Building record 0153600000 - ST JAMES' CHURCH

Summary

Fourteenth century parish church with documentary evidence of earlier chapel

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (I) 1160435: CHURCH OF ST JAMES

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Type and Period (3)

  • CHAPEL (11th Century to 13th Century - 1000 AD? to 1294 AD)
  • PARISH CHURCH (Restored 1853, 14th Century to 19th Century - 1300 AD to 1899 AD)
  • WALL PAINTING (Medieval - 1066 AD? to 1539 AD?)

Description

Grade I Parish Church. C14 restored 1853. Limestone, cruciform plan with central tower crowned by small lead spire. Aisles of nave raised up, C16 or possibly in C17 to house galleries, lit by upper windows of late Perp. style. Other windows C14 and C15 traceried. Flat lead roof, parapets, that to tower with corbel table. Chancel roof slate. Modern timber N. porch. Interior: very finely moulded chunch nave arcades of 4 bays, and crossing arches. S. Transept has 2 ornamental ogee arched doorways. Nave roof of low pitch with moulded timbers of C15 and C16 or 17. Font: Norman tub shaped with cable mouldings. Traces of wall painting, 14th century floor tiles. RCHM I p.47 MON.1 (B11).
Watching brief carried out by Jonathan Parkhouse in March 1997 during service trenching recorded a number of disarticulated human bones and a single sherd of undiagnostic pottery, but no other finds and no features or burials were disturbed (B12).

Sources (13)

  • <1>SBC26952 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 2). Volume 2. pp101-106.
  • <2>SBC13288 Article in serial: RECS OF BUCKS 1856 1 PP233-235.
  • <3>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p18.
  • <4>SBC20466 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1912. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 1. pp47-50.
  • <5>SBC20461 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1908. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume II. Volume 2. pp325-326, Illustration p 320.
  • <6>SBC12298 Graphic material: PLAN (FILED).
  • <7>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p65; Plate 11b.
  • <8>SBC10378 Map: Ordnance Survey. 1958. OS 1958 1:10560 MAP. 1:10,560.
  • <9>SBC3316 Bibliographic reference: CUTHBERT M E(ET AL)1979 THE BELLS OF ST JAMES,BIE RTON (COPY FILED).
  • <10>SBC13836 Bibliographic reference: ROWLEY MRS C & FARLEY M E, DEC 1984.
  • <11>SBC19351 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1985. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p16.
  • <12>SBC19683 Unpublished document: Jonathan Parkhouse. 1998. Parkhouse J April 1998 Notes on watching brief at St James' Church.
  • <13>SBC20460 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1905. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume I. Volume 1. p286.

Location

Grid reference SP 83610 15260 (point)
Civil Parish BIERTON WITH BROUGHTON, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Related Events/Activities (2)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC136)
  • Event - Intervention: Watching Brief (EBC16054)

Record last edited

Nov 7 2024 1:11PM

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