Building record 0171800000 - STOWE PARISH CHURCH

Summary

Medieval and post-medieval parish church of St Mary's at Stowe, incorporated into landscape park.

Protected Status/Designation

  • Listed Building (II*) 1211870: PARISH CHURCH OF ST MARY (DBC2631)
  • SHINE: Stowe medieval to post medieval landscape garden, medieval deserted villages of Lamport & Boycott, shrunken village of Daford, also moats, manors and fishponds, ridge and furrow earthworks & cropmarks, and areas of ancient semi natural woodland (DBC7454)

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Type and Period (1)

  • PARISH CHURCH (14th Century to 18th Century - 1300 AD to 1799 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Length 21m, Width 19m.
Plan Form - Subrectangular.
Description (B4).
Grade II+. Parish Church. C14 altered C18. W. tower stone; nave, aisles and chancel roughcast. Copper roof. Vaulted niche above W. door. Traceried windows in E. end of S. aisle and in chancel. Lead roofs, double curved to chancel. Interior: 3 bay nave arcades, C16 arches to N. chapel with panelled reveals. Two brasses, marble monument of 1619. History: 'Capability' Brown married here 1744. RCHM II p 296 MON.2 (B5).
Painting of St George & dragon in nave, N wall. Remains of ancient cross in churchyard (B1).
Surrounded by grounds of Stowe House (B2).
Brief description in c.1862 (B6).
Description, list of vicars 1270-1832, and selection of entries from the registers (B7).

Sources (7)

  • <1>SBC16730 Bibliographic reference: Browne Willis. 1755. The History and Antiquities of the Town, Hundred and Deanry of Buckingham. pp281-283.
  • <2>SBC20467 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1913. Historical Monuments in Buckinghamshire. Volume 2. pp286-287.
  • <3>SBC10476 Map: OS 1978 1:2500 MAP.
  • <4>SBC11706 Bibliographic reference: Nikolaus Pevsner. 1960. The Buildings of England: Buckinghamshire. p258.
  • <5>SBC3681 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1983. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest. p22.
  • <6>SBC19727 Bibliographic reference: James Joseph Sheahan. 1862. History and Topography of Buckinghamshire. p309.
  • <7>SBC26953 Bibliographic reference: George Lipscomb. 1847. The History and Antiquities of the County of Buckingham (Volume 3). Volume 3. pp108-110.

Location

Grid reference SP 67614 37352 (point)
Civil Parish STOWE, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire

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Related Events/Activities (1)

  • Event - Survey: Site visit (EBC13583)

Record last edited

Nov 20 2024 9:47AM

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