Monument record 0154300200 - OLD ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH, TAPLOW
Summary
Chapel added to St Nicholas' church in the seventeenth century and demolished in the nineteenth
Protected Status/Designation
- Ancient Monument 1014781: SAXON BARROW, CHURCH AND CEMETERIES IN THE OLD CHURCHYARD AT TAPLOW COURT
Map
Type and Period (1)
- CHAPEL (17th Century to 19th Century - 1600 AD to 1899 AD)
Description
Dimensions - Length 7m, Width 6m.
Plan Form - Rectangular.
SIDE CHAPEL BUILT ON N SIDE OF NAVE BY HAMPSON FAMILY IN C.1633, WITH FAMILY VAULT BENEATH (B1-4,B10).
DESCRIBED 1637: 'MR HANDSOME'S AISLE IS PARTED WITH A HIGH PARTITION FROM THE CHURCH' (B11).
IN 1828 MOST OF CHURCH PULLED DOWN, BUT CHAPEL BOARDED UP TO PROTECT GOTHIC OAK SCREEN, PRIOR TO PLANNED CONVERSION (B10).
Resistivity survey by Mark Ward found what he suggested was the chapel of the Hampson family (B12). Resistivity survey by Marlow Archaeological Society did not find this evidence (B13, B14).
Sources (9)
- <1>SBC20462 Bibliographic reference: William Page (ed). 1925. A History of Buckinghamshire (Victoria County History) Volume III. Volume 3. p241.
- <2>SBC14058 Bibliographic reference: SCRIMGEOUR G E & FARLEY M E (BCM) NOV 1987 TAPLOW & ITS SETTING PP8-13 (DRAFT MANUSCRIPT FILED IN C.
- <3>SBC5867 Bibliographic reference: GRENFELL W H LORD DESBOROUGH 1923 ST NICHOLAS' CHURCH, TAPLOW IN TAPLOWPARISHMAGAZINE"".
- <4>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. pp298-304.
- <10>SBC13843 Bibliographic reference: RUTLAND J (MS) ST NICHOLAS CHURCH, TAPLOW IN BRO (REF: D/X/748/9)(PHOTO-COPY IN CAS FILE).
- <11>SBC5683 Article in serial: Robert Gibbs. 1889. 'STATE OF THE BUCKINGHAMSHIRE PARISH CHURCHES IN THE 16TH AND 17TH CENTURIES: PART 2, IN RECS OF BUCKS 6 PP245-258. Vol 6, part 3. pp246-247.
- <12>SBC19197 Unpublished document: Mark Ward. 1997. The Archaeology of Taplow Court, South Buckinghamshire In Association With A Geophysical Survey.
- <13>SBC22949 Unpublished document: Elias Kupferman. 2006. Geophysical survey at the Old Churchyard of St Nicolas Church, Taplow.
- <14>SBC22946 Unpublished document: Oxford Archaeology. 2007. Taplow Court, Buckinghamshire: Draft Publication Report. pp 187-8.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 90630 82180 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | TAPLOW, South Bucks, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (1)
Related Events/Activities (1)
- Event - Survey: Geophysical survey of St Nicholas's Graveyard and Bapsey's Meadow, Taplow (EBC16344)
Record last edited
Nov 8 2024 7:24PM
