Building record 0941600000 - St Mary's Church, Church Lane, Wexham
Summary
Medieval parish church of St Mary's, Wexham.
Protected Status/Designation
- Listed Building (II*) 1309053: PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY (DBC1773)
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Type and Period (1)
- PARISH CHURCH (Restored 1863-4, 12th Century to 16th Century - 1100 AD to 1599 AD)
Description
Grade II+. C12 nave; C19 additions; C14 chancel; C16 south porch restored. Rough flint walls, old tile roof. Low timber spire supported internally on open timber frame (B1).
Norman nave and chancel. The circular W window and one N window survive. Weatherboarded bell-turret with pretty spire. A strange feature is the slight (quoined) projections of the W third of the nave to the N and formerly to the S. The E window of c.1300 has cusped intersected tracery. An ogee-headed crocketed recess in the chancel S wall. Restoration by G E Street, 1863-4, including reseating and new windows on the S side (B2).
Sources (2)
- <1>SBC4001 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. LIST OF BUILDINGS OF SPECIAL ARCHITECTURAL OR HISTORIC INTEREST: BUCKINGHAMSHIRE: DISTRICT OF SOUTH BUCKS. p227.
- <2>SBC19664 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner & Elizabeth Williamson. 1994. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. pp741-2.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 99266 81510 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | WEXHAM, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Feb 19 2008 4:45PM
