Monument record 0154300100 - OLD ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH, TAPLOW

Summary

Site of medieval church of St Nicholas, with possible traces of eighth or ninth century predecessor indicated by parchmarks and geophysical survey.

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Ancient Monument 1014781: SAXON BARROW, CHURCH AND CEMETERIES IN THE OLD CHURCHYARD AT TAPLOW COURT

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Type and Period (2)

(Former Type) PARISH CHURCH (Medieval to Post-Medieval - 1066 AD to 1798 AD)
(Former Type) CHURCH? (8th Century to 9th Century - 700 AD? to 899 AD?)

Description

Dimensions - Width 0007 Length 0028 m
CHURCH HAD EARLY ENGLISH NAVE & DECORATED CHANCEL, WITH PRIESTS DOOR, S PORCH & 4-LIGHT DECORATED E WINDOW. 2 & 3 LIGHT WINDOWS ON E SIDE HAD GOTHIC TRACERY HEADS & LABEL MOULDINGS. WOODEN LOUVRED BELL TURRET, & SMALL GALLERY AT W END (B2,B4,B10).
STATE OF CHURCH IN 1637 (B11).
NEW VESTRY ADDED IN 1799 (B12).
ILLUSTRATIONS (B7-12).
Parchmarks seen in June 1995 during site visit by EH MPP inspector and fieldworker, interpreted as remains of 8th or 9th century church, a possible predecessor of the medieval church (B25).
Alternative plot of parchmarks produced by members of Maidenhead Local History and Archaeological Society in August 1996 (B26).
Geophysical survey carried out in October 1996 by Mark Ward. A number of anomalies were identified and interpreted as the remains of the medieval church, the possible Saxon church, the Hampson chapel and crypt, a possible enclosure ditch, a possible culvert, and graves (B27).
Resistivity survey undertaken by Marlow Archaeological Society did not find any evidence of the Saxon church (B28-29).

Sources (14)

<2>SBC14058 Bibliographic reference: SCRIMGEOUR G E & FARLEY M E (BCM) NOV 1987 TAPLOW & ITS SETTING PP8-13 (DRAFT MANUSCRIPT FILED IN C.
<4>SBC7746 Bibliographic reference: LIPSCOMB 3 PP298-304.
<7>SBC16430 Bibliographic reference: WATERCOLOURS IN SOC OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON RED PORTFOLIO (BUCKS) F.27.
<8>SBC16424 Graphic material: WATERCOLOUR (SEPIA) COPIED BY MISS BOURKE FROM ORIGINAL DRAWING BY MISS VANSITTART NEALE 1815, IN BR.
<9>SBC11650 Graphic material: PENCIL SKETCH BY JAMES RUTLAND, MAY 1849, IN BRO (REF: D/GR/14/84/1).
<10>SBC13843 Bibliographic reference: RUTLAND J (MS) ST NICHOLAS CHURCH, TAPLOW IN BRO (REF: D/X/748/9)(PHOTO-COPY IN CAS FILE).
<11>SBC5690 Bibliographic reference: GIBBS R 1889 STATE OF BUCKS PARISH CHURCHES IN C16 & C17, RECSOFBUCKS6PP246-247"".
<12>SBC2936 Bibliographic reference: CHURCH LEDGER IN BRO (REF PR203/28/1)(NOTES FROM THIS SOURCE BY A R PIKE (BCM), FILED).
<25>SBC22302 Article in serial: David Stocker and David Went. 1995. 'The Evidence for a Pre-Viking Church Adjacent to the Anglo-Saxon Barrow at Taplow, Buckinghamshire', in Archaeological Journal Vol 152. Vol 152.
<26>SBC20138 Unpublished document: Mike Farley. 1997. Correspondence and notes about geophysical survey and parchmark survey.
<27>SBC19197 Unpublished document: Mark Ward. 1997. The Archaeology of Taplow Court, South Buckinghamshire In Association With A Geophysical Survey.
<28>SBC22949 Unpublished document: Elias Kupferman. 2006. Geophysical survey at the Old Churchyard of St Nicolas Church, Taplow.
<29>SBC22946 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2007. Taplow Court, Buckinghamshire: Draft Publication Report.
<31>SBC23605 Bibliographic reference: Tim Allen, Chris Hayden & Hugo Lamdin-Whymark. 2009. From Bronze Age Enclosure to Anglo-Saxon Settlement: Archaeological Excavations at Taplow Hillfort.

Location

Grid reference	SU 90630 82180 (point)
Civil Parish	TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire

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Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: OLD ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH, TAPLOW (Monument) (0154300000)

Related Events/Activities (1)

Event - Survey: Geophysical survey of St Nicholas's Graveyard and Bapsey's Meadow, Taplow (EBC16344)

Record last edited

Feb 9 2010 9:57AM