Building record 0116900000 - RADCLIVE PARISH CHURCH

Summary

Twelfth to fifteenth century church of St John's, Radclive, restored 1903.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (I) 1211600: CHURCH OF ST JOHN
  • Planning Notification Area: Medieval parish church of St John, Radclive

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Type and Period (1)

  • PARISH CHURCH (Restored 1903, 12th Century to 15th Century - 1100 AD to 1499 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 22m, Width 9m.
Plan Form - Subrectangular.
Grade I. Parish church. Nave and chancel originally transitional, restored 1903. Rubblestone, copper roof to nave, old tiles to chancel. W. tower C14 and C15 with battlemented parapet and corner buttresses. Nave has 2 decorated 2-light windows to north, 3-light perpendicular window to south. S. doorway has zig-zag and dogtooth ornament and carved foliage capitals, later porch. Chancel has paired lancets in N. and S. walls, decorated 2-light window in E. wall. Interior: nave has blocked staircase to road, moulded lintel over niche to right of chancel arch; chancel arch on columns with triangular ornament, arch rebuilt, fragments of original arch with beakhead ornament incorporated in wall above. Fittings: altar has early C17 carved panelling; early C17 altar rails with pierced balusters; C17 hat pegs along S. wall of nave; Norman font (B7).
Font c.1200; C14 & C15 glass (B4).
List of rectors 1220-1824 (B2).
NGR to St John's church (B5).

Sources (9)

  • <1>SBC16730 Bibliographic reference: Browne Willis. 1755. The History and Antiquities of the Town, Hundred and Deanry of Buckingham. p257.
  • <2>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. pp68-69.
  • <3>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p300.
  • <4>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. pp249-250.
  • <5>SBC10473 Map: OS 1977 1:2500 MAP.
  • <6>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. pp229-230.
  • <7>SBC3681 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p12.
  • <8>SBC24036 Digital archive: Imperial War Museum. 2011. UK National Inventory of War Memorials.
  • <9>SBC24038 Digital archive: June, Peter & Martin Underwood. 2011. Buckinghamshire Remembers database.

Location

Grid reference SP 67568 33926 (point)
Civil Parish RADCLIVE-CUM-CHACKMORE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

Finds (0)

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13583)

Record last edited

Nov 14 2024 6:04PM

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