record 1284200000 - CHURCH OF ST MARGARET, TYLERS GREEN

Summary

Nineteenth century church of St Margaret, Tylers Green, built in 1854 with later alterations.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II) 1125628: CHURCH OF ST MARGARET

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Type and Period (1)

  • PARISH CHURCH (Built 1854, 19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Grade II. Parish church. 1854, by David Brandon. Chancel altered and extended to E. 1932; N. vestries added 1922; bell tower 1889. Flint with Bath stone dressings and plain tile roofs. Nave, S. porch, chancel, vestries and bell-tower. Coped gables, off-set buttresses. W. end of nave has 2-light window with plate tracery and narrow shafts, stepped string course, and gabled bell-cote. 5 bays of lancet windows with carved foliage hoodmould stops to N. and S. Gabled S. porch with double chamfered arch and carved head hoodmould stops. Chancel has shallow lean-to extension on S. side with 4-light window, each light with a 4-centred head, and 3-light traceried windows in N. and S.sides of E. extension. E. end has round window with geometric tracery, and re-sited carved foundation stone with coat-of-arms. Vestries with arched traceried windows attached to N. Bell-tower, rising from corner of N. vestry, has tall wooden belfry with wooden tracery, louvres and pyramid roof. Both bell-tower and chancel have ornamental gablets to buttresses. Interior: carved angel corbels to roof; double-chamfered chancel arch on corbel shafts with richly carved caps and bases; stone pulpit with angle shafts. (Miles Green, The History of St Margaret's Church, Tylers Green, 1984) (B1).

Sources (1)

  • <1>SBC4242 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1987. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST; BUCKS: WYCOMBE DISTRICT: PARISHES OF CHEPPING WYCOMBE &C. p4.

Location

Grid reference SU 90346 93752 (point)
Civil Parish CHEPPING WYCOMBE, Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

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Record last edited

Nov 10 2014 12:50PM

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