Building record 0070200000 - ST JOHN THE BAPTIST'S CHURCH, STONE

Summary

Medieval parish church of St John the Baptist with nineteenth century restoration

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  • Listed Building (II*) 1118457: CHURCH OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST (DBC4594)
  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval parish church of St John the Baptist, Stone (DBC9685)

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  • PARISH CHURCH (Restored 19th century, 12th Century to 19th Century - 1100 AD to 1899 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 38m, Width 16m.
Plan Form - Cruciform.
Consecrated 1 June 1273 by Reginald, Bishop of Gloucester. Built on an artificial mound (B1).
Grade II+. Parish Church. Stone. Tiled roof with ridge chesting. Norman nave and N. doorway. C13 transepts. C14 W. tower with C19 saddleback roof, stair turret to S.E., projecting parapet with carved corbel heads and gargoyles. Restored C19, chancel 1845. Decorated style traceried S.aisle windows, C19 S. porch over Norman door with zig-zag arch, capitals with palmette and leaf motifs, lancet windows to transepts and chancel. Interior: N. arcade is Norman with carved pier capitals, W. bay C13. C14 tower arch. Font Norman, originally at Hampstead Norrey, Berks, brought here in 1845. Cylindrical carved with interlace patterns and scene of man fighting beast. Brasses in nave to William Gurney 1472 and Thomas Gurney 1520. Benches with poppyheads in nave. RCHM I p. 290 MON.2 (part)(B7).
Included in a collection of sketches of Buckinghamshire churches by Charlotte Pigott in the early 1840s (B9).

Sources (10)

  • <1>SBC26952 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 2). Volume 2. pp462-465.
  • <2>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. pp202-204.
  • <3>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. pp290-292.
  • <4>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. pp309-311.
  • <5>SBC10400 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1960. OS 1960 6-INCH MAP. 1:10,560.
  • <6>SBC10628 Unpublished document: Ordnance Survey Field Investigator. OS RECORD CARD.
  • <7>SBC19351 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p63.
  • <8>SBC4673 Article in serial: Ellen Ettlinger. 1964. 'THE FONT AT STONE', IN RECS OF BUCKS 17 PP257-265 & PLATES V-VIII. Vol 17, Part 4.
  • <9>SBC23373 Article in serial: Elliott Viney. 1991. Bucks Churches in the Eighteen-Forties. Plate14a, p82.
  • <10>SBC26944 Unpublished document: Thames Valley Archaeological Services. 2021. Church of St. John the Baptist, Stone, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, Archaeological Watching Brief.

Location

Grid reference SP 78408 12244 (point)
Civil Parish STONE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC136)

Record last edited

Nov 7 2024 1:50PM

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